Heartbreaking to see. My parents owned this beautiful building in the 70's/80's when it was in its prime. I grew up exploring it every day through a child's eyes. Amazing memories
Nikki and I nearly bricking ourselves when you opened the door! We were coming down the stairs thinking we could hear voices, then you opened the door and we nearly DIED. Great video. Shame the place has been trashed. We wanted to come earlier in the year but something called lockdown got in the way. Great to meet you guys!
aww thanks and yeah i got a shock to see someone else in there, i actually got busted in that same hotel last year so that was a return visit and glad i manged to finish it lol, Hope we didn't scare you guys too much yous did look a bit shaken up haha, yous should of stayed back for a group shot lol
Ahhh, I remember this place well, especially the famous closet 😂🤣 and seeing the prior entryway. I’m glad you got to document this place prior to the fire and destruction from randoms. Thank you Alec, I enjoyed the revisit! 😂👍❤️😊. Great job! 😀 Stay safe and I hope you are well.
Hi Alec. Great place, glad you got to go back and finish exploring it. I could almost smell the foosty room and the pigeon crap,lol. I love watching your videos. Love and best wishes from Canada.
Excellent explore, Alec. I thought I recognized the place, I'm a coach driver, and I had a coach party in the hotel for a high tea a good few years ago. I remember the food was delicious and the staff were excellent too. It's a shame that it's derelict now, but thanks for the great explore.
Hi Alec, wow what a shame. I bet it was a grand place in its day. We have Nestle here in the states, didnt really know they were world wide. They are in next to my town in Anderson, Indiana. Thanks for the beautiful explore, lol
I have a JVC TV it's big and I don't know how old it is but it works fine and has great speakers. I bought it for $65. == way cheaper then the even small flat screens. The down side is that it weighs ALOT.
I drive past this place everyday n thought it wud be a great explore for you. It’s so sad to see the place like this, it wAs a beautiful hotel in its day n the food was great. Thanks for the explore 🤗💕
I have a feeling that you will spoilt for choice finding abandoned hotels and businesses over the next couple of years. This hotel didn't seem to have been in bad condition when it was abandoned, it is a shame that those who visited before you just set about vandalising the property. This would have been an ideal purchase for the homeless, such a shame that it was allowed to fall into the standard pigeon infested state of decay. Thanks Alec, often the explore channels bring more to the attention of the public than they realise.
I found this to be quite interesting, though it’s a shame people have to destroy everything they touch, it seems. The last gents rm, actually caught my eye, it may have smelled but I liked the design in there. Plus, was closest rm half way clean! Oh well, ty for the tour, quite pleasurable. Tc and stay safe always.
I don't understand why the satisfaction of smashing the place to bits 🙄🙄 the hotel is located in a fairly busy road , what could possibly be the reason to shut down? Great explore lads 👌👌
Wow nice explore Alex such a shame that the beautiful hotel is derelict but still amazing for urban explorers like you and the crew keep it up man with these epic finds 👍
Wow such a shame this has been so badly vandalised I honestly can’t understand what they get out of doing this so sad ! That room with dead pigeons gave me the fear 🙈 thanks for sharing your explore Alec !
Gosh so sad to see it in that state, we spent our wedding night in the room at the very top of the hotel, up the narrow staircase. The room with the cupboard and the dead pigeons believe it or not was the bridal suite 👰🏼♀️ Also had many a Christmas lunch in that conservatory. Love your videos btw 🤘🏻
Hi Alec! Glad to see you again. Really liked this tour. Bad fire. Is that the reason why it was abandoned? Cost too much to fix? I curse those stupid vandals. Thank you for the tour and take care.. Stay safe ok?
Love the pigeon and the photo of you 3 guys.😂 Awe just saw the 3 pigeons that were dead in that room. Poor things.That pigeon crap was disgusting!!🤢 Another picture 28:15 of the 3 of you looks great.😊 That was interesting. I think it’s the first one that I’ve seen that birds alive and dead were inside.
