We Went Back | Exploring An Abandoned Swimming Centre Part 2

Entry now harder! We had to go back for a part 2 there was so much we missed in the first visit. With the history we learnt from the comment on the first video we came across so much more.

Not much we can say on this one but wow was it crazy, live power still, no vandalism and cameras still active. We explored for as long as we could until police arrived after security saw us on the cameras and sensors were triggered.

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Abandoned Buffett Island | No Upstairs Access

Buffet Island, closed 2020, has no access to the upstairs due to being boarded up. The building has now been vacant for 4 years. Historically, it operated as a popular community pub known as Schofields and then The Trees.

Currently, McDonald’s is proposing to develop a new restaurant on the former Buffet Island restaurant site on Queslett Road.

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Abandoned Tunnels G….. | Members Only Exclusive.

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We explored the abandoned GKN Factory in Sandwell/Birmingham with easy access and straight into the tunnels this was a great explore. If you attempt this one yourself please be mindful that the ventilation is not the best and just from the short amount of time we were down there, your be able to see below, we started becoming light headed ourselves.

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Abandoned Former Birmingham Wheels | Future BCFC Ground

Birmingham Wheels Park is a now closed. A former dedicated Wheeled-sports park with a short-track oval motor racing circuit, MSA approved kart circuit, drifting arenas, off-road rally stage and the UK’s only purpose-built outdoor speed-skating arena. The site is in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham, England.


We Explored An Abandoned Zoo | Rutland Sanctuary Zoo

We explored an small abandoned zoo, Small interactive zoo featuring which used to feature over 75 species of invertebrates & reptiles, with a souvenir shop. Founded in 2012, Bugtopia seeks to teach people about bugs in an interactive and hands-on way. In doing this, they hope to bat away some of the stigma associated with some of the world’s humbler of creatures. Bugtopia won an award in their first year for their effective and educational approach to their first meet and greet.

Their mission, in their words, is to achieve “Conservation through Education”, to teach the importance of preserving the biodiversity of our world, whilst allowing visitors to get up close and personal with their exhibitions! They specialised in invertebrates and reptiles. #DeeExplores

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Abandoned Cannabis Farm | Exploring Abandoned Birmingham

When exploring around Birmingham, we stumbled across this abandoned cannabis farm in Birmingham. It looks like they were scared off as there was still 2 rooms of plants not taken, but 2 completely gone! This has got to be one of the best explores we had came across and one what really shocked us.

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The Ivy Leaf Centre – Royal British Legion

After many unsuccessful attempts, we diecided to go back and try 1 last time!

This time we got in, enjoy the abandoned Royal British Legion Footage with us.

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About The Ivy Leaf: The 0.75Acres of landed this place is on is currently up for sale! The site currently comprises of a former social club building which comprises of part three storey, part single storey masonry with a mixture of flat and barrelled roofs over. The site has planning permission granted under 2021/06275/PA for the demolition of the existing structures and the creation of 50 apartments, a ground floor retail unit and associated parking.


Rimstock Factory West Bromwich

Rimstock LTD (Formally known as Rimstock PLC until 2017), based in West Bromwich, was a alloy wheel manufacture which was founded 22 January 1985. The 3 factories based in West Bromwich were closed down during 2023. The video of our explore is at the bottom of this post.

The biggets of the 3 factories (the one we explored) has Security, Dogs and an armadillo on site, we didnt notice this until we were nearly at the end of our explore when i look out the window and decided its time to go . Good job really as as we walked around the front of the building security were leaving the building and the dog was not in sight anymore, maybe looking for us.

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From speaking with locals and ex-employees, it is believed that the company went into administration in 2023, but with further research the company is still showing as running on companies house.

About Rimstock (Source Rimstock.com)

Rimstock has been acquired by JKM Developers & Sarb Capital (A Joint Venture), a deal that will safeguard the wheel manufacturing industry in Britain and ensure the future growth and success of the company.

Headquartered at the centre of the UK’s automotive industry, Rimstock design, manufacture, and supply alloy wheels, worldwide, to more than 40 countries, and is Britain’s leading prestige wheel manufacturer.

Founded in 1985, Rimstock’s West Bromwich, UK base comprises state-of-the-art facilities, taking customers initial design concepts, through to manufacture and distribution.

Specialising in the design and production of cast and forged wheels, Rimstock are the only company in the UK to have full testing facilities available to them in-house. These facilities are certified to test to German TUV approval standards and indicates that its alloy wheels have been manufactured to a very high standard, which exceeds or equals that of the original equipment fitted to the vehicle.

In 2018, a new plant was fully commissioned on site, specialising in the manufacture of Forged alloy wheels, with multi-million-pound support from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund. Forged alloy wheels offer OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) more complex designs – stronger yet lighter – and the result – Forged wheels being considerably lighter than Cast wheels – significantly improves vehicle breaking, handling and fuel economy.

Continued investment in innovative processes represents the futureproofing of Rimstock’s business and the evolution of alloy wheel manufacturing.


The Q Club Birmingham

Opened in 1989 in a former Methodist church, The Que Club rapidly became the centre of Birmingham’s club culture, with nights such as Atomic Jam, Flashback, House Of God, Logical Progression and The Bubble Club. Carl Cox, David Holmes, Grooverider, Paul Oakenfold, Underworld, Massive Attack, Pete Tong and Andrew Weatherall all played here, and Daft Punk’s first live album, Alive 1997, was recorded at the venue.

The Que Club closed permanently in 2017 and the Grade II-listed building where it was located is now vacant. In The Que was create to preserve the cultural importance of the club and the nights it hosted, and was funded in part by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.