Paisley Mural Trail

The Paisley Mural Trail is a free, self-guided walking route through Paisley town centre that connects fifty large painted murals on the gable walls and back lanes of the old streets. Each mural is by a different artist and tells a piece of Paisley's story — from weaver-poets and Sma' Shot lore to Gerry Rafferty and the Hillman Imp. Open the trail map →

Yes — the trail is completely free. There's no ticket, no booking, and no fixed opening hours: every mural is on a public street or lane, so you can walk the route any day, any time of year. The interactive map and walking notes on this site are also free to use on your phone as you go.

The full loop is about 3.4 km and takes most people two to three hours at a relaxed pace, including stops to look properly at each mural and read the captions. If you've only got an hour, head for the central cluster around Storie Street, Browns Lane and the High Street — that takes in around fifteen of the strongest pieces.

There's no fixed start — the trail is a loop, so you can join it at any pin on the map. Most visitors begin at Paisley Gilmour Street railway station and walk down to the Town Centre cluster first. The map will reorder the stops from wherever you are, so the route adapts to where you're standing. See the map →

If you only have time for three: the Gerry Rafferty portrait on Browns Lane (currently the press hook), The Kingfisher on Johnston Street (Mark Worst's tribute to Paisley-born ornithologist Alexander Wilson), and the Hillman Imp piece celebrating the Linwood factory. All three sit within a ten-minute walk of each other in the town centre.

The Gerry Rafferty mural on Browns Lane was painted by Mark Worst & Danny McDermott. The piece also features Joe Egan (Rafferty's bandmate in Stealers Wheel) and Paolo Nutini, set against the backdrop of the late-1980s Paisley music scene. It's stop No. 49 on the trail.

Yes — the interactive trail map is built mobile-first. Tap any pin to see the mural, the artist, the street and walking directions to the next stop. You can also filter by zone (West End, Town Centre, Oakshaw and so on) to plan a shorter loop. No app to download — it works in any phone browser.