On the digital trail
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Castles to go Now you can access a wealth of essential information
about our castles and other historic sites with the latest mobile phone app from Cadw.
cadw.wales.gov.uk. Pronounced kad’-oo (meaning ‘to protect or keep’ in Welsh), this is the Welsh Government’s service that conserves Wales’ heritage. Download the app for free at the iTunes App Store or the Android Market, then use it to:
• locate your nearest site with the Google map • find out admission prices and site opening times • search for forthcoming events • learn about our historic buildings.
QR codes As more and more visitors access information
whenever they want, wherever they are, exciting digital developments are happening, not least the use of QR (quick response) code technology - a weird- looking black and white barcode that can be read by a smartphone’s camera. You’ll need to download a free QR-code app onto your smartphone. Launch the app and your phone’s camera is activated. Line up the camera on your device with the QR code you want to scan and hold the device steady until the app can read the code in front of it. When the app has recognized the QR code it will display the info the code contains, or launch your web browser to take you to a designated website. Fancy a go? Just point your smart phone at the QR code above and see where it takes you.
Tread and Trot Trails Three new waymarked countryside trails are the first
in the area to be launched with mobile phone apps, in addition to the more traditional printed leaflets. The apps include animated and audio interpretation, and let you log the wildlife you spot and the time you take to complete the route! Set in some of the region’s most inspiring locations, Whitestone, Whitebrook and the Wye, Dingestow Discoveries and Tintern’s Hidden History are suitable for horse-riders, cyclists and walkers. Go to
treadandtrottrails.co.uk to download a PDF of the printed leaflet or the app for your smart phone. Then you’re ready to set off........
Touch screen kiosks Six interactive visitor information kiosks have been
installed at key locations to provide information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They complement the face-to-face service provided by our Tourist Information Centres. Two of the kiosks are located inside buildings, at Magor Services (M4 junction 23A) and Shire Hall in Monmouth; the other four are external kiosks at Abergavenny TIC, Chepstow TIC, Monmouth’s Cattle Market car park and Old Station, Tintern. With a 46-inch touch screen interface, each kiosk uses QR code technology (a barcode that can be read by a phone’s camera) to help you build bespoke itineraries which you can then take away with you on your mobile phone. Smart, eh?
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