Back to the green future at The Green Britain Centre

Located just outside Swaffham, the Centre has loads going on to inform and inspire. There’s a windmill outside the Centre that produces enough electricity to power one thousand homes – more than enough to provide the Centre with its energy needs and then some! That’s not all, the windmill is the first one in the UK that’s open to the public to climb, and its viewing platform was designed by world famous architect, Sir Norman Foster. Catch your breath after three hundred and five steps, and then prepare to have it taken away again: from a glass encased viewing platform you’ll get to experience wind energy in a totally different way, from the very heart of the machine.

It’s not just wind power on site either, there’s a massive solar tracker harnessing the power of the sun to make clean green energy. Its photovoltaic panels cover 56m2 and follow the sun across the sky, making the most of its rays all day long.

And while the tracker moves slowly, the Greenbird certainly doesn’t. A vehicle with no engine, no fuel and no pollution – and the world record-holding, fastest wind-powered vehicle on the planet. You can see this amazing creation on display at the Centre and learn the story of how British engineer Richard Jenkins smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles.

In addition to all this technology, there are wonderful organic gardens, where an abundance of food is harvested all year round. There’s also a heritage orchard with unusual varieties of apples, pears and plums. Today, there are over fifty types of tree and many are old Norfolk varieties, dating back over two hundred years!

A lot of this wonderful produce is used in the Centre’s café, where they provide delicious vegan food. So, after all the excitement of the day, there’s ample opportunity to relax and unwind.

And if it’s further entertainment you’re after, the Centre regularly hosts open mic nights and other social evenings, so you can while away an evening with an array of entertainment.

If you get the chance, pay a visit to see the green message in action. And to be a part of the green revolution from home, let your energy bills do the talking and switch to Britain’s greenest energy company.