Visiting Greatmoor

The Greatmoor Visitor Centre is open for booking by schools, further education establishments and any other interested groups.  Schools can access secure booking from SchoolsWeb.

Organisations that have visited Greatmoor include WIs, U3As, cubs and scouts, rotary clubs, local history & natural history groups, young farmers, church groups and many many more.

If your group would like an evening visit, you can check and book available dates here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-group-tour-of-greatmoor-efw-evenings-tickets-1771617538749?aff=oddtdtcreator

If your group would prefer a daytime visit, please contact us to check availability.

Group Size & Age Restrictions

The minimum group size is 8 but individuals and smaller groups can book one of our Open Days.  The maximum group size for an adult group is 15, and is 15 plus adults for young people’s organisations.

There is a minimum age of 8 for schools and young people’s organisations.  Young people of 11 and over are welcome on adult visits.

The Visitor Centre

The fully accessible Visitor Centre is designed to promote and inform visitors about the benefits of using waste to produce renewable energy as well as educating about waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

The Centre is located on the third floor of the building, offering great access to the working plant and fantastic views of the surrounding countryside.

During your visit you will receive an illustrated talk from the Education Manager, covering what you will see on your tour.  There is also a display screen, showing live operating data from the Control Room.

The Tour

During the tour, you will visit the Control Room, including the grab crane operating area, where you will be able to look down into the waste bunker, and see the grabs moving the waste and loading the hopper into the grate.  During weekday daytime visits there is a good chance you will see waste deliveries too.

The tour then proceeds through the facility to the Grate, where you will look through the viewing window to see the waste in combustion.  After that you will then visit the Turbine Hall, to see the turbine and generator, before spending a small time outside, visiting the Condenser Fans and Ash Extractor Belt.

If you’re lucky, you may also see Peregrine Falcons perched on the side of the building.

Arranging A Visit

To find out how you and your group can arrange a visit, please  contact us

“Good interaction between the guide and the Cubs with lots of opportunities for questions and answers.  Everything pitched at the right level and pace for the Cubs”

Cubs Leader December 2022

“I found the instructor leading the course friendly, welcoming and extremely well informed, all questions were answered fully. The presentation was clear and informative and the room was bright and pleasant to be in.  The guided tour was very interesting and we were given plenty of time to look at each area. It was run in a logical order following the path of the waste arriving through to the end of the of the processing it all.”

Group Visitor February 2023

“I love how the introductory talk and tour were adapted to the needs of the group and helped the group to understand what was happening in a simple way. The group really enjoyed their time at Greatmoor and  have not stopped talking about it.”

Adult Education Tutor February 2023

“Excellent talk from the Education Manager, full of information and humour, answered all our questions, and then led us around that huge building with patience and more and more information”

Community Group Member July 2023

“The visit was well pitched to the age of our group and the interests of the Cubs. The mentions of our village in the presentation were well received, the kids liked the personalised touch! The tour was varied, with the storage area for the rubbish being quite a site to see. I think it is very important for kids to be faced with what waste on a big scale looks like!”

Cub Leader. July 2022

“The content was exceptionally well pitched at ‘intelligent layperson’ level. Appropriate level of engagement with audience (friendly not corny). Great to then go and see the facility armed with the knowledge of what we have learned in theory.”

Public Tour Attendee April 2023

“The talk was extremely informative and designed in a way the Scouts could clearly understand. The tutor was fully engaged with the group asking the Scouts lots of questions & patiently answering their many questions. He was very clear on the safety rules to follow around the site. He gave the scouts plenty of time to view all of the areas and ask their questions. A brilliant tour!”

Scout Group Leader. November 2022

“Both the talk and tour were very interesting and very well organised.  The talk was an ideal length -long enough to keep everyone’s attention and provide a thorough understanding of the operation.  The visual presentation was excellent.  The length of both the talk and tour was ideal and the whole visit was completed in two hours.  Very enjoyable and instructive.”

Community Group Attendee July 2023

“The talk at the start was great and it explained what we were going to see. The tour was amazing and showed much more than I was expecting of the actual factory. So informative and we learnt so much.”

Young Farmers Group Leader April 2023