Urbex: Château Face Off, France – June 2016
Château Face Off was definitely one of my favourite explores of 2016. Smaller than I had anticipated, the Château was full of relics from the former occupants most notably three rather unusual bustes…
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Urbex: Château Stromae, France – June 2016
The abandoned Château Stromae is yet another architecturally stunning castle in France which sits abandoned in a deteriorating state. As you can see from the exterior photos this building has been added to over the years and has quite a history to it as well…
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Urbex: Château Chasseur de cerf, France – June 2016
Another interesting disused Chateau in France, this building from what I understand is earmarked for restoration despite being in a pretty bad condition structurally.
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – June 2016 (revisit 2)
Quite likely my last visit to this Castle, for those who might not have already heard the castle is being demolished / dismantled and work began shortly after my visit last year.Plenty of photos have circulated showing the tops of the towers and turrets removed and laying on the ground as well as other clearance works on the grounds…
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Urbex: Château Gryffindor, France – September 2015
The Chateau itself was obviously the main draw and I think accounts for most of the photos below including the lovely spiral staircase which leads up to a small landing area with decoratively painted walls. There was a room with an examination bed and a few pieces of other medical equipment which were one of the few remaining reminders of the last function of the building as a care home for the elderly.
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Urbex: Château Verdure, France – September 2015
The abandoned Château Verdure! Finally, I got around to seeing this place!
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Urbex: Le Château de Lesches, France – September 2015
This lovely Château was empty and abandoned when I visited back in September 2005, when doing a little more research on the place for this article I found that new owners had purchased an occupied the Castle and will be working to renovate the place.
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Urbex: Château Fachos, France – September 2015
Sitting relatively untouched windows all intact with no boards on them surrounded by woodland and having so much character to it this one was an instant favourite before we even got inside…
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Urbex: Château Japonais aka Château des Chasseurs, France – October 2014
A huge Château located in a large grounds, Château Japonais aka Château des Chasseurs is quite isolated from the nearby homes. This gorgeous castle has been somewhere I have wanted to photograph since I saw pictures online. Clearly the building had fallen into disrepair but observations during our trip suggest that the building is undergoing some renovation works and will one day hopefully be restored to its former glory…
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Urbex: Château Sous Les Nuages aka The Castle in the Clouds, France – October 2014
Not much information about this gorgeous Château… Internally the building had some clear signs of modernization in comparison to the much older external architecture. Château Sous Les Nuages or the Castle in the Clouds appears to have been left empty with much of the belongings left behind. There are some hint to attempts to renovate…
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Urbex: Château des Faisans, Somewhere, France – May 2014
Welcome to the enchanting abandoned Château des Faisans. This beautiful castle which sits derelict in a large grounds was a pleasure to explore. We arrived early morning, the first stop on the “Chasing Brunas Tour”…
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – May 2014 (revisit)
The abandoned fairy tale castle, Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy stands rotting and crumbling atop a large hill in Celles, Belgium. Surrounded by Forest, depending upon how you approach the building you are pretty much on top of it before you can clearly see where it is located…
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Urbex: Château de la Forêt, Belgium – April 2014 (revisit)
Home from a European tour for only 24 hours and I was back on the road again… back to Belgium in fact… after receiving a few messages whilst on route home I was told to repack immediately as we were going back for some more FORET!
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Urbex: Château Lumiere, Somewhere, France – April 2014
The abandoned Château Lumiere, Built by a descendant of a wealthy tobacco tycoon the Neo-Baroque style building was erected in the early 1900’s. The property apparently benefits from some historical protections from the government, it has however remained abandoned since the 1950’s and despite several changes in hands no-one has returned to occupy the place…
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Urbex: Château de la Forêt, Belgium – April 2014
This unoccupied castle, Château de la Forêt, is a stunning Neo-Tudor style building. Built in 1860 the Castle sits in the middle of a forest with a large estate grounds. The Château is not technically abandoned, From what I have been able to establish the property was left to a group of descendants who are unable to agree upon a single owner…
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Urbex: Loudoun Castle Theme Park, Ayrshire, Scotland – January 2014
The Abandoned, or it would be more correct to say closed Loudoun Castle Theme Park is built on the site of the old Loudoun Castle which was originally contructed in the early 1800’s. The castle was destroyed in a devastating fire back in 1942.
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Urbex: Birkwood Asylum, Somewhere, Scotland – January 2014
A large abandoned asylum / hospital complex somewhere in Scotland. We went to take a few night shots and to scope out a possible entry point for the following day when we were greeted by a little surprise…
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Urbex: Camelot Theme Park, Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom – March 2013
I’ve always wanted to see an abandoned theme park and this one wasn’t a disappointment. Electricity was on in some parts, we didn’t test the rides but I assume they will have been disconnected…
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – December 2012 (Part 2)
Part 2 of my Urbex visit to Château de Noisy aka Château Miranda. This Castle which could almost be considered a ruin at this stage is an Urban Explorers paradise. The building looks like an abandoned Disney castle with spiraling turrets and a dominant clock tower. Truly an amazing site…
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – December 2012 (Part 1)
Built in 1855 / 1866 by English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family this neo-Gothic castle known initially as Château Miranda but is now known as Château de Noisy. The castle began life as a summer home for the Liedekerke-Beaufort family. in the second world war it was claimed by German troop at the battle of the Bulge. After the war the Belgian National Railway Company rented the building to use as a school and holiday home for the children of the Belgian railway employees until the late 1970’s…
