northern ireland

The abandoned Vogue Cinema in Kilkeel. This old picture house opened in 1940 on Newry Street and became one of the best-known buildings in the town. Designed by Kilkeel-born architect Ben Cowser, the cinema was built in a Streamline Moderne / Art Deco style, with its bold curved frontage and...

Conneywarren Children’s Home was a residential care home located just outside Omagh, County Tyrone, set in wooded land off Beltany Road. It opened in 1948 and housed children who were orphaned or unable to live with their families as part of the Western Board care system. The building contained...

Go easy, first post Always been into urbex and finally decided to give it a go Came across this spot on this site Went at night time for added effect but doesnt really matter since this place is fully enclosed. Campsie AAOR site The Campsie AAOR is an unfinished Cold War era anti-aircraft...

Waterworld Portrush was a popular indoor waterpark and leisure centre located beside the harbour in Portrush, Northern Ireland. Opened in 1986, it featured flume slides, wave pools, jacuzzis, a sauna, bowling alley, and even hosted theatre productions. It quickly became a family favourite and...

Hi all. I have recently moved to Northern Ireland and know next to no one! Is there anyone around who's up for doing some exploring and making a new friend in the process?! 🤘

History Sion Mills was laid out as a model linen village by the Herdman brothers, James, John and George. In 1835 they converted an old flour mill on the River Mourne into a flax spinning mill, and erected a bigger mill behind it in the 1850s The River Mourne was the reason that Herdman's Mill...

History In 1784 John Barbour, who hailed from Scotland, established a linen thread works in Lisburn. At the same time his son, William, bought a derelict bleach green at Hilden and set up business. Later, the thread works were transferred to Hilden and as early as 1817 it was employing 122...

‘bout ye, hey all. Created an account a while ago, did a lot of lurking some years back until life got in the way. Now back and looking to start doing some proper exploration. Based in the greater Belfast area but often across the water, although I’ll be looking to stay local to begin with...

Belvoir Park Hospital The hospital, which was designed by Young and McKenzie, opened as the Purdysburn Fever Hospital in 1906. The facility became known as Montgomery House in 1953 and it then became Belvoir Park Hospital in the 1960s. The hospital became the main regional centre for...

THis is my first report froma visit I did a while ago, History Campsie AAOR is one of 31 AAORs (Anti Aircraft Operations Room) built across the UK and 1 of 2 in Northern Ireland, designed to be operational centres manned by a wide variety of Army staff, responsible for the command of Anti...

Last of my posts from an all too brief trip to Northern Ireland a couple of weeks ago. At least now I can say I have explored in literally all corners of the UK! This was the main big location I had always wanted to see in Northern Ireland, thanks mostly to it's pretty incredible complete set...

A brief potted history from a 2006 article on it's impending closure is here - The mill closed a good 15+ years ago, and time has not been kind to it. It is now a bashed, burned, shell of a complex but despite all the damage over the years it's sheer enormous size is seriously impressive...

I know very little about this location or the history surrounding it except that it was a factory used to produce cement. At one stage, game of thrones was also filmed on the land nearby but since then it has laid empty and crumbling. I explored in June 2021 and spent a few nice hours sitting on...

Located opposite the Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Antrim, Northern Ireland is this little mortuary. I can find very little information anywhere online except that this mortuary was used for embalming the deceased that came from the hospital. There were no fridges anywhere in the building so it's...

Not too many World War Two aircraft wrecks in Ireland for the obvious reason that Ireland was neutral during the war but having said that there were RAF bases in Northern Ireland, often used for training as a safe location away from the action. In addition aircraft being ferried across from...