The BedZED Visitor Centre/Tours

OPENING TIMES
Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm

Visiting the BedZED exhibition
BedZED Tour Programme
BedZED seminar facilities
Property sales enquiries

The BedZED Centre houses the BioRegional Exhibition, BedZED show home, meeting and seminar facilities and the offices of BioRegional Development Group.

BioRegional products, including locally sourced charcoal, local paper for London, hemp note paper, lavender oil and research reports are available for sale at Centre reception.

Contacting the BedZED Centre

BioRegional, BedZED Centre, 24 Helios Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7BZ
Telephone: 020 8404 4880
Fax: 020 8404 4893
Email: info@bioregional.com

The BedZED Centre is supported by:

Visiting the BedZED Exhibition
The exhibition was designed by Oliver Heath and his team of sustainable design specialists. Developers, planners, architects, students and anyone interested in sustainable living are invited to find out how they can live a “one planet lifestyle” and be inspired by the practical sustainable projects, such as sustainable communities and wood chip for energy that BioRegional are developing. Visitors are able to find out more about our real-life working projects which show that living within our means or “One Planet Living” is not only cost effective and possible right now but can bring us a higher quality of life and be stylish too.

The ecological accounting tool of eco-footprinting shows us that if everyone in the world lived as the average UK resident does, we’d need three planets to support us. Exhibition visitors can work out their own eco-footprint and learn how to take steps to reduce it.

In the revamped BedZED show home all materials have been chosen for their environmental sensitivity such as kitchen cupboards made from recycled vending machine coffee cup plastic, natural flooring and low toxicity ecopaints to reduce allergies, organic, fair trade bed linen, and bathroom towels made from bamboo - a more sustainable alternative to cotton.

Entrance to the BedZED Exhibition is FREE
Opening hours: 9.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, except bank holidays.

Accessibility: The Centre is fully accessible with disabled access toilets. Visitors should travel using sustainable transport (foot/ bike or public transport). Car parking spaces are strictly limited and must be booked in advance.

BedZED is a living, working model of sustainability. It is essential that visitors respect the privacy of BedZED residents and businesses. We therefore request that visitors do not walk around the BedZED development unless doing so as part of a guided tour.

Large groups (5 people or more)
If your group would like to visit the Exhibition and show home without coming on a tour, please contact us first to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Photography
Please do not take photos/videos of residents' private homes. We can provide some digital photos free of charge from our image library.

Visiting the BedZED exhibition
BedZED Tour Programme
BedZED seminar facilities
Property sales enquiries

BedZED Tour Programme
For those who would like a more in depth introduction to BedZED, we offer guided tours, led by a member of staff from the BioRegional Development Group – BedZED co-developers and sustainability consultants.

BedZED Tour
Tour length: 1.5 to 2 hours (depending on the number of questions)
The guided tour includes time spent walking around the BedZED site, visiting the show home and viewing the Exhibition Centre. We look at the green lifestyles strategies at BedZED; how we have reduced waste, transport emissions and the ecological footprint of food consumption. We also look at the energy and water strategies; how energy and water consumption have been reduced and how we generate energy on site, and collect and recycle water.

The cost of the tour also includes a package of BedZED literature and light refreshments (Fairtrade tea & coffee /organic biscuits).

Please note there is a maximum group size of 15 on any one tour, however if you have a larger group we can run two tours concurrently.

What visitors say about the BedZED Tour Programme

"…we found the tour very interesting and I shall be recommending a visit to my teaching colleagues…"
Lecturer, Cambridge University

"…the residents association and myself found the whole day very interesting and worthwhile…"
Manchester-based regeneration company

"…our Board Members had an excellent time and found the tour fascinating … I will be recommending the tour to others in the housing world…"
London-based housing association

Booking a tour
The cost of the tour is subsidised by London Councils. We generally run two tours per week on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. They are very popular and must be booked and paid for in advance. We are not able to take provisional bookings. Please call 020 8404 4880 or email info@bioregional.com to book.

*You can only book an architects question and answer session if you also book the tour. This lasts for 30 minutes and is a chance to ask a senior architect from ZEDfactory technical questions about the design of BedZED.

Catering
If you require lunch our local caterers can provide a vegetarian buffet for £7.00 per head (£8.22 inc. VAT). We can also provide tea, coffee and biscuits for £1.50 (£1.76 inc. VAT) per head. Lunch rooms are available for £10 (11.75 inc. VAT) or £20 (£23.50 inc. VAT) per hour depending on the venue.

Continuing Professional Development
Attending a BedZED tour can contribute towards your CPD requirement.
Tour: Maximum time attributable – 2 hours
Tour and architects Q+A: Maximum time attributable – 2.5 hours

BedZED Seminar Facility for hire
BedZED is an inspirational location for a meeting or seminar. The Centre is easily accessible by train from Central London either from Victoria (20 minutes) or Kings Cross (45 minutes) stations. The Centre is 5 minutes walk from Hackbridge station.

Seminar space
The BedZED Pavilion is an on-site community centre. It is available for hire for day, evening and weekend seminars or events. Event catering can also be arranged. For enquiries regarding pavilion hire please contact Leon Pearson:
tel:0208 544 5113

email: bedzedpavilion@yahoo.co.uk
www.bedzedpavilion.org.uk
Download the BedZED Pavilion brochure (197KB PDF)

BedZED Property Sales
Please note that the BedZED Centre does not handle sales or lettings of BedZED properties.

For commercial and social letting enquiries please contact Peabody Trust on 020 7928 7811 and for residential sales contact local estate agents.

Visiting the BedZED exhibition
BedZED Tour Programme
BedZED seminar facilities
Property sales enquiries

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Last updated 14th January 2008