A great explore, I like where you guys took your pictures.The staircases are still nice .some rooms look like they are being used.hope they save the French doors.👍👍💟👵🇺🇸
There's something special in the stillness portrait shots,find my self tripping it's psych art could I Please have a print if possible and the one from hotel think bearded chappie I loved that shot a million shots in one
Is this the same hotel where the copper opened the cupboard door only to see you and all the colour drained from his face and you could almost hear the sh1t rolling doon his trouser leg? lol
@@ExploringwithAlec 😂 I only found out about your post as I was recognised and had to find it and laugh. Glad you got in again for a good nose. Heard of a couple of other great local explores.
Sooo sad that it was sooo vandalized! Too bad that the salvageable furniture wasn’t donated to charity😔 Once was a very nice place! Thank you for sharing this wonderful property ❤️
Setting up a Facebook account that is one idea and requesting and asking people to donate some money towards to having that hotel done up and restored and get it up and ready to get all these homeless people off the streets. You could have a chat with your friends about all this could that work?
One other idea is type a formal letter to your MP about all this and ask if he could step in and help. about all this really indeed you could be able to have a normal meeting with him and come into talks with your MP and having discussions with the Council on all about this what they can really do to help you here Try that wait till you get a letter back this really could be the key.
my grandad used to take me and sister 4 coke and packet crisps here .every summer holidays. Bot 30 years ago. The couch a sat on in bar is still there. Wow They stayed along road. ☹️ a miss they times...
It would be great to rewire all the electrics and put In Gas Central Heating redecorate all the rooms and put in brand new carpets and a brand new bathroom bath and Shower toilet all in one together but it take quite a lot work to re do up.
@@ExploringwithAlec that's alot of money. Plus having it rewired brand new Gas Central Heating Boiler new radiators and plumbing connections too and new carpets. Have you thought about people wanting to make donations and give money or set a Facebook page to raise money. Have you got any other ideas in mind or in the future or police donationing money from drugs back into the community for good courses.
Loved going here for a meal shut down in the crash was great hotel been to many a wedding in here shame its been demolished by the wasters xx good shoot Alex xx
What a sad, sad sight to see a lovely old hotel / pub close down like that. The worst thing is the way interlopers get into the place and smash things up like buggery. Imagine having to leave those lovely carpets behind.....sad....Actually it should be against the law to shut down pubs...next thing you know the effing islamists have bought the place and turned it into a sodding mosque. Well, anyway that is what they do to pubs around Leicester..get em closed down by just sitting there never buying any drinks next they've forced the landlord to close it down. And within weeks the place has magically transformed into a poxy mosque.
Come in talks with the Council and the UK government over this. Because when people leave prison they will become homeless because it's really serious indeed.
Heartbreaking to see. My parents owned this beautiful building in the 70's/80's when it was in its prime. I grew up exploring it every day through a child's eyes. Amazing memories
Wow fantastic looking building so sad to see it going to ruin
Nikki and I nearly bricking ourselves when you opened the door! We were coming down the stairs thinking we could hear voices, then you opened the door and we nearly DIED. Great video. Shame the place has been trashed. We wanted to come earlier in the year but something called lockdown got in the way. Great to meet you guys!
aww thanks and yeah i got a shock to see someone else in there, i actually got busted in that same hotel last year so that was a return visit and glad i manged to finish it lol, Hope we didn't scare you guys too much yous did look a bit shaken up haha, yous should of stayed back for a group shot lol
Ahhh, I remember this place well, especially the famous closet 😂🤣 and seeing the prior entryway. I’m glad you got to document this place prior to the fire and destruction from randoms. Thank you Alec, I enjoyed the revisit! 😂👍❤️😊. Great job! 😀 Stay safe and I hope you are well.
I watched the original footage you took a year ago of this hotel and boy they made a mess of it in a year. Good explore. Love your work.
Another great explore Alec, I always look forward to your adventures.
I really appreciate the time & effort you put in to making these videos 👍
Thanks its appreciated 👌
👍
ian, same here!
Hi Alec. Great place, glad you got to go back and finish exploring it. I could almost smell the foosty room and the pigeon crap,lol. I love watching your videos. Love and best wishes from Canada.
Thank you
Oh man, Alec drops a video right before I have to go to work, I'll have to wait til tonight to watch it, anticipation!
Oops 🙄
Cool explore Alec, cheers for sharing. All the best from Buenos Aires! 👍🏻👍🏻
Agreed... hello from Washington State!
