(31 May 2015, 7:16 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not sure whether the one at the Garden Festival had a simulator.
Spookily enough, it is 25 years since the festival opened.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...25-9240847
What were your overall impressions of the Garden Festival?
I thought it was quite impressive during the festivities, however, I thought they could've made some attempt at turning the festival (or at least some aspects of the festival) into a permanent tourist attraction. A lot of the site is now housing and some bits have still yet to be developed into anything. It may have brought tourists into Gateshead for 157 days; it may have encouraged more arts throughout Gateshead and the region; but after it ended, a lot of the hard-work went to waste as it essentially lay derelict for years after - the same as it did previously.