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Electric Mountain (Llanberis)

 
Description: Address: Llanberis / Gwynedd / LL55 4UR / UK / First Hydro Company's Visitor centre in Llanberis. Its split level ... more
Electric Mountain (Llanberis) ... layout contains a gift shop and café and is the starting point for the tour of Dinorwig Power Station.

Newest Review: ... upstairs in the gallery above the café. You then view a short film about Dinorwig Power Station, which is owned by Edison Mission Energy. To view the film we sat on tiered benches with the film being projected in the centre of the white wall in front of us. To each side of the film, also on the wall, were other images. Above the film were four television sets, two on each side. One on each ... more

 ... side was showing a documentary to go with the film and the other was showing someone signing the dialogue. I was very impressed by this I have to say; I even understood some of it too! The power station was first commissioned in 1984 and when it wa...more

SusanLesley
Premium Review Electric Mountain (Llanberis): The Ever Ready Giant is well worth a visit! (1596 words)
by SusanLesley - written on 22.11.07 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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Now we live in Llandudno we often go for a drive in the Snowdonia Mountains and we pass Electric Mountain in Llanberis on the way round. It looked really interesting so we decided we should take a look, but I don't think either of us were quite prepared for the scale of what we were about to see. As I said Electric Mountain is in Llanberis and is just about opposite to the lower station of the train that goes to the summit of Mount Snowdon. Incidentally that's a brilliant day out too! Electric Mountain provides a visitor centre full of information about hydroelectric power and an underground tour to see the Dinorwig Power Station set deep inside the ...

 
 
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