About The Centre - What’s Here

The National Self Build & Renovation Centre has been built on a scale previously unseen in the UK. Here you can walk through exhibits that explain in exploded detail every step of the self build and renovation processes.

Trade Village
The permanent exhibition area containing over 240 exhibitor stands covering everything you’ll need to undertake your project.

Educational Journey
A fully guided audio tour, taking you round a fantastic selection of life-sized exhibits, featuring cutaways of groundworks, foundations, walls, roofs and more. If you’re thinking about self building don’t miss this!

EDF Energy Renovation House
Take a walk through the front doors of this full-size renovation project and see the house come to life before your eyes. The audio guide will explain every step of the project to give you a deeper understanding of what a renovation project entails.

Potton Show House
Full of character and the latest technology, this show home is an inspiration to self build, no matter what your tastes.

Potton Zone
Zone Studios are contemporary and stylish garden buildings, designed for use as offices, home studios and playrooms.

Wolseley Building
The Wolseley Building has four key zones; the Wolseley Theatre, a Bathstore Showroom, a Moores Kitchen Showroom and a builders merchant branch area where visitors will even be able to place orders!

The house will also have numerous different products installed for self builders to see in situ; many of these will be 'eco' products such as LED lighting, sun scoops, thermowood timber cladding, sheepswool insulation and others.

Design Centre
Browse through hundreds of house designs and get ideas and inspiration for your own home.

Finance Zone
Speak to our specially trained self build & renovation finance advisors to find the best way of funding your project.

PlotSearch
Search thousands of plots and renovation projects across the country, the first step to building your dream home!

TradeCard
Chat to our TradeCard advisors and learn how to save £1000s on materials.

Experts
A selection of experts are based in the Centre on a permanent basis to speak to you about your particular project and answer any questions you may have about self build, renovation, planning, design, project management and so on.