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Absolutely, yes 🙂

@@AdamExploresBritain Glad to hear it!

Scarefest is a Halloween event where people pay to go in 'scaremazes' to get scared by actors in costumes etc. the ruins used to be free to explore until this event started and year on year eventually less and less of the ruins were open, until you pretty much stopped being able to go in at all. I don't believe there is any further restoration work planned for the conservatory, but I do have an old video on this channel showing its history and the restoration. The place has such an interesting history, which is why it's one of my favourite places. Thanks again, Adam :)

@@AltonTowersMemories Oh, I see, thank you! I'll look for the other restoration video 👍

Must have been a few years after this video. Some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to cover it up forever when giving the monorail a new paintjob. The mural had been there for many years as well and was pretty amazing! They should get a local college to do another one.

Well anything is better than a purple wall

Very kind, thank you! 😃😃😃

Yes, I remember us discussing that! Enjoy your explore 🙂😃

Glad you enjoyed it. Those walks over by the hotel/enchanmted village are actually a continuation of this/these walks! Just has a boundary fence cutting off access running down the hill through the paths when you get just below the Alton Towers hotel (to stop people getting into the theme park for free). Adam 🙂

Much appreciated, I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you have a look at my 'Alton Canal' video you will see a bit of the parks boundary at the lower end of the woods and also Ina's Rock which is a rock formation on the outside of the theme park but still on part of the 'Rock Walk'. Think I might have a couple of pics on my PC somewhere of the actual fence separating the inside/outside parts of the 'rock walk' and theme park but it doesn't let you share in TH-cam comments haha. All the best, Adam 🙂

Thanks again :)

​@@AltonTowersMemoriesI've never seen that serpent's head before - I'll have to have a look next year.

@@kirstie_alice Enjoy 😃🙂🙂

A few months ago a community spirited local went up and cut off the padlocks, which was good to hear! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks a lot for watching, Adam :)

Yeah, they just don't give enough budget to hire enough staff to maintain it all. I think I recall the steps and handrail looking pretty fresh going back only around 15 years ago. Maybe around the time when they started publicizing the Woodland Walk from the hotels to Forbidden Valley. That area and the Woodland Walk had a lot of clearance around that time. Since then, it's obviously been abandoned and the Woodland Walk (part of the Earl's old carriage drive) is not even open any more. Thanks again for taking an interest in my videos, I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Adam :)

it’s really sad that Merlin won’t give the park more money to maintain this. the rides are great and all but the towers and gardens are just as important

@@AltonTowersMemories Ohh easily that and more. Me and my (then) girlfriend used to book Splash Landings when it was new in summer 2003, and we used to use the Spa in 2004-2006. I'm sure the Woodland Walk was opened the same time as the Spa because we used to walk it for early rides in Forbidden Valley. So yeah, 20 years ago. Christ, it hurts my brain to even think that much time has passed :(

@@themeparkreel Definitely. Maybe one day someone will come along and look after the theme park and the heritage side both at the same time.

@@PixPete I know yeah, haha. Lovely little morning walk to get into the theme park that was. Good memories :)

Thanks, very kind of you. Yeah, it can get very overgrown. The problem is, they've only got a relatively small gardening team who have to try to keep up with the whole estate. Plus, I think they'd prefer if people didn't use these old paths anyway, by the looks of it! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again 👍🙂

Thanks, very much appreciated 🙂🙂

Oh yeah, well now your visit has been recorded for posterity 😀

@@AltonTowersMemories Haha yes, captured forever, my determined stomp into Hex :D Also, similarly appalled at the state of the canal. We did the heritage tour in July and I didn’t even recognise it at first. The frustrating thing is, if they kept on top of it, it wouldn’t be a massively labour intensive/costly job.

@@carlyemms Yeah, totally agree. The problem is simply a lack of staff in the gardens. They want to do everything but there's just not enough of them. I don't think they can leave the canal for another year though, it needs to be done this closed season to some extent.

@@AltonTowersMemories Yeah that’s a real shame for the dedicated gardeners they do have, it must be so frustrating for them. Makes me want to grab a pair of waders and get it done 😅

@@carlyemms 😂😂😂

Yeah, it hasn't really changed that much. Just a few little extra touches to polish it up a bit really (and fixing the major problem that forced it to keep closing). Still a good fun ride :)

@@AltonTowersMemories such a shame about the lower part of the gardens looking a bit neglected, I wonder if they're leaving it till spring now 🤔

@@Jordan_Starr It does happen quite often that you come back when the theme park opens again in late march and they've done a fair bit of work, so it's certainly possible. It's well due! They don't do it every year though from memory. Think it's been 2-3 years since the canal was last sorted out.

