Last Alteration: Thursday 07 August 2008
Berkeley Power Station
Berkeley Power Station
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9PB
Berkeley nuclear power station is situated on the banks of the River Severn. It opened in 1962 but has since closed down - in 1989 it was the first commercial nuclear power station of this type in the world to ever be closed down!
How to get here:
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Road: M5 - Exit junction 14, heading west on the B4509 (signposted Berkeley), and then turning right onto the A38. Passing through Stone, turn left towards Pedington Elm (just past the church). Continue along the road until you reach Ham, then turn left onto Hamfield Lane, and this leads to the power station. (5.7 miles, 12m) +
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Road: M5 - Exit junction 13, head west on the A419 towards Stroud/Dursley, then turn left at the roundabout onto the A38. Turn right onto the B4066 towards Berkeley, then go straight across the roundabout into the town. Continue through the town and then follow the road as it crosses the river and heads to the power station. (10.8 miles, 20m) +
This location is private and has no or limited access only.
Access: publicStatus: n/aOutside View
Photograph taken: 23rd July 2008 by Chuck Foster
"Being that the outside doesn't feature, there didn't seem much point in
getting too close to the building!"
Additional Notes:
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As the site is private, its only possible to take photos of the outside, which did not feature in The Pirate Planet itself.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Oldbury Power Station (The Hand of Fear): 4.42 miles.
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Cromhall Quarry (The Hand of Fear): 5.56 miles.
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Stokefield Close (The Hand of Fear): 5.85 miles.
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Brian Cox Motor Engineering (The Christmas Invasion): 6.73 miles.
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Clearwell Caves - Ancient Iron Mines (The Christmas Invasion, The Satan Pit, The Fires of Pompeii): 7.51 miles.
Further links about the location
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British Nuclear Group - Berkeley
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BBC Gloucestershire - Article on the closing of the power station.
Related Stories
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The Pirate Planet [1 May 1978]
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