Excellent explore, Alec.
I thought I recognized the place, I'm a coach driver, and I had a coach party in the hotel for a high tea a good few years ago.
I remember the food was delicious and the staff were excellent too.
It's a shame that it's derelict now, but thanks for the great explore.
Cheers buddy 👌
What a beautiful hotel that was in it's day. So glad you went back! Good job
Thanks glad I got to see it all
Excellent explore. It’s a shame that it’s in such a state. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
Hi Alec, wow what a shame. I bet it was a grand place in its day. We have Nestle here in the states, didnt really know they were world wide. They are in next to my town in Anderson, Indiana. Thanks for the beautiful explore, lol
WOW what a story there! LOVE it - thanks for sharing.
Great exploration friend. Thanks for sharing. Watching from Edinburgh ❤️👍
Thanks
18:14 I still have that exact Panasonic TV, use it in my bedroom, 24 years old and works fine!
That's awesome!
I have a JVC TV it's big and I don't know how old it is but it works fine and has great speakers. I bought it for $65. == way cheaper then the even small flat screens.
The down side is that it weighs ALOT.
Mines from the 1980s.
I feel I’ve been there when it was up and running but just can’t think we’re it is ... great video 😊
I drive past this place everyday n thought it wud be a great explore for you.
It’s so sad to see the place like this, it wAs a beautiful hotel in its day n the food was great.
Thanks for the explore 🤗💕
If I lived nearer... I would go explore and film there!
were is this
Very cool place friend!Loved the video as usual 😁🌠❣
Thanks
Great video as usual pal 👍❤️
Cheers buddy
A other great video Alec excellent explore looking forward to your next video keep safe
Thanks
Another great vid by Alec Thanks mate
Thanks
I have a feeling that you will spoilt for choice finding abandoned hotels and businesses over the next couple of years. This hotel didn't seem to have been in bad condition when it was abandoned, it is a shame that those who visited before you just set about vandalising the property. This would have been an ideal purchase for the homeless, such a shame that it was allowed to fall into the standard pigeon infested state of decay. Thanks Alec, often the explore channels bring more to the attention of the public than they realise.
Great explore alec nice wee place looks like it's going to be demolished sadly that would be a shame I hope it can be saved 👌👍
Same here, should be saved.
Thankyou for showing us.
I found this to be quite interesting, though it’s a shame people have to destroy everything they touch, it seems. The last gents rm, actually caught my eye, it may have smelled but I liked the design in there. Plus, was closest rm half way clean! Oh well, ty for the tour, quite pleasurable. Tc and stay safe always.
I don't understand why the satisfaction of smashing the place to bits 🙄🙄 the hotel is located in a fairly busy road , what could possibly be the reason to shut down? Great explore lads 👌👌
Thanks
Manager ran away with all the stock and cash , leaving owners with huge debts forcing them to close
A crackin’ explore. Such a pity about the waste. I could do wi’ a few of them Tennent’s glasses by the way. Cheers 👍🏼🙂
Lol
That hotel looks absolutely amazing, everytime i drive by it. Always wondered how do people get into those stuff.
Such a shame these buildings are left to rot. With so many homeless youths why couldn't they fix it up & use it as a Youth Hostel & Counseling Center.
Seems too expensive to repair than to build new one
New subscriber here, love these types of videos! Especially because they are in Scotland ❤️
Thanks Lorna 👌
Same here Lorna!
@@erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 ❤️❤️
Lorna Rowley please visit my channel 💛
Another class video, mate. Where is this place? Was it closed down because of the fire?
Wow nice explore Alex such a shame that the beautiful hotel is derelict but still amazing for urban explorers like you and the crew keep it up man with these epic finds 👍
Thanks 👌
Agreed!
And I remember when that thing was open! Closed down in 2014 been used ever since
Wow
Hello enjoy watching your explores. Sad to see much destruction. Take care and stay safe.
Wow such a shame this has been so badly vandalised I honestly can’t understand what they get out of doing this so sad ! That room with dead pigeons gave me the fear 🙈 thanks for sharing your explore Alec !
