Fails of the Urban Explorer: The Bed of Nails, and other Stories.

The mill was split into two sections. One renovated and all things nice, the other massive, sparse, and very derelict

We parked on the nice side as they provided me with free parking, promptly stopped, took this shot, and walked to the 'bad side'.

Parkwood Mills

I don't expect much from mills, besides dust, pigeon shit, atmosphere, an odd broken limb, and occasionally that great shot if the lighting is good.

This is why one must explore when it’s sunny. No sun, no lighting.

My thoughts on seeing the inside of Parkwood Mills were, ‘The Bed of Nails’.

The Bed of Nails offers relaxation and healing for the built-up stress and tension that comes from everyday life.

How about walking on it? That’s what we would expect from getting inside. They had placed iron bars instead of 'full tin' so we could check the inside. A great owner strategic great move I would add.

Crossing that would likely be more a test of balance than a casual explore. Who in their right mind would want to go in there?

@anidiotexplores did half-heartedly check above the iron door only to find he couldn’t grip the stone edge.

‘It’s too slippy and rounded to get a grip’ he complained.

If the floor beneath is laden with nails, then what of the upper floors?

This was going to end in tears and injury. We left Parkwood Mills with its nice stone marker to the pigeons and rats.

The Power Station

You have to understand that most drive-by’s are crap. They may look derelict, but 90% of the time are inaccessible.

...'someone's pride and joy surely? Looks can be deceiving'

The 10% of ones you can get inside, are then 90% of the time.. shit inside. These statistics are poor and yet I keep my beady eye ready as always.

This looked like some old Power Station, come house on further inspection of the roadside stop. A power station...?

I have to credit @bingbabe for noticing it, and after parking in a lay-by and mooching, it was very much sealed with a single door that was not going to budge.

Given 'The Power Station' was in the middle of nowhere I was surprised by the graffiti. I guess that it was some generator building, which would hold little photographic value inside.

.. and yet it looked like an abandoned Cottage from the roadside. Talk about feeling cheated.

The Swan Hotel

It had those metal green shutters everywhere, trees and bushes growing out of the masonry which means just one thing.

...'We were not going to get inside'...

The newly built detached houses at the rear were stopping us from scouting the back, the gate was climbable but only if we could see an access point, otherwise not worth the effort.

I am not as skinny as I used to be, frequently scramble under fences but this was a little much. It was bright and sunny but the ground was too damp for my liking. Even @anidiotexplores could not manage the gap.

The Swan Hotel will need to crumble a little more before we try again.

Seedfield Resource Centre

Was it a school? It looked like it, and if so surely it was secured, or had on-site security?

We walked through the gates that were wide-open and nonchalantly drifted toward this 60's pre-fab complex looking as innocent as possible.

Not a school, but ex-government owned I would say and used for several things.

It was early morning and there wasn’t a soul about. If security existed they were keeping very quiet.

So many buildings, surely one of them had an entry point?

We spotted vandalism, sealed doors, and windows. It was a little too quiet.

Seedfield Resource Centre was not a drive-by. It has been documented, infiltrated and there was security… once.

We spotted the old entrance point which has now been boarded.

The grounds were getting overgrown, trees were growing too close to the windows and yet the path was clear.

After walking around 'Seedfield Resource Centre' for 20 minutes or so, we called it. It all looked too recent, too new, and too well looked after.

The fact security has left was surprising. Give it another 6 months or so and we will be back for a reprise.

It won't take long with no guards on site for this one to be busted open. They really should get at least some weed-smoking dopey guard to deter the vandals.

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