Question - Exploring Edinburgh

[jamielee57]

I am looking for ideas of places in Edinburgh to explore and climb. Recently visited Bangour hospital village but mainly all boarded up and security driving around every so often.

 

[Exploring with Andy]

Signing up and asking outright for locations isn't going to get you very far. For a start, urban exploring is as much about research as it is exploring, but on top of that, this is a community which relies on contributions from members. Stick a report or two up first so we can see you're willing to contribute, then people will be more inclined to help. There's a beginners guide knocking around somewhere, I'm sure someone will link to it - it's pretty handy to get you started on the forum.

 

[Yorrick]

As above

Have a read of these two threads, they'll show you how things work on the forum -

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/new-members-dos-and-donts-read-this-before-posting.113090/

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/28-days-later-survival-guide-for-newbies.116319/

...then put your location in the search bar and post some reports of places you've been so people know you're genuine, that way they're more likely to get in touch.

Besides the search box you could try some of this list out, that's what explorers do.

• Architects websites
• Architectural news websites
• Arrse (Army rumours forum)
• basejumper . Com (a nice 2 way relationship – we both feed each other info at times)
• Bing maps
• Building company websites
• Buildings at risk register
• Charities Commission
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
• Companies house
• Crown Estates
• Demolition company websites
• Derp /Subbrit /flickr/ photobucket/deviant art (etc. etc. )
• e-goat (RAF rumours forum)
• Ebay - maps, plans, deeds, historical paperwork, post cards, etc.
• English Heritage (and it's Scottish/Welsh equivalents)
• English Nature
• Estate agents
• Freedom of Information act requests
• geograph (org .uk)
• Good old leg work/looking around
• Google
• Google earth
• Graffiti forums (I'll not list them, but there are a few out there)
• Keeping your ears open (found a cracking explore from an overheard conversation in a hospital lift once)
• Keeping your eyes open
• Letterboxing websites/forums
• Local archaeological societies
• Local authority planning applications
• Local Fire service websites (where have the local chavs been trying to torch?)
• Local historical societies
• Local knowledge (ask around)
• Local library
• Local museum
• Local papers
• Local Police website (where have they been to catch pikeys?)
• Local TV news
• National library
• National Trust
• navy-net (Navy rumours forum)
• Ordinance survey maps (new)
• Ordinance survey maps (old)
• Photo library collections (Frith etc.)
• police999 . com
• policeoracle . com
• The National archives
• ukpoliceonline .co . uk
• What do they know? website
• Where' s the path? website

 

[jaws]

You've given me some ideas with that list!

 

[Rebeka]

As above

Have a read of these two threads, they'll show you how things work on the forum -

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/new-members-dos-and-donts-read-this-before-posting.113090/

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/28-days-later-survival-guide-for-newbies.116319/

...then put your location in the search bar and post some reports of places you've been so people know you're genuine, that way they're more likely to get in touch.

Besides the search box you could try some of this list out, that's what explorers do.

• Architects websites
• Architectural news websites
• Arrse (Army rumours forum)
• basejumper . Com (a nice 2 way relationship – we both feed each other info at times)
• Bing maps
• Building company websites
• Buildings at risk register
• Charities Commission
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
• Companies house
• Crown Estates
• Demolition company websites
• Derp /Subbrit /flickr/ photobucket/deviant art (etc. etc. )
• e-goat (RAF rumours forum)
• Ebay - maps, plans, deeds, historical paperwork, post cards, etc.
• English Heritage (and it's Scottish/Welsh equivalents)
• English Nature
• Estate agents
• Freedom of Information act requests
• geograph (org .uk)
• Good old leg work/looking around
• Google
• Google earth
• Graffiti forums (I'll not list them, but there are a few out there)
• Keeping your ears open (found a cracking explore from an overheard conversation in a hospital lift once)
• Keeping your eyes open
• Letterboxing websites/forums
• Local archaeological societies
• Local authority planning applications
• Local Fire service websites (where have the local chavs been trying to torch?)
• Local historical societies
• Local knowledge (ask around)
• Local library
• Local museum
• Local papers
• Local Police website (where have they been to catch pikeys?)
• Local TV news
• National library
• National Trust
• navy-net (Navy rumours forum)
• Ordinance survey maps (new)
• Ordinance survey maps (old)
• Photo library collections (Frith etc.)
• police999 . com
• policeoracle . com
• The National archives
• ukpoliceonline .co . uk
• What do they know? website
• Where' s the path? website

I only used the Buildings at Risk website so far...nice list!

 

[paulpowers]

The arches/vaults

 

[Missjones00]

As above

Have a read of these two threads, they'll show you how things work on the forum -

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/new-members-dos-and-donts-read-this-before-posting.113090/

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/28-days-later-survival-guide-for-newbies.116319/

...then put your location in the search bar and post some reports of places you've been so people know you're genuine, that way they're more likely to get in touch.

Besides the search box you could try some of this list out, that's what explorers do.

• Architects websites
• Architectural news websites
• Arrse (Army rumours forum)
• basejumper . Com (a nice 2 way relationship – we both feed each other info at times)
• Bing maps
• Building company websites
• Buildings at risk register
• Charities Commission
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
• Companies house
• Crown Estates
• Demolition company websites
• Derp /Subbrit /flickr/ photobucket/deviant art (etc. etc. )
• e-goat (RAF rumours forum)
• Ebay - maps, plans, deeds, historical paperwork, post cards, etc.
• English Heritage (and it's Scottish/Welsh equivalents)
• English Nature
• Estate agents
• Freedom of Information act requests
• geograph (org .uk)
• Good old leg work/looking around
• Google
• Google earth
• Graffiti forums (I'll not list them, but there are a few out there)
• Keeping your ears open (found a cracking explore from an overheard conversation in a hospital lift once)
• Keeping your eyes open
• Letterboxing websites/forums
• Local archaeological societies
• Local authority planning applications
• Local Fire service websites (where have the local chavs been trying to torch?)
• Local historical societies
• Local knowledge (ask around)
• Local library
• Local museum
• Local papers
• Local Police website (where have they been to catch pikeys?)
• Local TV news
• National library
• National Trust
• navy-net (Navy rumours forum)
• Ordinance survey maps (new)
• Ordinance survey maps (old)
• Photo library collections (Frith etc.)
• police999 . com
• policeoracle . com
• The National archives
• ukpoliceonline .co . uk
• What do they know? website
• Where' s the path? website

Wow, great advice. Welcome to no sleep going forward