Thanks
I liked the stair carpet. Enjoyed the patterns. Not bad rooms. The fire brigade got there in time to stop it spreading. Well done.
What a bloody waste of a building. It could easily be used for hostel. Cheers, Paul
I agree!
There would be lots of work
Awesome find and explore!
Thanks
Alec I'd love to come on an exploration with you at some point. Any way to contact you about doing an exploration round ayrshire?
Cracking old hotel great explore pal
Thanks
This was an amazing place too work. Worked there in 2000. So sad too see it like this..
Gosh so sad to see it in that state, we spent our wedding night in the room at the very top of the hotel, up the narrow staircase. The room with the cupboard and the dead pigeons believe it or not was the bridal suite 👰🏼♀️ Also had many a Christmas lunch in that conservatory. Love your videos btw 🤘🏻
Thanks
4:17 Nice Photo, like that red background, y'all three looking like OPS Special Tasks Officers reading to kick some Glutes! 😎⚔
Awesome video x
Thanks
nice to see inside somewhere local. still power on in there too?
Great videos
What waste of a hotel from last year thanks again Alex 🤙
Hi Alec! Glad to see you again. Really liked this tour. Bad fire. Is that the reason why it was abandoned? Cost too much to fix? I curse those stupid vandals. Thank you for the tour and take care.. Stay safe ok?
I agree, do not like vandals!
what a shame , where about is it ?
Great explore guys...
Thanks
Love the pigeon and the photo of you 3 guys.😂 Awe just saw the 3 pigeons that were dead in that room. Poor things.That pigeon crap was disgusting!!🤢
Another picture 28:15 of the 3 of you looks great.😊 That was interesting. I think it’s the first one that I’ve seen that birds alive and dead were inside.
My old work! Crazy to think how much it has decayed in the last few years. I done my bar training here!
Its quite badly vandalised now
Porque voces comesaram a filmar depoi saiu depressa e voltou de novo oque aconteceu
hello alec great vid is that why the hotel closed down because of the fire.👌❤
You could ask the council and have a meeting with them about this in meeting.
That photo near the end looks like the cast fae trainspotting boy's lol fae Ricky fae Irvine a big fan of yourself and the team.
👌😂
Lol
A great explore, I like where you guys took your pictures.The staircases are still nice .some rooms look like they are being used.hope they save the French doors.👍👍💟👵🇺🇸
There's something special in the stillness portrait shots,find my self tripping it's psych art could I Please have a print if possible and the one from hotel think bearded chappie I loved that shot a million shots in one
Alec, did you run into two other female explorers there? I think they were just as shocked as you guys were. Great explore, thank you so much!
Yeah they where shocked, think they got a fright and thats why they left
Great place to explore loved it especially at night 👻
I agree... love the nighttime explores!
It's a big decision that you and your team will have to make about taking on all of this. Is it worth taking this project on.
This is so cool I’m so sad it’s abandoned now I remember it was open I live really close there !
I'm sure its getting demolished soon
Is this the same hotel where the copper opened the cupboard door only to see you and all the colour drained from his face and you could almost hear the sh1t rolling doon his trouser leg? lol
Thats the one 👌😂
😂😂😂😂😂
@@ExploringwithAlec That was funny as hell 👌😂
@@waynekerrgoodstyle 😂😂🙄
Do you have the link for that, sounds worth a watch :-D
Thats me (in the red coat) and my friend. Total shat myself when you guys walked in 😂
Aww sorry if we scared you and sorry for jumping out the car at you to ask you a few questions, you must of thought we were gonna hijack you haha,
@@ExploringwithAlec 😂 I only found out about your post as I was recognised and had to find it and laugh. Glad you got in again for a good nose. Heard of a couple of other great local explores.
@@missnswan Yeah glad we got in and finished the explore, the hotel is in bad shape now was nice to meet you guys anyway
Quite good handwriting for a ghost.
So sad. And now this hotel has since been burnt to the ground last year 😢 bet it was a beautiful hotel in its day
I’ve passed this place a few times often wondered what it was like inside, I’m amazed the power is still on.
It would be neat to explore there!
