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The trail can be used on a laptop/desktop or mobile phone/tablet. Each page has a narrator which reads out the text on the page.
Using the Trail on a Laptop/Desktop is more interactive than using it on a mobile/tablet, because of the mouse function which mobiles do not have. The mouse hover function allows you to place your mouse over a hotspot to reveal information, on a mobile you will need to click on the hotspot to see the same information.
The trail uses video clips to assist you in navigating between locations, it also highlights Listed Buildings on the route. Playing video clips on a mobile can use up a lot of your data allowance and can be expensive, if you wish to skip the video clip, select next at the bottom of the page.
Each section has a narrator if you want to mute the narrator, press the pause button, on the clip that is playing. When a page is opened, the first audio clip begins to play. Clicking on another audio clip, mutes any playing audio clip.
On each page, when navigating to the next location, you are provided with 2 options in addition to reading the text.
Option 1 - You can listen to the text, this will also allow you to read the text.
Option 2 - Watch a video clip of a walk between each location. Has a mix of speeded up walking, real-time and a narrator.
Doncaster Town Trail
Designed and illustrated by
Archie Sinclair
© 2012 Doncaster Civic Trust
First published 1980 Revised 1989, I 996, 2012, 2016 & 17
Website Designer: Mark Waterhouse
Filming: Kayleigh Waterhouse & James Bartley
Research: Peter Coote/Doncaster Civic Trust &
Looking Back at Doncaster FB site
The Trail is a dynamic user experience and is constantly being updated. We appreciate your feedback on all matters relating to the trail, whether it is to do with facts, figures or on using the trail. Please get in touch via our contact email.
If you move your mouse over a pin or square, its identity will be revealed, Clicking on a pin will take you to its information page.
On the page, there are navigation buttons to take you backward or forwards on the town trail or return back to the interactive map.
The Trail begins at Point 1 on the map. However, if you wish to start from a different point, you can do so. Completing the Town Trail will take you back to your starting point.
During the Trail, you will note that some text is highlighted, with an underline. This indicates that this is a link, by moving your mouse (hover) over the text, this will reveal more information about a person, building or topic, clicking on the text will take you to the page itself.