Rheidol Visitor Centre
The Rheidol Hydropower Scheme and its Visitor Centre can be found in beautiful rural surroundings near Aberystwyth, in Wales
The Rheidol Hydropower Scheme is the largest of its kind in England and Wales and has generated renewable energy since the early 1960s.
The environment was taken into consideration when designing its scheme in the 1950s. The award winning Felin Newydd Falls in Cwm Rheidol were designed to blend in with the surrounding countryside, and many of the scheme’s building are clad with local stone.
The plant covers an area of 162 square kilometres and is made up of an interconnected group of reservoirs, dams, pipelines, aqueducts and power stations. Their highest peak is situated at 750 meters above sea level in the Plynlimon mountain range.
We invite you to learn and explore more at the Rheidol Visitor Centre. It provides a historical film and interactive displays about the Rheidol Hydropower Scheme and other renewable energy generation across Statkraft.
The centre offers a café serving light refreshments, and an outdoor space to absorb the fantastic views of the Rheidol valley and reservoir.
Address:
Cwm Rheidol
SY23 3NB Aberystwyth
Opening days and hours:
The visitor centre is open every day, between 1 May and 30 September, between 10:30 and 16:15.
Guided tours:
Guided tours of the Rheidol hydropower plant are available on Fridays at 10am, when the Visitor Centre is open, and can be arranged by contacting the Rheidol admin team for a booking form.
We would also be pleased to welcome visits from schools or students, which we may be able to accommodate outside these times.
Contact:
For further information, please send an email to Rheidol.Admin@statkraft.com.
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The Rheidol story
Rheidol hydropower scheme is as much a destination for tourists as it is a stopping point for those living nearby. Read about what makes the Rheidol hydropower plant so special.
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A history of Statkraft’s Rheidol Hydropower Scheme
To mark sixty years since the official opening in 1964, Statkraft invited back former staff involved in its construction and the early years of operations, to share their memories of their time worki...
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