Llanberis: Electric Mountain

Description

The Dinorwig pump storage power station is located in a former slate quarry in Llanberis, almost opposite the starting point of the Snowdon mountain railway, but you would never know from the outside. The whole station is built inside the mountain and uses the power of water to provide instant surges of Electricity to the grid as they are needed. The tour starts from the visitors centre and takes you, by bus, into the heart of the mountain to look around the valve hall, turbine hall and generator rooms.

Charge

Getting There

See Llanberis for details
Latitude: 53.118651; Longitude: -4.121606
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Web Link

www.fhc.co.uk

Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (30/04/2011), and on time of last update (12/05/2011) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.