Centre
for Alternative Tech.
Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9AZ,
Wales, UK.
Tel.
44 (0)1654 705950 |
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The Centre for Alternative Technology is Europe's leading eco-centre
and is located amid the hills of southern Snowdonia, three miles
north of Machynlleth in mid-Wales.
Visitors arrive
at the beautiful seven-acre display section by travelling 180ft
up the valley in a water powered funicular railway. The views
of the surrounding mountains are breathtaking, and the cliff railway
is one of the steepest in the world. The centre was built on the
site of a disused slate quarry, and
is filled with
working
examples of alternative technology and environmental sustainability.
There are
many interactive displays that demonstrate how to make use of
different types of renewable energy, such as solar, wind and water.
The composting display provides practical advice on composting,
while produce for the centre's restaurant is grown in the lovely
and expansive organic gardens. The site also contains buildings
constructed from environmentally friendly materials, including
a straw-bale theatre and the UK's greenest public building - which
boasts compressed earth walls and the UK's largest solar roof.
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