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Apologies for the photos in advance, this was a random wander whilst in Dieppe and we didn't have any gear with us so had to use phone. History - Die06 Château de Dieppe is a set of bunker built into and around the castle and cliffs on the west side of Dieppe as part of the Atlantik wall...

Nothing spectacular just a random roadside find mostly empty but some decent decay. History - We don't have much as it's hard to track down. From what we can gather this site is a glass moulds manufacturer, a section is still active and houses a modern factory but the bit we explored is a...

History - The Tournesol swimming pool or the Sunflower pool is a swimming pool model resulting from a french national program for the construction of industrial-type swimming pools, which led to the construction of 183 swimming pools of this type in France in the late 1970s and early 1980s...

Hangar Mousse is located on the outskirts of Besançon (33 Chem. des Echenoz de Velotte). The road is so narrow that you have to stop when there is oncoming traffic. At first you think that the location is already gone. However, if you go a little into the bushes, you will find the hall with the...

History - Hennocque quarry is a limestone quarry taking it's name from the family that owned it for several generations. When France fell to the Germans in 1940 the quarry was seized and used as part of the plans for the manufacture and distribution of V2 rockets. The V2 rocket or...

I've been in two minds as to whether this warrants a report or not considering it's a museum, but seeming as the only mention of it I can find on the forums is in a similar report on the Blockhouse Museum in Eperlecques, I thought I'd give it a shot. I did have a mooch around the carnage left up...

ALIENWORKS POWER STATION THE HISTORY: All history from @Grom This small power station in France was once surrounded by a sprawling ironworks was built to provide power for all the local heavy industry. The Cast Iron factories began in the late 1890s, to support this the coal powered power...

Hello everyone! mum hoping to plan a little trip to France over the next month and Ive been looking on maps to see if I can find any potential locations to scout out. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? I’ve not explored France before. if anyone has any suggestions of pins I would also...

Presentation : The Château de la Solitude, or Castle of Loneliness, is located in the Hauts de Seine department in France. Surrounded by its own very enjoyable small woods, it now belongs to the city state and its facade is visible to everyone, even though it is surrounded by high fences. The...

This is going to be my first ever report so hopefully this will go well. I apologize in advance for the poor pictures, I did not take my camera, so I had to take snaps with my phone. Last Sunday after attending a family wedding away from Paris, I made my way back home with the intention of...

I discovered this building a few months ago whilst visiting the nearby train graveyard, but at that time it was sealed shut. As I was passing by again last week, I thought I'd give it another look.. and we got in. It's full name was the Centre de Formation d'Apprentis which was a type of...

Travelled to this place with little hope of seeing anything but was surprised with the easy access and sheer size of the building. Located near the centre next to residential buildings, it seems to have been a catering building for the nearby University. Signs warn of a stray dog at ground...

- First Report - Explored this on a long weekend away to France, unfortunately I have looked high and low and still been unable to find any information on this chateau. Such a beautiful property pretty much untouched, we can only pray it stays that way. Thanks for reading :)