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BBC Joyce Penfold wearing the virtual reality headsetBBC
Joyce Penfold took a trip with virtual reality as a birthday treat

A woman celebrated her 103rd birthday with a virtual walk close to the Cornish coast.

Joyce Penfold from Tresillian House care home in Falmouth wore the virtual reality headset and explored Maker Heights in south-east Cornwall.

Leonie Cooper, from the University of Plymouth, provided the headset and said it allowed people to explore new places.

Ms Penfold said it was a "lovely" experience.

Describing her trip she said: "Sounds like a lot of birds, it reminds me of the gulls I can hear up in my room."

Mrs Penfold with a birthday card
Mrs Penfold turned 103 on Friday

Her daughter Maria Blagden, who was there, said "nothing puts her off".

"I wasn't totally surprised because she does embrace everything that's new, I think she was gone 70 when she took her first flight."

Ms Cooper, a researcher at the university, said: "We enable them to explore new places that they might not be able to access anymore for whatever reason.

"I think it's really special, it really touches me about how excited they get about seeing new places."

The headset works with an omni-directional treadmill which allows the user to move in any direction.

Mrs Penfold said: "I thought it was very strange and different but I was glad I went on it."

The university visits care homes to offer the virtual reality experience to residents.

Asked the secret to a long life, Mrs Penfold added: "Chocolate and whiskey, every night, which I thoroughly enjoy."

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