Oldbury-on-Severn

Oldbury-on-Severn, South Gloucestershire, England

7.13 KM

A wander along the banks on the River Severn from Oldbury-on-Severn to Oldbury nuclear power station. The power station opened in 1967 and stopped generating electricity in 2012. It is currently undergoing decommissioning. Despite the obvious security you can walk surprisingly close to the buildings. The site has been used as a filming location for both Doctor Who and Blake's 7.

26 Sep 2020

Level

1hr, 55min (1hr, 37min)

Elevation: Max 13m, Min 3m, Gain 10m

sailing boats in foreground with severn bridge in background

Thornbury Sailing Club

Path alongside the River Severn

Oldbury nuclear power station

No Unauthorised Access

No Drone Zone

Fencing and outbuildings

Decommissioned magnox reactor at Oldbury

Fencing

access road with parked car and decommissioned nuclear power station in background

Access road at Oldbury nuclear power station

the river severn with both severn crossing bridges visible

The River Severn with both crossings visible

rectangular yellow sign with single black diagonal stripe on river bank

Anyone know what this sign means?

view along the river severn to oldbury power station

The view back to the power station

field with telegraph poles and clouds in sky

Waling back across the fields

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The gardens of hill court with church tower in background

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River bank with reads and trees. Dead tree in foreground.

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Cows laying in filed at base of Hawkesbury Knoll

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