About Hinkley Point Visitor Centre
The visitor centre is located in the heart of the community in the Angel Place Shopping Centre, in the local town of Bridgwater.
An EDF Energy customer services representative is available in the visitor centre every Wednesday between 10:00 and 15.00 to answer customer queries.
Visitor Centre Opening Hours
Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 16:00 hours, except bank holidays
Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 hours
Mark your calendar
- 6 Aug: Year of Engineering: Weather experiments - STEM day
- 8-9 Aug: Year of Engineering: Atmosphere chromatography - STEM day
- 10 Aug: Year of Engineering: Water saving STEM day
- 11 Aug: Sports Festival
- 15 Aug: Year of Engineering: Road safety science
- 20 Aug: Year of Engineering: The structure of atoms
- 22 Aug: Year of Engineering: Atmosphere chromatography - STEM day
- 24-25 Aug: Photo technology with Bridgwater Photographic Society
- 24-28 Sep: Primary school bookings available for electricity workshops - please call to book
- 1-5 Oct: Primary school bookings available for electricity workshops - please call to book
- 12-16 Nov: Primary school bookings available for electricity workshops - please call to book
- Contact the visitor centre on 01278 429225 for more information
Tour Information
Tour time: Approx 1.5 hours; please add 1 hour for travel between the visitor centre and power station
Minimum age: Minimum age for the station tour is 8 years old
All tours start in the visitor centre before travelling to Hinkley Point B station
Bookings must be made at least 3 weeks in advance
You will be accompanied by a trained station guide
The tour includes the reactor viewing gallery, the turbine hall and the control room simulator (subject to availability)
Contact us
If you have any questions about the visitor centre, or about taking a tour, please contact our visitor centre co-ordinators Marie and Sherry:
Telephone: 01278 429225 or 01278 428988
Address: EDF Energy visitor centre. Units 18-19 Angel Place Shopping Centre, Bridgwater, Somerset. TA6 3TQ
Email: hinkleybtours@edf-energy.com
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