Visitor Centre

The Elan Valley Visitor Centre is operated by Dwr Cymru
Welsh Water and is set in a fantastic location against a spectacular backdrop of a Victorian stone dam.

It is the perfect starting point for your visit to the area.

Click on the menu to the right for information about the shop and the cafe

Visitors Centre from above

The Visitor Centre is now open for the 2010 season. It is open seven days a week from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm until Sunday 7th November.

Grid Reference: SN928646           Postcode: LD6 5HP 

    
Contact numbers:

Rangers' Office: (01597) 810880 (open all year)

Information Desk/Shop: (01597) 810898 (seasonal)

Cafe: (01597) 810899 (seasonal)

Inside the Visitors Centre

Something for everyone ...

  • Exhibition, showing the history and natural history of the area
  • Audio-visual show
  • Information desk
  • Shop
  • Cafe
  • Easy disabled access
  • Toilets
  • Large car park and coach parking area
  • Children's play area
  • Large picnic area 
  • Easy parking
Inside the Visitors Centre

Education and interactive learning play an important role in the design of our centre.

 

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Inside the visitors centre

Entrance to the Visitor Centre is free, and the £1 parking charge covers you for the whole of the Estate's car parks, all day.

 

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View of the Elan Valley Visitor Centre from Cnwch Wood.

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Contact Visitor Centre

Elan Valley Visitor Centre
Elan Valley
RHAYADER
Powys
LD6 5HP

Tel: 44 (0) 1597 810880

Responsible for Visitor Centre, dams and reservoirs, woodlands and Elan Valley Trail

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