Brocks Hill Visitor Centre

This page contains information on some environmental features and facilities available at the visitor centre. Also how to join the guided tours we organise.

Facilities available at the centre

The main entrance has an automatic door. The centre is accessible to all and has a hearing induction loop system. There is a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities in the ladies and the gentlemens toilets. Only service dogs are allowed in the centre but there are dog tethers and drinking water for dogs at the back and front of the centre.

1. meeting rooms for hire for your meeting, conference or party,
2. education planned activities for all ages,
3. café serving hot and cold snacks, ice cream, drinks,
4. shop with 'things for the kids', souvenirs, unusual greeting cards,
5. exhibition of environmental information,
6. natural outdoor play area and separate toddlers' play area,
7. noticeboard of local events and entertainment.

Environmentally friendly visitor centre

1. electricity generated by photovoltaic panels,
2. warm air heating through the United Kingdom's first ventilated photovoltaic array,
3. solar water collectors provide all year hot water,
4. rainwater collection and storage for toilet flushing,
5. toilets which are low flush and water saving,
6. sewage treatment through a BioDisc sewage treatment unit,
7. insulation provided by recycled newsprint, Rockwool and Polystyrene,
8. passive solar gain through a south facing inset conservatory,
9. examples of double, triple and argon filled glazing,
10. earth bank protection on the north side to increasing thermal mass and
11. exploitation of natural light by using internal glazing to allow 'daylighting'.

Tours of the building

We organise talks and guided tours of the building for groups and individuals. If an individual or small group would like to be notified of the next date of an organised tour, please contact us using the contact panel on the left.