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Having spent a week with the family in a lodge over the Christmas period, eaten my own body weight in mince pies and brandy butter I needed to get out for some peace/quiet/exercise. The area local to where I was staying didn't have much in the way of explores that I hadn't already done so this...

1. The History Well documented so just a quick potted history here. Chatterley Whitfield Colliery is a disused coal mine just outside the Staffordshire village of Chell, close to Stoke-on-Trent. Although coal mining can be traced right back to the 13th century in the Potteries, the first...

Dratcot mine and underground rail tunnel Staffordshire Was a tight fit and by god it was a very steep never ending tunnel into the mine, didn’t get any pictures because I couldn’t get my camera because of the conditions of the decent luckily the exit was abit better :) Construction began in...

The NSRI For most reading this place has been probably done to death more than any other location in human history. For myself this places doesn't really get old numerous operating theatres, endless medical wards and corridors tick most boxes as my ideal location. Anyway, on with the report...

Rugeley 'B' Power Station - 2017. yoink In other news, this place has its own 24/7 drive ‘thru what’s not to like :brew About time I stuck this lot up really as it's been gathering dust a while now.. I've passed this place on the train numerous times over the decades and often wondered...

A bit more backlog I thought Id share I managed to drag my young lad out on this one which makes a change as exploring dosent come with a screen attached so hes not really that interested any more (any of you with teenage children will laugh anyway) Everyone loves trains & this is a really easy...

Hello everybody, hopefully this thread will belong in the correct place. I visited north Staffordshire royal infimary in October and with a bit of stealth me and 4 others made it in for our best explore to date, left and never bumped in to anybody. In two hours we did however only cover a...

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY Haven't posted on here in a VERY long time so decided to give it a shot again. THE EXPLORE: So this is sort of a joint report of the two times that I went here, once in July with UrbandonedTeam and KingOfBongo, then went again with ExplorerX and a couple...

Over course of 2 visits we explored almost the entire NSRI. Unfortunately we ran out of time, on both attempts, to do the morgue and labs as entering would have been too long. We managed to discover 7 of the 8 op rooms so not bad really. Considering the closure was back in 2012 it has done well...

History borrowed from A man called Martyn’s report https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/dudley-ryder-school-sandon-staffs-april-2016.t103044 The Dudley Ryder School was founded in 1824 by Lord Harrowby & opened in 1825. Originally there were two class rooms one for boys & one for girls & there were...

tazzy been though a bit of a difficult time - but the whirlwind is back - sorry for no photos but the pheonix has risen from the aSHES?

About a month back i get a text from a good friend "book the **th off you will need £15" the type of message that is a once in a lifetime kind of opportunity so i just do it then ask questions but anyway this one is a PUBLIC ACCESS tour! yes the general public can book on pay £15 and go...

The Explore...... A spur of the moment try following a fail in the nearby area......and success.....this was even on a school day!!! ;) A Bit of History..... The Big Mill or Wardle & Davenport Ltd is in Staffordshire Built in 1857 by the famous Victorian architect William Sugden, originally...

"The Dudley Ryder School was founded in 1824 by Lord Harrowby & opened in 1825. Originally there were two class rooms one for boys & one for girls & there were around 100 pupils in attendance. It was described as a "quaint" building with the headmaster`s house in between the girls & boys...

Woop woop! First one that was open, I had previously tied one near Donnington and one in Gnosall to find welded lids... Seriously overgrown it took me over 20 mins to get the brambles off the sucker. Has a geocache in it and was flooded an inch. I laced the brambles back over so hopefully the...