“The whole quarry felt untouched, it's not often you get that feeling doing this hobby. There's nearly always some evidence of previous visitors.”
“The thing that sticks in my head the most walking around here was the sheer feeling of infinity when looking down the entrance shafts with no end in sight.”
“The first signals to come from the Normandy beaches delivering the messages of success would have been received here; amazing.”
“There's an old mantra in Urban Exploring circles, Everywhere is worth exploring, not everything is worth reporting - and Selborne Brickworks fell pretty close to that rule.”
“Probably the most photographed items in the entire building were the kidneys. Yep, real human kidneys preserved in glass vessels.”
“Some parts of the citadel were never converted from its military beginnings, and these antiquated, original parts are really interesting.”
“The Daily Mail would have you believe that the country's prisoners are sat in five-star accommodation. Dorchester prison is grim. It's pure Victorian detention in all it's glory - and it's wonderful!”
“As you arrive at the front of the fort you're greeted by my favourite feature, "FORT GILKICKER" hand-painted above the door - a rare treasure to find a sign so well preserved. ”
“Early in 1944, bomb storage peaked at 31,563 tons as the invasion of Europe was being prepared and in April & May of that year the RAF dropped 200,000 tons in operation Overlord.”
“Although almost every room looks like it's been rearranged to create the perfect photograph, the contents of Calcott Hall are fascinating.”
“The Golden Valley Mill in Bitton has been a part of the village since the early 18th Century, and started life as a brass works.”
“Discovering this incredible tunnel was the equivalent of finding out that your wife of 32 years is actually a man, you're adopted & Father Christmas isn't real all in one day!”
“The entire area is covered with warning signs, and rightly so, potentially dangerous unexploded bombs litter the surrounding countryside.”
“A lot of effort went in to the exercises to make them as real-to-life as possible with casualties even sporting fake blood and broken bones.”
“The tunnels under Antelope Walk no longer connect to one another, but visiting each part individually it soon becomes clear where they once linked up.”
“The firing range was constructed between 1889 and 1903 and the huge stone stop butt is the area's most iconic feature”
“The ROC would have been responsible for giving the UK public the infamous "four-minute warning" and monitoring any possible fallout from a nuclear attack.”
“Not knowing if & when we'd get this opportunity again we headed straight for the end of the Breakwater. What we found on the way was fascinating...”
“A long walk, a climb, evading CCTV and regular patrols, this kind of explore really puts your stealth skills to the test.”
“Having previously visited the laboratories at Holton Heath it was a long time coming that I actually pulled my finger out and explored the rest of the site!”
“What remains is still enough to give St Gerards a creepy feel that viewers of American Horror Story: Asylum will appreciate and acknowledge!”
“The brickwork was black and the torchlight from all three of us was being sucked up by the darkness.”
“The tunnels are a glorified basement, but what a basement it is! Running under the entire site some of the tunnels were as long as the eye could see”
“Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that the features in the Helicopter Control Tower which made it such an interesting explore were removed altogether or vandalised even further”
“West Park had it all; hoards of ex-patient personal belongings, miles of perfectly decayed corridors & wards and the jewell in it's crown, a padded cell”
“The depot was built in 1939 as a fuel & oil terminal during the war. It was last used in the mid-nineties and remains on the 'reserve' list”
“Inside, there's a small chapel and viewing room with the rest of the building comprising of body fridges and the main autopsy room”
“As we emerged in to the main manufacturing area of Tone Works, our mouths just dropped in awe”
“As we stood at the entrance, the thawing icicles above the opening were falling off taking stone with them. A little concerning...”
“I can safely say I really enjoyed my first time down a drain! I expect it wont be the last time either!”
“We finally had a bit of luck getting in to the second tunnel. The bars on the gate had been bent and there was enough room for us to squeeze through”
“Immediately we bumped in to another set of explorers, photographing the metallic autopsy bench, complete with bone saw blades”
“There's still a nice, creepy feeling to Butleigh Hospital. Even though most indicators that this huge building was even ever a hospital have been removed”
“Darkness surrounds you with only the echoes of footsteps resonating all around... however when you get to the bottom of this particular 212-step shaft a whirring fan can be heard in the distance”
“During the Blitz, sculptures, The Elgin Marbles, tapestries & carpets from the V&A, even the crown jewels were said to be stored there.”
“Under the Corsham Cotswalds approximately eighty feet below ground, and around a kilometer in length lies the UK's largest underground bunker and for sixty years one of the best kept secrets in modern MOD history”
“The sheer scale of the Breakwater Fort becomes apparent as you approach the small, secluded harbour. We moored up and headed straight to the Fort, the outbuildings would have to wait.”
“The structure is quite magnificent, vast in fact. We made our way to the top floor and found the piéce de résistance, the winding machines and other remaining equipment.”
“The camp, although abandoned, has a sense of feeling that it could quite easily be used again at the drop of a hat”
“All in all not the best explore, but an explore nonetheless and wherever there's flaky paint and the stench of rotting pigeons, I'm there!”
“With the graffiti and sheer carnage aside, there's still some nice features and machinery in place at Bourton”
“Hoping we'd found "a minter" we soon found that the door at the bottom of the hatch had been previously kicked in and anything of any interest that was there, gone.”
“We'd pretty much given up when we spotted our access - staring right at us! "There's always a way in!"”
“Perhaps a little more unstable than some of the other mines in the area but plenty of history, tools, horse and cart prints and a superb crane still in situ.”
“It had always been a dream of mine to photograph a train graveyard, and while this one wasn't quite epic, it didn't disappoint at all.”
“This place was definitely a nice surprise. The underground was in really good condition with a lot of nice features. One of the nicest underground ammo stores I've ever seen”
“Rather wet in the entrance and got even wetter inside. Flooded in fact. We opened the large heavy door and was greeting by a nice long passageway”
“There's still a lot of nice workings on the upper levels. Floors are very scary in places and if you're visiting, be really careful!”
“The tunnel was linked to the Monkton Farleigh Central Ammunition Depot approximately 1 mile away. Ammunition would be brought to the railway sidings, loaded in to carts and sorted in the yard below ground.”
“At the centre of Box is an area known simply as Cathedral. Nothing anyone tells you about it can ever actually prepare you for the sheer size.”
“No one bats an eyelid as we uncover the man hole and start descending into the depths of Poole Town Centre.”
“Possibly one of the best preserved Victorian forts in the area, especially when compared to the Portland High-Angle Batteries”
“The upper floors are fairly weather beaten and not much remains but you can find some really nice features hidden away.”
“From the 1950s through to the 1970s, it was the largest facility of its type in Europe and the design, experimentation and testing at Pyestock helped to usher in the jet age”
“Driving along an incredibly icy road the TomTom bleeped as we approached another ROC, a sound that I'm now used to hearing on every car journey”
“Room upon room filled with war memorabilia, journals, letters, newspapers - some of these things should be in a museum!”
“The cathedral is in a pretty terrible state, but some of the windows and the basement proved quite interesting.”
“Rumours are rife about what kind of 'tests' and 'treatments' were given here during the Victorian era, such as electric shock therapy for epileptics.”
“The entrance tunnel, gently sloping into the bunker is breath-taking and by far the most incredible feature of the ROTOR.”
“We started in the outbuildings. Completely demolished by thieves and bone idol kids. Our priority was to explore the main house.”