You move your camera a bit too fast for me.☹️
used to drink in there 30 years ago
was the bathroom light on 30:46
Hi Alex it's a shame the building is not able to have a new life it's a lovely property and should be put back to rights
It's been demolished now
What a shame looks like it was nice until the fire
The decayed debris summons us all in the end. To find wonders of this world but for a moment fade s into the walls.
We're about is it
would be nice to open it up restore it and rehouse all the homeless people off the streets and out of the cold.
Sooo sad that it was sooo vandalized! Too bad that the salvageable furniture wasn’t donated to charity😔 Once was a very nice place! Thank you for sharing this wonderful property ❤️
Aye...what's a kitchen withoot a roowin machine...so odd...enjoyed!
Thanks
28:24....the lights...is the electricity still working?!
Yes, still electricity although God knows who is paying the bills! hahaha
What an awful shame 😞
Por favor me gustan mucho vuestros vídeos ,la pena que no entiendo vuestro idioma si pudierais poner al guna traducción mismo en letras en Español
Setting up a Facebook account that is one idea and requesting and asking people to donate some money towards to having that hotel done up and restored and get it up and ready to get all these homeless people off the streets.
You could have a chat with your friends about all this could that work?
One other idea is type a formal letter to your MP about all this and ask if he could step in and help. about all this really indeed you could be able to have a normal meeting with him and come into talks with your MP and having discussions with the Council on all about this what they can really do to help you here
Try that wait till you get a letter back this really could be the key.
my grandad used to take me and sister 4 coke and packet crisps here .every summer holidays. Bot 30 years ago. The couch a sat on in bar is still there. Wow They stayed along road. ☹️ a miss they times...
Where is this ?
Lundin links
I grew up here in the 80s
Brings back memories, I spent my honeymoon here
Next time you're in this area again let me know if I could join you .
I kicked the boor Open the side door and alarm went off I gamp the fence so fast 😅
It would be great to rewire all the electrics and put In Gas Central Heating redecorate all the rooms and put in brand new carpets and a brand new bathroom bath and Shower toilet all in one together but it take quite a lot work to re do up.
Better start with the roof 👍
@@ExploringwithAlec what a good idea indeed.
@@ExploringwithAlec how much a new roof would be if you had it done it's worth looking into some prices and estimates it would help you
@@simonloveless8924 I'd guess around £20,000
@@ExploringwithAlec that's alot of money. Plus having it rewired brand new Gas Central Heating Boiler new radiators and plumbing connections too and new carpets.
Have you thought about people wanting to make donations and give money or set a Facebook page to raise money. Have you got any other ideas in mind or in the future or police donationing money from drugs back into the community for good courses.
Or write a letter to DIY SOS may be they can help?
Wow! Scotland is COOL! In the United States, breaking and entering is a crime. I need to come to Scotland.
What??? No smoke alarm???
It was burned years after it was abandoned with power shut off by a kid who used to go to my high school.
FIRST WATCHING
Why did the place abandon? Can somebody take claim it?
Would love to explore that place drove past so many times
That's cool! :)
Alec were those two girls with you or other explorers.😂
Other explorers
I think others
Thier no vadalised maybe someone bought it or the council took. Over it maybe used something else the outside looks nice
Loved going here for a meal shut down in the crash was great hotel been to many a wedding in here shame its been demolished by the wasters xx good shoot Alex xx
What a sad, sad sight to see a lovely old hotel / pub close down like that. The worst thing is the way interlopers get into the place and smash things up like buggery. Imagine having to leave those lovely carpets behind.....sad....Actually it should be against the law to shut down pubs...next thing you know the effing islamists have bought the place and turned it into a sodding mosque. Well, anyway that is what they do to pubs around Leicester..get em closed down by just sitting there never buying any drinks next they've forced the landlord to close it down. And within weeks the place has magically transformed into a poxy mosque.
I don't like your video, I love it so much please do more of them as I love to see them.
Thanks its appreciated
Oh I remember that cupboard
Is that the closet you came out of then Mark? 😂😂
@@simonba9944 I was more scared being in there with Mark than seeing them cops 🤣🤣🙄
@Mark 🤣🤣👌
@@ExploringwithAlec 😂😂😂
@@simonba9944 maybe 😅
Come in talks with the Council and the UK government over this. Because when people leave prison they will become homeless because it's really serious indeed.