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May 2021
Cutting edge technology to bring Forbidden Corner to life
Popular tourist attraction The Forbidden Corner will use cutting-edge 5G and augmented reality technology to create a new digital quest adventure.
The quirky labyrinth of tunnels, grottos, mazes and follies sits within a four-acre garden near Leyburn, just north of the Harrogate district.
The attraction is taking part in North Yorkshire County Council's Mobile Access North Yorkshire Project (MANY) by using 5G technology to turn its popular brass rubbing experience into an interactive experience.
5G technology delivers high-speed and more reliable mobile internet access. Augmented reality often works through a mobile phone or tablet and superimposes digital data and images onto the physical world.
Johnny and Wendy Reeves, who have managed the Forbidden Corner for over 20 years, said the technology will reward returning visitors.
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Katherine Pearson, managing director of Flo-culture, which is providing the technology, added:
The Forbidden Corner was dreamed up by landowner, Colin Armstrong, who originally built it as a private folly. It was opened up to the public in 1994.
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