cambridgeshire

History Royal Air Force Upwood or more simply RAF Upwood is a former Royal Air Force stationadjacent to the village of Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England, in the United Kingdom. It was a non-flying station which was under the control of the United States Air Force from 1981, and one of three RAF...

Introduction Originally reported by @JakeV50 last year, it is not the best condition station by any means, but it’s set up a bit differently compared to most I have visited. Information & History This Pumping Station appears to work alongside some other stations nearby which is evident from the...

Introduction Myself, @KPUrban_ and @Wastelandr met up several weeks back to cover a few places around Cambridgeshire, the primary motive of the trip was to visit Mullard’s Observatory but we also spent a few hours at this old mill site. I mentioned it to KP as I found it on OS Maps a while back...

RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, 2024 As derelict RAF bases go, this one has remined fairly forgotten. Nearly fifteen years on from disuse, the officers mess is the only noteworthy structure that remains derelict or intact. History For more information, see the Oakington History website...

Introduction I can’t believe it has taken me this long to do this place as it is quite interesting and reasonably local to me. Me @Wastelandr, and @KPUrban_ headed out to check out a few bits in Cambridgeshire with this being the last site of the day. Information & History Founded by Martin...

Introduction Another old Fenland pumping station I have been meaning to visit for quite some time now but I never got around to doing it. Finally decided to visit and commit to the long walk to get to it, turns out the walk wasn’t quite as long as I thought it would be. Information & History...

Introduction I had a few days off work so this week I decided to embark on another pump adventure heading towards The Fens. Unfortunately, like many recent visits, I didn’t have much luck. I’ve been keen to try the Oxborough station for a while now as it has been on my radar for years, even...

Introduction Back to the pumping stations with one of mine and @JakeV50's finds from a couple of months ago. Jake has already posted this one but I thought I would also share my take on the site. Information & History The Lower Padnal station was responsible for draining the Padnal and Waterden...

Introduction You know the drill, me and @JakeV50 set off to try and cover some more of the old pump houses around Fenland. This day was a bit of a failure as we visited quite a lot of empty/inaccessible ones, but this one was definitely a highlight. In fact, this was my favourite find so far...

CASP/Madingley Rise Laboratory Introduction and Visit As one of a small collection of relatively unaccounted for derelictions in and around Cambridge, this small laboratory complex finds itself orphaned from the Madingley Rise Campus which forms from part of the University Of Cambridge. Having...

Introduction This is a site I found on satellite imagery a while back, and I thought I’d give it a quick look while me and @V50jake were in the area checking out a few other places. Information & History The water treatment plant was used to pump and treat water from the demolished Bayer...

Royal Papworth Cardiac Hospital - Bernhard Baron Building Introduction I tend to avoid reposting places that have already been compiled and posted but after 2019 the opportunity to venture within the former cardiac specialist hospital of Royal Papworth saw changes put a pause on completing...

Introduction This is a place I had pinned for a while, and for some reason, I assumed it was going to be sealed. I was, however, halfway between home and this location so I thought I'd give it a try, and it was worth it in the end. History Elton Mill is an 18th Century Mill based in a quaint...

Introduction Whilst clearing out the several hundred gigabytes of old and useless files I came across several old files containing images of this place. Having started exploring here and having spent many weekends and afternoons making an arse of myself here, I decided there should be enough...

My friend told me about this abandoned place that he had hear of in the village, I said lets go.... This Prisoner of war camp was built in 1948 and is all wooden buildings so its incredible that its managed to last this long. During the war the prisoners kept there would help out on the fields...

Royal Papworth This place was on our list since the construction began of the new building at Addenbrookes, Cambridge, and since that would leave a fully stocked specialist hospital closed nearby was a safe to say a visit was on the cards. Let's have a look at the history. The hospital's...

I've been exploring for a few months now and this is my first report so all feedback is greatly appreciated. This building caught our eye on the way to another location, so we thought we would take a look. We were at first slightly puzzled as to what this building could've been used for, due to...

Intro We accidentally discovered this site the day before our visit, after having to cancel a London explore, so with little knowledge we headed there and hoped for the best. The Bulding The site itself (NOW DEMOLISHED) consisted of two buildings and multiple conveyors and towers, a bit like an...

Intro Barrington Cement works was home to one of Cambridgeshire's chimneys and had an impact on the railways and towns throughout it's lefetime. After accidnetally discovering it a few years back we have made multiple visits and found things from Gas masks to Control Rooms. So I thought I'd put...

Saw this radio mast and it looked interesting from a distance so my friend and I decided to cycle over to try and climb it. I had never climbed anything before so decided to start with this radio mast as it is in the middle of nowhere, so the chances of being caught are practically zero (Only...