Location website..

I've been to Harperbury Hospital a few times, can be quite spooky depending on what time you decide to go looking...
 
General Advice: don't sign up to any urbex site and ask for a) locations near such and such a place, or b) how to get into places. The Urbex community is pretty secretive about access, and generally suspicious of newcomers in case they are security, police, or people who wish to go in and rob or torch places. Requests for places in localities is usually met with an impolite request to use the search facility especially on 28dayslater.
 
'Urbex' is an abbreviation of URBan EXploring. Gaining access to the buildings can be considered breaking and entering, or trespassing. So not the most legal! Although there are some great ruins around that do not require either, you just need to know where to look
 
I'm not a member of 28 days later but have spent many a time lurking on there checking out the photos, reveiws and discriptions of places. It is an excellent site full of very interesting stuff. I can fully understand why the members on there would be wary of newcomers and will not fully disclose the locations.
 
DaveKing said:
'Urbex' is an abbreviation of URBan EXploring. Gaining access to the buildings can be considered breaking and entering, or trespassing. So not the most legal! Although there are some great ruins around that do not require either, you just need to know where to look
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Breaking and entering is different to trespassing. You don't necessarily have to break and enter, ie cause criminal damage, to access places. Trespass is not a criminal offence, apart from specific sites such as MOD sites, railway property, nuclear installations, etc.
As for getting permission to enter places, well, it's always worth a try (and i'm not averse to asking) but it's normally refused, predominantly on h&s grounds.
 
DaveKing said:
'Urbex' is an abbreviation of URBan EXploring. Gaining access to the buildings can be considered breaking and entering, or trespassing. So not the most legal! Although there are some great ruins around that do not require either, you just need to know where to look
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The rules of Urbexing is that you don't damage any property, or steal from properties, but access abandoned sites through open doors, windows, etc, NOT breaking and entering.

Trespassing is technically not "illegal", as most cases are civil trespass, and are up to the landowner to prove that you caused damage to property, or caused a loss of money. Unless you go with a hammer in your bag or something, it's unlikely you'll be sued for anything. Most likely outcome is being escorted off site by security, but there again, not all sites have security!

I know of a few places around me that have no security, and have been urbexed for the past 4-5 years freely! If anyone wants to know more, drop me a PM ;)
 
viewfromthenorth said:
Breaking and entering is different to trespassing. You don't necessarily have to break and enter, ie cause criminal damage, to access places. Trespass is not a criminal offence, apart from specific sites such as MOD sites, railway property, nuclear installations, etc.
As for getting permission to enter places, well, it's always worth a try (and i'm not averse to asking) but it's normally refused, predominantly on h&s grounds.
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Who do you ask, though?
 
tinite said:
Who do you ask, though?
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That's the tricky bit and part of the reason why we don't always bother;)
Security sometimes let you in, or can be persuaded to let you know who owns the place if they work directly for the owner. Some places are owned by heritage groups who might be amenable to group visits.
 
viewfromthenorth said:
That's the tricky bit and part of the reason why we don't always bother;)
Security sometimes let you in, or can be persuaded to let you know who owns the place if they work directly for the owner. Some places are owned by heritage groups who might be amenable to group visits.
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It can be difficult to find out who owns what! I'm looking to do a shoot in a derelict old building, so this site is very useful...just need to work out how to get access to some of these places, and make it all above board.
 
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