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FORT BOYARD - FRANCE Disclaimer: Some of the images in this story are made with AI, this is to help tell the story where it was not sensible to take my camera out. These images will be clearly marked from genuine photographs. - First, some history. The history of the Fort itself is as...

Another little gem literally within 5 walking minutes from home! This report is a continuation from this previous one: Civil War Coastal Defence Bunkers - Spain (November 2022) | European and International Sites Every morning when I walk my dog, I pass by this sight: I kept wondering if...

Introduction RAE Bedford has always been on the bucket list for me. Ever since I saw photos back in 2017 it is one I have always wanted to do but never thought I would ever get there or do it successfully, but we finally managed it in the end! I first tried it back in 2019 but couldn’t find an...

Introduction Me and @Wastelandr have been saying for a while we would meet up and have a revisit to RAF Rivenhall so a few weekends ago we did this and a couple of other sites. I have only covered small bits of it in the past so it was nice to spend a bit more time there. Information & HIstory...

Intro Now, theres not a whole bunch to report on this place, so I'll try to keep this report concise. However I notice there was no information on this place on 28DL and it brings me great joy to introduce the community to something new, even if it is a bit tame, so here goes. Also don't get...

Introduction I’ve been here a couple of times now with @JakeV50 but wanted to return because, like some other places, I have never covered the site with the camera, and wanted to get better shots and coverage of the base. This recent visit was with @JakeV50 and @Wastelandr. Quick Facts & Stats...

This has been done loads of times but it's local to us and we've always fancied a look. The air raid shelter under Wavertree Park in Liverpool was built during the war for the workers of the adjacent Littlewoods building. There are a number of charcoal drawings on the walls that are thought to...

Introduction This report consists of photos from two visits within the space of a few weeks back in February. I had to return to get some externals of the buildings as it started chucking it down with rain and couldn't keep the drops off the lens. The purpose of this report isn't to cover each...

Introduction This was actually a bit of a failure day as I mainly wanted to revisit the Officer's Mess but we tried every single potential access point except for the roof and couldn’t get in, there’s some fairly fresh fencing around the rear of the site and despite climbing it there didn’t seem...

Introduction This is a place I visited back in late 2021/early 2022 after seeing Mikeymutt's report but this was before I started using a proper camera again, so I decided to take a trip back here last summer to re-do it with the camera and cover some more bits. I've been meaning to post this...

I don't even know how to start this report, I'm still shaking from the adrenaline...but here it goes, maybe let's get the historical facts out of the way first! In the late XVIth century the Order of the Capuchin Monks established a humble monastery on top a hill, in the outskirts of a border...

Afternoon, not sure if this is worthy of a post or not but here goes. Being a local and a regular visitor to the site, I noticed on my last visit that the gate to the police building was open, and that a car was in there. Spoke to the person who was friendly and gave me permission to go and...

Looking along the Norfolk Coast for interesting sites. This may be one to keep an eye on, the bunker may become accessible in the next few years if it falls out of MOD hands, again. From WikiPedia: "In July 2022, it was announced that the radar at RAF Trimingham would be moved 8 miles (13 km)...

I first visited this location in July 2021. I managed to get a few photos before bumping into a security guard. He told me a bit about the history of the place, but then asked me to leave.. Taliesin Bourne has already posted some useful links in the Rumours forum. This location has had many uses...

This might end up being a long one because of both the very eventful history of the place and the explore itself... I hope you like reading. There's an area near the border with France where there are some abandoned talc mines. This one, officially called the Canta Mine, started in 1868 as a...

Every summer the resilient population of the Costa Brava prepares for an incoming invasion. Who's gonna be first to conquer these beaches: the sun-burnt Germans, the drunken Brits, the posh Russians? Almost 90 years ago, as the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was raging on, the fear of invasion...

Ongar Radio Station.. North Weald Redoubt, ESSEX These were the first buildings we came to.. it served many purposes over the years.. most recently it was home to Ongar Radio Station. The site was ALOT bigger than we expected ☆☆☆ North Weald Redoubt ...

Hello! I’m new to this forum and already, it’s been great reading through pages of history and finding a few more amazing local spots to journey to in the future. I’ve been into urbex and the concept of abandoned buildings since I was a small child but I’ve never really consciously searched for...

Cliffe Fort - Report - cc2021 Cliffe Fort is a disused and abandoned artillery fort built in the cc1860s to guard the entrance to the Thames from seaborne attack. The fort was constructed during a period of tension with France. It stands on the south bank of the river at the entrance...

History - RAF Calveley was planned as a night fighter base for the defence of the cities of the industrial North West, such as Manchester and Liverpool. It was to perform as a satellite to the day fighter base at Atcham (Shrewsbury) in the Ternhill Sector, but by the time the Airfield was...