county durham

Hi we’re looking for abandoned sites in County Durham to explore. We are urbexers who respect the sites we visit and do not leave a trace behind. We’d appreciate any small to large places to visit. Many Thanks.

Im based in county durham, north east and can travel if need be. Just looking to explore some abandoned buildings or houses with history. Dont want to break any laws or break in but some are known to be easy accesible. Also new to this so dont mind a small group or partner. Respectful and...

Castleside school An accidental find between two other sites while on a day trip exploring some of what the north east has to offer, the school seems to had been disused for an extended period of time, although was still maintained by the school that replacement directly adjacent to the site...

I've had relatives spend their twilight years here, as I'm sure a few of you with family from this next of the wood have had as well. Remember running up and down the stairs when I was a kid, much to the annoyance of staff and residents alike! Now, for the history: Shotley Park is a former...

Me and my friends are looking for some places that are fairly easy to access and aren't too risky to explore as we haven't explored any abandoned buildings before. Any places fitting that description around here?

Arson investigation underway after fire at listed college chapel shame after all these years and someone tried to burn it down... they now have fence around and security on site.

So here it is, the final report* on the remaining Headstocks in the UK! *I'll probably have missed something else, so there may be more in future 🤔 Part 1 - Here Part 2 - Here Part 3 - Here I'm aware of another three that are underground; Bwlch Glas which I mentioned in Part 1 The Sir Francis...

While visiting a location close to here. I totally forgot about this place... After finding a way in and exploring the initial shed. A gap in a door was too tempting not to shimmy under. And upon exiting the shed a rabbit hole opened up, please enjoy a selection of pics that I took on my...

Hi all my name's Scott I drive and I'm looking for anyone who would like to join me in exploring the north east area

History of the Stable Offshore Energy Project The Stable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) was Canada’s first offshore natural gas project, owned by ExxonMobil. A series of natural gas fields were discovered near Stable Island, Nova Scotia from 1979. With the high costs involved in developing the...

History The Brent oil field was discovered in 1971, 116 miles north-east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, in the middle of the North Sea. The field was operated by Shell and named after the brent goose, with production commencing in November 1976. Four large oil platforms were constructed to serve...

We found this old abandoned ammunition depot in Brasside, Durham, Near Frankland prison. It was a ministry of supply ammunition depot for new ammunition and bulk explosives for the Royal Ordnance Factories during World War ll. It was pretty cool, lots to explore! There was a lot of old farming...

Found this school on the way to another location. Building was stripped and had quite a bit of fire damage. So was mostly a shell. Was an alright quick half an hour mooch. Pictures aren't great as i only used a phone for pics at the time. Not sure on the situation is with the school now. I did...

First time exploring and found this abandoned roof tile factory that sits just to the North of the River Derwen on the hillside above Ebchester, County Durham. It was previously owned by Marley Roof Tiles and we found some paperwork dated from 2015 but don’t know when it ceased operations as...

Introduction Not sure why I didn’t post this explore from back in May 2015. Maybe I thought it didn’t have the ‘wow’ factor. Looking back now at the amount and quality of railway explores currently left in the UK has made me look at it in a slightly different light. The report documents the...