Our very popular Rampion Wind Farm Tours will take you offshore from Brighton to the location of the Rampion Site, so named after the 'Pride of Sussex' the Rampion flower our county flower. The site comprises of 116 massive wind turbines which each sit on top of a foundation fixed into the seabed. Standing at a height of 140 metres from the tips of the 55 metre long blades attach to the turbine nacelles weighing in at an incredible 163 tonnes, almost as much as the towers weigh. Each turbine is rated at 3.45 megawatt, with an installed capacity of 400 megawatts (MW), the area generates 1,400 gigawatt hours (GWh) of green power each year, equal to the amount used annually by around 350,000 homes, or almost half the houses in Sussex

Wind Farm Tours

The Farm site feeds to an impressive 3000 tonne offshore substation with the energy getting transformed from 33kV to 150kV before being sent to land. The entire site is connected by 140 kilometres of Array cables. Rampion Wind Farm reduces CO2 emissions by nearly 600,000 tonnes a year while providing the local area with electricity for at least the next 25 years and 60 permanent jobs

The remarkable modern landmark is visited daily with our special Wind Farm Tours of which we depart from Brighton to the 70 square kilometre site which is larger than the island of Guernsey, and is located in the English Channel between 13 and 20 kilometres off the coast of Sussex. The Rampionsite is operated/maintained from a purpose-built base at Newhaven Port, acting as a catalyst for the regeneration of the port area

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We can take you up close and personal, to the massive turbines at the Rampion Wind Farm, our boat is certified and coded for 12 passenger and 3 crew, making a total 15 persons aboard. The Wind Farm Trips depart daily from Brighton Marina. Each Tour is around 2 and a half to 3 hours long as we cruise to the site tour around it and then make our way back to port, via the coast line for a scenic view of Brightonand yu can book your Tour with us online today