Substation accommodation

Where the work is

• East Anglia and Essex

  Norwich to Tilbury and Bramford to Twinstead, Sea Link’s Suffolk converter station and the planned LionLink landfall at Walberswick.

  Stay in Ipswich, Norwich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Tilbury, Saxmundham, Sudbury, Halesworth

• Kent and the Thames Estuary

  Sea Link and Nemo Link at Richborough, IFA at Sellindge, ElecLink at Folkestone, and BritNed and NeuConnect on the Isle of Grain.

  Stay in Ramsgate, Canterbury, Folkestone, Gillingham, Chatham, Gravesend, Dover

• Lincolnshire, the Humber and the Fens

  Grimsby to Walpole, North Humber to High Marnham, Brinsworth to High Marnham, Viking Link at Bicker Fen, and the English ends of Eastern Green Links 3 and 4.

  Stay in Hull, Grimsby, Skegness, Wisbech, King's Lynn, Sleaford, Scunthorpe, Retford, Newark

• Yorkshire and the North East

  Yorkshire GREEN around York, Eastern Green Link 2 at Drax, Eastern Green Link 1 at Hawthorn Pit and North Sea Link at Blyth.

  Stay in York, Goole, Rotherham, Sheffield, Sunderland, Durham, Seaham, Blyth, Newcastle upon Tyne

• The north of Scotland

  Beauly–Denny, the Caithness–Moray link at Blackhillock, the proposed Spittal, Peterhead and Kintore–Tealing lines, and Eastern Green Links 2 and 3 at Peterhead.

  Stay in Inverness, Peterhead, Aberdeen, Huntly, Elgin/Urquhart, Dundee, Dingwall

• Central Scotland, Fife and Ayrshire

  Eastern Green Link 1 at Torness, Eastern Green Link 4 in Fife, the southern end of Beauly–Denny and the Western HVDC Link at Hunterston.

  Stay in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Stirling, Falkirk, Prestonpans, West Kilbride, Largs

• Wales and the North West

  The East–West Interconnector and Western HVDC Link on Deeside, Greenlink at Pembroke and the planned MaresConnect near Bodelwyddan.

  Stay in Deeside, Chester, Pembroke Dock, Rhyl

• The South West and the South Coast

  The Hinkley Connection from Bridgwater to Seabank, and IFA2 near Fareham.

  Stay in Bridgwater, Bristol, Southampton, Portsmouth, Gosport

Grid and substation projects and where to stay

The big power line, substation and interconnector projects being built, planned and running, with the towns where crews stay for each.

• Under construction

  Bramford to Twinstead

  Between Ipswich and Sudbury, Suffolk and Essex

  A new 400kV overhead line and underground cable with the new Twinstead Green substation, built by Balfour Beatty for National Grid.

  Stay in Ipswich, Sudbury, Halstead, Colchester

• Under construction

  Yorkshire GREEN

  Around York and Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire

  New overhead lines and substation works at Overton, Monk Fryston and Osbaldwick, under construction since 2024.

  Stay in York, Knaresborough, Harrogate, Knottingley, Castleford, Leeds

• Under construction

  Eastern Green Link 1

  Torness, East Lothian to Hawthorn Pit, County Durham

  A subsea HVDC link from Scotland to the North East, under construction since February 2025 and due in 2029.

  Stay in Seaham, Peterlee, Sunderland, Durham, Houghton le Spring, Prestonpans

• Under construction

  Eastern Green Link 2

  Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Drax, North Yorkshire

  A subsea HVDC link with converter stations at Sandford Bay and Drax, under construction since 2024 and due in 2029.

  Stay in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Goole, York, Knottingley

• Under construction

  Hinkley Connection

  Bridgwater to Seabank, near Avonmouth

  A new 400kV line, partly on T-pylons, built to carry power from Hinkley Point C, with the old pylons coming down.

  Stay in Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Bristol, Taunton

• Under construction

  NeuConnect

  Isle of Grain, Kent

  A 1.4GW interconnector to Germany with a new substation on the Isle of Grain, expected to run from 2028.

  Stay in Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Sheerness, Gravesend

• Planned

  Norwich to Tilbury

  Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex

  National Grid’s planned 400kV line from Norwich Main through Bramford and Tendring to Tilbury; its examination closed in August 2026 and a government decision is awaited.

  Stay in Ipswich, Norwich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Witham, Braintree, Tilbury, Grays, Basildon, Harwich, Diss

• Planned

  Eastern Green Link 3

  Peterhead to Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire, and on to West Norfolk

  A planned HVDC link with converter stations in Aberdeenshire and West Norfolk; the main contracts were signed in 2026.

  Stay in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Skegness, Chapel St Leonards, Mablethorpe, Wisbech, King's Lynn

• Planned

  Eastern Green Link 4

  Fife to the Lincolnshire coast and on to Walpole, Norfolk

  A planned HVDC link landing at Kinghorn, with converter stations at Westfield in Fife and near Walpole; main construction is expected from 2028.

  Stay in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Dunfermline, Skegness, Chapel St Leonards, Wisbech, King's Lynn

How Nezt helps

• Hotels near the site are full or miles away

  Send one free request with the area, your dates and headcount, and hosts with a home within 15 miles send offers, typically within 8 minutes.

• The work moves along the route

  Book homes in the next town along as the work moves, and send a new request for each section of the line.

• An outage brings in extra people

  Send another request for the extra headcount and book homes close to the ones you have. Requests are free, with no payment details needed.

• The programme runs for months or years

  Stays of 60 nights or more can be paid monthly, and many hosts offer weekly or monthly discounts.

• The company needs proper paperwork

  Every booking comes with an invoice in the company’s name, and a real team on the phone, WhatsApp and email can help arrange stays.

• Vans, trailers and kit

  Each listing shows its parking. Message the host through Nezt before you book to check there’s space for your vans.