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Centre For Alternative Technology

 

CAT Visitor Centre: Plan your visit

Children try out wind simulation machine

If you've wondered it, we've tried it. If we haven't tried it, we will.

Built in an old slate quarry in the foothills of Snowdonia our visitor centre has 7 acres of interactive displays, organic gardens, cafe, shop and adventure playground. It opened in 1974 when CAT was only a small community starting to put sustainable living to the test.Now the organisation has grown in size and reach, welcoming 50,000 visitors and school children every year, providing free information to over 200,000 people and offering postgraduate courses to 500 students each year.

Living more sustainably saves money, creates green jobs, provides a healthier lifestyle and makes sense. There are many solutions already available to tackle the issues our planet faces. Come and explore what you can do.


Opening Times / Entry Prices / Getting Here / What's on site?




Looking for something specific onsite?
If you're interested in a very specific area of the site, or are researching solutions to a specific problem, contact us prior to your visit. We will help you choose the best day to visit.

Become a member of CAT to get in to the centre for free for a whole year and to receive our quarterly magazine Clean Slate.




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Visiting CAT
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  • Entry Prices
  • Shopping and eating
  • When to visit
  • Where is CAT?
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  • Guided tours
  • Displays
    Getting to CAT
    Events
    Group visits
    Where to Stay
    Living Landscape Festival
    Art, Craft and Food Fair

     
     
     
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