Cruachan Power Station is located on the shores of Loch Awe in the Scottish Highlands, between Glasgow and Oban. The huge turbine hall is located 1 km within the hollowed-out mountain of Ben Cruachan.
The visitor centre includes an interactive exhibition for children, café and gift shop, as well as free parking. Guided tours of the pumped storage power station are available through the Cruachan website with visitors and school groups welcomed between February and December. There are a variety of hiking options from the visitor centre to the dam and Ben Cruachan’s summit.
To take a tour of Cruachan Power Station and Visitor Centre, please visit www.visitcruachan.co.uk for more information.
Drax offers a transport bursary fund which awards grants up to £500 towards the cost of transportation to visit either Drax Power Station, Cruachan Power Station or Tongland Hydro Station. Please use this link to check eligibility and to apply to the bursary fund.
You can also view a virtual tour below.
