Norwich HEART Apps

The Norwich: Heritage City app is designed tohelp you explore Norwich’s great heritage and hidden history. Findout about the Norwich 12 – Norwich’s iconic buildings spanning1,000 years of history – and discover the city’s Cathedral Quarter,The Lanes – a beautiful historic area - unique places, historyalong the river Wensum and much more.You can discover historic buildings and places from the map,around your current location, or just browse through the heritageas you wish. When you’re at one of the historic sites, you’ll beable to check-in to receive a badge – visit all the places in thatgroup and you’ll get an extra theme badge! Don’t forget to shareyour badge awards.Norwich: Heritage City is ideal for visitors to the city, aswell as residents who wish to explore more of their hometown.Whether you use it on the go to discover heritage sites or as aplanning tool for your trip to Norwich, the app will help youdiscover the city’s history and culture. Norwich also has manyhistorical links with the Belgian city of Ghent, Norwich’sunofficial ‘sister’ city, and we’ve provided a taster of some ofGhent’s outstanding heritage sites.Key features:
• EASY TO USE – discover Norwich’s heritage from the map, nearyour current location or just browse the sites as you wish• DETAILED OFFLINE MAPPING – once you’ve downloaded the app, youcan use it when offline, including the street maps, so you don’thave to pay roaming charges• INFORMATIVE CONTENT – find out about Norwich’s heritage sites andplan your visit• EARN BADGES – gain a badge every time you check-in at one of thehistoric places, and group badges for the keen explorer!• SHARE YOUR TRIP – when you’ve checked-in, share your badges withfriends to show where you’ve explored!More historic places to explore and badges to earn will be addedregularly, so do check for updates within the app to make sureyou’re not missing out!We hope you’ll enjoy discovering Norwich’s heritage.The Norwich: Heritage City app is by Norwich Heritage Economicand Regeneration Trust (HEART), a private, charitable company setup to act as an umbrella organisation for all the fantastic andoften unknown heritage on offer in Norwich. The app is part of theSHAPING 24 project, a cultural tourism initiative that linkstogether the Norwich 12 - 12 heritage sites in Norwich - with 12heritage sites in Ghent, and is part-funded by the EuropeanRegional Development Fund from the European Union's INTERREG IVA 2Mers Seas Zeean Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.Tips for use:Please note that continuous use of GPS running in the backgroundcan dramatically decrease battery life. If you have not used theapp for 2 hours, the app will reduce GPS accuracy to save yourbattery. You can also turn off location services for the app withinyour phone’s Settings and Location Services.Please note that GPS accuracy can be affected by tree cover,tall structures or within thick-walled buildings.If you do not wish to receive alerts when near historic places,this can be turned off in the app settings.