denbigh

Used to go denbigh quite often back in the day (2018 time) with friends, from the first time i went in 2017 it was my favourite place the history fascinates me and I love architecture so its nice to admire. Life got a bit busy and said friends are now settled kids etc whilst im 30 and kid free...

The Denbigh mental! Probably one of the few places where its history post dereliction is just as interesting as pre. The building is probably the most famous abandoned building in the urban exploration scene and has about 100x reports on it, It had the ghosts, the mystery fires, a local nut who...

Hi, I’m benjy this is my first report. Decided to make one last return to Denbigh's Lunatic Asylum before it is demolished for good.. Obviously (with good reason) a very popular place amongst the urbex community! Without going into too much details.. Originally known as the North Wales County...

MORE OF AN UPDATE NOT MANY PHOTOS*** This is a well known place so i wont say too much except its as easy to get in as expected through the public path behind it, easy to get in and then you have to climb a small fence which in our luck had no vandal paint on it but i still took my towel in...

Hi, I'm natasha this is my first post. Reasonably new to urban exploration. Became addicted after a unplanned trip around denbigh so only seems right to make it my first post. Obviously very popular for many years in the urbex community so I won't give all the history. Constructed between...

I’m going through my pictures and I’ve got a few visits to places I never got round to posting. I know this place has been done a lot and is somewhat of a meme now but I’ve visited a few times now and it was my first big explore a few years ago. May as well drop my pictures in so they aren’t...

I know this has been done to death but I thought I would post a recent report on this amazing property so people can see the current state of the property and also our experience getting into the property as a few people have had varied experiences based on past reports. I and a mate visited...

Recently you might have seen my Whitchurch report. Well as promised, here's a roundup of all the Welsh asylums I did on these two trips with @KismetJ plus one in Bristol on the way back along the M4. They weren't all successes, others were the result of multiple visits and planning. This report...

Hi. Thinking of a trip to Denbigh. Has anyone been recently? What's the chances of instantly getting turfed by security? It's quite a distance so don't want a wasted journey 🙈

Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I'm writing an essay on the culture of trespassing on the site of Denbigh Asylum, and was hoping that some of you may tell me what your experiences have been. Personally, I grew up in the area, and so as a teenager would access the site often. Now that...

After a 6hr drive up and being greeted by Wales with torrential rain, I finally made it to the asylum. Driving past for the first time I realised how no pictures can do this place justice, the scale and grandiose appearance of the buildings really took my breath away; I was going to wait until...

Denbigh Asylum History Building commenced in September 1844, and by 1847, five other counties in north Wales had joined in with Denbighshire to contribute towards the costs of this large project. The North Wales Asylum at Denbigh was designed by the Gloucester architect Thomas Fulljames...

The Explore We were on our way to another site and this happened to be on our journey from Conwy. Naively thought we'd only be there for a short period of time having heard over the years how badly damaged it is now. Well, we were wrong. Should have taken our lunch and our DSLRs, but neglected...

The Explore Denbigh asylum is a place that we've explored more times than we can remember over the years, with each visit still managing to see something we missed the previous visit, over the years this place has been home to a local legend 'Elwyn' the self proclaimed security guard who wasn't...

History: In 1808 the County Asylums Act empowered local authorities to use funding to build institutions to house those with mental illnesses. At this time Wales lacked a Lunatic Asylum of its own and as a result Welsh patients were being sent to English institutions such as those at Yorkshire...