Victoria Hotel tunnel, Newquay.

[abisnail]

I was surprised that nobody had posted pictures of this place, it's soooo damp and eery.
Maybe I should put this thread straight in the epic fail bin, but here goes!

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[Ogof]

Why would that go in the bin? (that could be the kiss of death!) not the biggest explore but you've got some nice shots in there

[abisnail]

At the really badly artificial lit end (yellowy pictures) is a lift that goes up to the hotel, it was installed so that the victorian ladies could get on to the beach without scaling the cliff steps, I'm going back in 2 weeks, hoping to get some more shots from that end. If I'd known this site was here I'd have explored further. :thumb

[steve_o]

Is this one of the ones off of the harbour. Theres a few interesting tunnels there that go off into the rockface, But im not sure if they go right far back or there just shed sized.

[wormster]

Keep this one outa the bin, good photo's there.

[tims]

So is this open to the public and still in use by the hotel? Very nice pics there.

[blighty]

i have been in there, not much to see at all. and i have only ever seen it unlocked once. it tends to be chained and locked a fair bit from what i have seen, for some reason.

[abisnail]

I was talking to a couple there on the day and they told me that it's still in use, but that's not 100% reliable.
It's not at the harbour it's about 2 bays east, if memory serves, from Towan beach (the one with the house on the island).
I didn't know they usually chained it up, I was really lucky to get these shots then eh!?
There was a stinking rotten dead seagull right by the entrance too, bleurgh!

[abisnail]

The only reference to the tunnel and lift was on a travel site....
"The hotel's lift transports guests between the cliff top and the sandy beach below."
No mention of it on the Victoria Hotel site at all....very odd!

[blighty]

yeah, i have seen it chained up a few times, the time that i went in there, another family group went in for a look too and they tried the lift button but it did nothing at all, no noise or anything.

[djflava]

my gf use to work at the hotel victoria
this is for the hotel guests there is a lift at the top of the hotel which takes you directly to great western beach its normally open in the summer months but not a lot to report on

[lil' pezza]

i found that when i was like 7 with my cousin but we were to scared to go in as my auntie told us there was a monster. :(