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History Goli Otok, which translates to "Barren Island" in English, is a small, uninhabited island located in the northern Adriatic Sea, off the west coast of Croatia, near the island of Rab. Its name aptly describes its landscape, as the island is exposed to strong bora winds, particularly in...

Info Pleasure Island was an amusement park in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire that operated from 1993 to 2016 and before that it was a Zoo in the 70s. It offered many rides and attractions, some more extreme but most more family friendly, such as scenic train rides and sea-lion shows. I remember...

This has only been covered a couple of times on here, and each time it was an overgrown mess with a lot of areas blocked off. However, Drake's Island is currently open for visits, there's a tour operating, and there's a company running Airsoft Skirmishes. The marshals are happy for you to go...

1. The History Located on the third largest island of Hong Kong, Lamma Island, Luk Chau Tsuen fishing village can be found on the north-east coast. “Luk Chau” literally means “deer islet,” as apparently the village was rumoured to be home to barking deer. It is access by speedboat from Aberdeen...

Solo jaunt. Jinmen is the name for two islands just off the coast of Xiamen in China, so close that even in cloudy weather the city is visible. Given the tumultuous history and present relationship between Taiwan and China, the island was heavily fortified over the years between 1949, before a...

DISCLAIMER: First report after a long time spent lurking and reading, if I make an arse of it, my apologies! History Cramond Island is a tidal island in the Firth of Forth, connected to it's namesake village just outside of Edinburgh by a mile-long concrete causeway lined with WW2-era...

Inchgarvie Island Inchgarvie is a small, uninhabited island in the Firth of Forth. On the rocks around the island sit four caissons that make up the foundations of the Forth Bridge. Inchgarvie's fortifications pre-date the modern period. In the days when boats were the only way to cross the...

On a recent break to south wales I thought if would be fun for my lad & myself to get a rib boat to the island of flat holm. This would combine a bit of exploring & birdwatching. The rib boat was fun, with one of the guides stating it was "the roughest crossing she has ever done" lol. Long...

The History Between 1971 and 1975 Occidental Refineries Limited partially built an oil refinery on marshland at Canvey Island, Essex. The local authorities had originally refused planning permission but after appealing to the Department of the Environment, the refinery was given the go ahead...

So this report is something a little different from the usual on this site and is hopefully of interest to a few people on here, apologies to the people who might find this a bit boring. In the River Medway, there are two forts which were completed in the 1872 and sit on isolated islands either...

This pier has a lot of history so I'll try to keep it simple. It opened on the 5th of June 1867. Improvements were made and things like trams, life boat houses and jetty were added. There was a fire in 1897 which damaged the main building. A new pavilion and low water jetty was build a couple of...

Continuing my mission to report on my archive of sites that were just too crap at the time to post... Here's a dead hotel on the beauful island of Gozo (and Gozo beats Malta anyday by the way). Ironic that I am posting this tonight, as was meant to be flying to Central America tomorrow for a...

This is such a huge complex, it would easily be a weeks worth of exploring, maybe two. Its like a self contained city, a fire station the lot, and it needed to be with almost 10,000 patients. This was an explore that the images really drew me to and I felt really luck to be able to see it in...

Situated in the heart of Plymouth harbour, Drake’s Island has hosted a military fortification since at least the Tudor period. Initially housing an artillery battery it was latter augmented by a larger garrison and during the Civil War the island played a key role in ensure Plymouth held out...

Situated in the heart of Plymouth harbour, Drake’s Island has hosted a military fortification since at least the Tudor period. Initially housing an artillery battery it was latter augmented by a larger garrison and during the Civil War the island played a key role in ensure Plymouth held out...

I have seen this site reported before but it was my visit here that really triggered my enthusiasm into exploring old and abandoned buildings in more detail so I wanted to include some of the information and stories I heard whilst on the visit too. A bit of history, more can be found on...

Manoel Island is a small island lying between the capital city of Valletta and the town of Sliema on the north coast of Malta. The island is dominated by the huge star-shaped Fort Manoel. This report is about the former quarantine hospital known as the Lazzaretto that is also on the island. The...

Just a quick little explore, few jumps off the pier and a little explore around a few of the bunkers that were easily accessible facing south. Had a plus one who we had to look after ! Such a fun little trip. Need to go and stay there overnight, plus get some good footage on the Gopro’s!

1. The History The battery’s construction started in 1901 and it was finished in 1905, consisting of two 6” guns for the defence of the harbour. It is located on a hill at 307m making it the highest of all Hong Kong’s coastal batteries. The guns were considered surplus and removed in 1913. In...

History Népsziget is situated north from the Hajógyári Island, Northern Railway Bridge cut it in half. Its name was Saban Island in 1695, it is 2 km long and its area is 50 hectars. It is popularly known as Mosquito Island and Snail Island too. In 1825, the island was connected with Újpest and...