greater manchester

August 2026 Cheers to @gba7s and @Urban Nomad for the heads-up on this one. I’ve probably driven past this place 1,000s of times over the years, completely unaware that it’s been out of use since 2013. I think part of the reason for that is the grounds around it have been so well maintained...

February 2026 I ticked these two off over the course of two visits in an effort to finish exploring all of Oldham’s railway tunnels. My first attempt was on a Saturday afternoon, which turned out to be a mistake — the tunnel was absolutely infested with what seemed like every child in Greater...

Hi all! I'm from Altrincham in South Manchester, would be nice to say hello to any locals! I have very little in the way of urbex experience, but I love an adventure and want to get into it more. Please don't be shy and say hello! :)

December 2025 I ended up doing this as a solo visit one weekend while I was at a loose end. The original plan was to head up to Ladybower Reservoir after seeing that the plug hole was overflowing — I wanted to get the drone up and have a proper look at it. However, somewhere between Manchester...

It’s been awhile since I was last active on this forum. I’ve been browsing some threads recently looking for local explores. I want to get back out there and find myself again! Exploring is something I used to thoroughly enjoy. After 3 months of best rest, I am ITCHING for some action. I want to...

1. The History Hartshead Power Station is a former coal-fired power station located to the east of the village of Heyrod, near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, bisected by the River Tame. Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Transport and Electricity Board purchased the 26-acre site and...

June 2025 I finally managed to pay a visit to Unity Mill, having been drawn to the site by a report from @dansgas1000 last year. The mill stood largely as expected: silent, weather-worn, and stripped of its purpose. The only real standout was an unfortunate one—my brand-new drone, which I had...

First of all, I would like to thank @mookster for making me aware of this and providing other much needed deets surrounding the church. I'm working in the North for the timebeing and I'm enjoying all that it has to offer; and this rather lovely church did not disappoint at all. It's a perfect...

1. The History Stockport is a town located six miles due south of Manchester and is located in the Greater Manchester area. During World War II, a system of Air Raid Shelters were dug underneath the town to protect the local residence from the threat of the German Luftwaffe bombing campaigns...

hey. I recently became more active on this site as i took a break from urban exploring and everything to do with that. im looking for anyone who would like to partner up and explore some placess in manchester i like to do photography and some of these photos that im willing to take are for my...

visited with @GRONK We came across the social club by accident while recceing something else, nothing epic but well worth the visit. The social club is a typical working men's club of a bygone era, consisting of a bar / lounge, games room & concert room with stage, closed about 2010. facade...

hi! i'm a new member in the greater manchester area that wants to get into urban exploring bc i want to include settings like this for my art hopefully i can explore a few places in manchester before the end of the summer as im leaving for leeds in sep

Built in 1897 at a cost of £20,000 to the designs of architects Sinnott, Sinnott & Powell who were responsible for a number of Roman Catholic churches in the North West. Some details from taking-stock.org; [...]a prominent building with a tall tower and a large presbytery, which forms part of...

I’m Dan, 31, from Greater Manchester. Iv been interested in this hobby since being an early teenager but have only recently decided to throw myself into it. Iv visited a handful of locations over the past few months. Quite a few iv seen on here, some of which took weeks of research to...

Woke up early Sunday morning in a warehouse sort of mood but it was raining, making the local one I had in mind too difficult. Then I remembered the canal warehouse in Altrincham - I’d done a long range recce of this about six months ago, and it looked like it might be doable without too much of...