Thanks buddy, you're very kind! Glad you enjoyed it, Adam 😃

That's brill, thanks for letting me know. Feels weird to be detached from the theme park whilst you're still in the grounds doesn't it? I know what you mean about being overgrown too, I was co-incidentally exploring the other side of the valley (Rock Walk) yesterday and that was all overgrown too. Best time of theme park season to explore is probably late march or something like that from memory. Adam :)

@@AltonTowersMemories Think my reply disappeared but was just saying if I’d known you were around yesterday would have loved to have said hello. How did the Rock Walk go? We considered attempting it but since I’d already lost my foot down a hole once on the way to Cuckoo Arbour we thought we’d quit whilst ahead! Look forward to more content from you next season as a historian who appreciates your evident years of extensive research on the Towers. Carly :)

@@carlyemms Thanks. Yeah, the Rock Walk went okay. Overgrown quite a bit but I got to the end of the track I wanted to. Will be putting a video out of it in 3-4 weeks or something like that. I hadn't been to Towers for a few months so it's a co-incidence that we were exploring at the same time on opposite sides of the valley 😃

@@AltonTowersMemories Oh I’m being a wally I was thinking of the Step Walk. The Rock Walk will be super interesting too though. Yes it is funny we both had similar ideas at the same time! We did Hex (half for the ride and half because I love the Octagon) and then disappeared off for our adventure. Then collapsed in a heap with our lunch!

@@carlyemms Same. I went and had a look at the Hex reopening and then had a ride on that, then went exploring. Good fun to mix it up with a bit of modern and a bit of old stuff. And yeah, it's good just to be inside the armoury, picture gallery and octagon when going on Hex. I completely get that 🙂👍

Probably in the mid 1800s, for an interesting area to look at for visitors. It was the fashion back then to have a circuit for your visitors to walk around on your estate and find things to excite them and remind them of other places. These bits have been long forgotten by the modern owners...

Yeah, it looks awful now. They could do with something more permanent 👍

You're very welcome. Glad you found it interesting. Adam 🙂👍

Thanks, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully learned a couple of new things. Adam 🙂👍

Haha, nevermind. I saw the potter and wondered if there might be some loose connection to the potters at the Towers, as you don't really see that much nowadays, and thanks to your comment it turns out that there was! Thanks again for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Adam :)

Definitely! Great for exploring with plenty to see. Thanks for watching 🙂

You're very welcome. There's plenty of interest to see around the area so you will not be short of sights for your video. Thanks for watching, Adam 🙂

Oh yeah, that's interesting. Maybe it would have held a religious statue or something, to be viewed from the castle windows? No idea in all honesty. Maybe someone will come along with more knowledge and let us know in the next several years haha! That is an interesting place for an arch like that. Hmmmm 🙂🤔👍

Answered your similar question in the comments on the other video, but basically businessmen stripped the place and sold fittings to recoup money that they paid to buy the estate c1950s.

The place was stripped of all the wood panelling, lead from the roofs etc during the 1950s by some businessmen who bought the place. With the lead gone from the roofs it was no longer weather sealed and so was subjected to water damage etc. That was the end of it basically and the floors etc were no longer safe. A fire was even started in one part of the house which obviously didn't help either!

Yes, they don't open them any more. Only for paid tours occasionally. Prices are around £10 I think, but you don't get to see that much of the house. You won't see the West Wing that's in this video. Adam :)

That's a shame! I wouldn't have been happy either. At least you got their eventually though :)

@@AltonTowersMemories true, i've been on Reborn 3 times now and am going at the end of this month and for scarefest

@@TowersAltonPlanCo Enjoy :)

Cheers pal. It's gotta be done 😃

same thing is happening with Nemesis Reborn, even after being open for 6 months you still see it plastered everywhere

Nemesis has always been my favourite, but I went on Hyperia on opening day and I'm not so sure now...... 😀

@@AltonTowersMemories it is really close. Both are fantastic coasters!🦀🪽

Hope you had a good day :)

Like the very front

I know yeah, haha. I thought it was worth filming as we had the honour of being led by the actor guy as we were the first to get there. And no doubt in years to come they'll probably shut off the extended queueline again. Thanks for watching, Adam :)

Yeah, this is the normal Express parking which is right next to the main entrance. I think they limit the amount of Express parking tickets so it shouldn't be over-booked, in theory.

You're very welcome! I'm glad that you found it interesting, Adam :)

Yeah, it can be a bit crazy on an opening day like this. I'm glad that my video got that atmosphere across so that it gives people an idea of what it's like sometimes. Thanks for watching my vid :)

You're welcome! Thanks, Adam :)

You're welcome, thank you :)

You're very welcome. Thanks again, Adam :)

I'm glad that you found it interesting. Thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed it. Much appreciated, Adam :)