staffordshire

May 2026 Did this one over three separate visits accompanied by @raisinwing, @MotionlessMike, @mingerocket and @dweeb over the different visits, two of which were in the daylight and another after dark, somehow managing to make Hanley town centre look quite pretty. Initially we were in Hanley...

RAF Lichfield Ammunition Stores, Fradley, Staffordshire - March 2026 I wasn’t sure whether to bother posting this since, A) it’s fairly ruinous and uninspiring photographically, B) I only took phone pictures and I have a crap phone, and C) I know absolutely nothing about RAF / military / war...

Visited on an eventful but very enjoyable derp road trip with @pingu through Staffordshire and Warwickshire; which began to with a couple of fails, but led onto three rather nice sites. Massive thanks to @Bikin Glynn for his suggestions and tips for this road trip. Nestled in Armitage...

Another one from the road trip of derps, driving, farm shop lunches and Wendy's with @mookster in the old Astra a few weeks ago. This wonderfully decayed school has seen better days; but since it's been closed for 38 years it's no surprise! It's mostly natural decay as well and by God it...

1. The History Situated on the west banks of Rudyard Lake (named after the poet), 5km North-West of Leak in the English county of Staffordshire, Cliffe Park hall was commissioned by John Haworth, the son of a wealth merchant and owner of the Cliffe Park estate, in the early 19th century...

Newb in stoke on Trent if there's anyone local knows of any decent spots round the local area looking for new adventures there's only so much time I can spend trecking hills and Forrest's haha

Hello, everyone! I'm 23 and from Staffordshire! I’m new to exploring, but I've been watching videos for ages and have seen many places, including my old school. Videos are where my interests started, and I've always been interested in the stories of these places and how they are frozen in time...

Sorting through a lot of wrecked mills here’s a small one I’d forgotten about. I had this wrongly marked as collapsed but on arriving it was still standing, all boarded up - in fact it was listed in 1977, even though some of the original equipment has gone. The available history suggests there...

January 2025 Kicking of 2026, this one unfolded over two visits: first as a solo escapade, then a few days later returning with @Mr Budge in tow. I’d been keeping an eye on this tunnel on and off for a couple of years, only really starting to take it seriously after the DfT installed the larger...

This one’s from 2023, but thought I’d post it up anyway, this location has been well covered but I’ll do a little write up. History Wedgwood Memorial College began life not as a conventional school, but as a residential adult education centre with a strong emphasis on culture, discussion, and...

Visited here in the early part of the year with my usual two mates. We were in the area after visiting the brewery in Burton, and MotionlessMike had suggested this place. It was in quite a beautiful setting, and we had a lovely stroll along the river to get too it. Sadly the manor house was...

Car Graveyard, Alton, Staffordshire - 2020/2025 A little car dump which is a stone’s throw from Alton Towers, so close in fact that you get to listen to people screaming whilst riding whichever thing is nearest whilst mooching about. There is also a derp house on the site but it gave me the...

1. The History A series of eleven adits that make up Bincliff lead mine (also known as Binclif or Binklif mine) are located in a square kilometre on the steep slopes of the Manifold Valley, approximately 2km west of the Staffordshire village of Stanshope. Early workings on the vein at Bincliff...

Crown Maltings, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire - August 2025 This single surviving malthouse situated along Anglesey Road was formerly part of a larger malting complex, built for L & G Meakin in stages between 1875 and 1882. Apparently Messrs Meakin only made malt of ‘the finest description’...

May 2025 I’ve always had a soft spot for Bass, so getting inside what was once the old South Brewhouse was something I’d been eyeing up for a while. I first became aware of it about a year before my first visit, when @Mr Budge and I cocked it after checking out another of Burton's hidden...