Exploring Ayr's Abandoned Station Hotel: Behind the Scaffolding
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- In this video, we are exploring the abandoned Station Hotel located in Ayr, Scotland. The building is decaying dangerously near very public areas, so has been covered with protective scaffolding. Everything remains inside in an untouched state!
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What is the access to the building. I live local so know the building . Curious where exactly you got in . I dont want to bend, break or damage anything to get in . (Or get in trouble) lol . TIA
Shame you missed the door that takes you down to the sauna rooms. That would of been good footage
Id love to know how u got in 🤔
Key box was in reception mate it held 500 keys was a long key box that was on the wall
@@rustyturner they started from the top... that’s a clue
Having worked in the hotel over many years I am so sad to see how it has been left to rot away. What a beautiful building, holds many memories for me personally and everyone from the area. Im sure it could be made useful again.
Yes agreed it’s tragic to see such a beautiful building go to waste.
My mother worked there as well, in reception. So sad that such a beautiful building has been allowed to rot when so much could have been done with it.
Wil it b saved?
@@helendunlop6290 @moirahill538 was there a man who managed the hotel by the surname of Tilley? First name David during the early 80’s, maybe late 70’s? At any time during your time working there?
@@Canigetanawwwwyyyyeeeah Sorry I dont know, it was my mum who worked there in reception but that was in the early 1960's. She loved it there and would be heartbroken to see it now.
Came back here to rewatch this as it's the final glimpse of what it was. This video serves as a very important historical text.
Just for people who haven't been to Ayr: this isn't out the way, it's right at the top of the high street, and it's one of our biggest buildings. Just covered in a big tent now. Unbelievable
Thank god you made this video because that building is burning down to nothing as I write this. It looks like bloody mordor on the horizon.
Live in Ayr and remember going to functions in the bars there
Same here sure I might of ran into you at a few of the rock nights
Someone should be held accountable for the mess this has got into. Criminal that it’s got to that stage.
For every so-called urbex person entering, there will be 50 vandals wanting to wreak havoc there. I have seen the devastation that vandals can cause to mothballed properties.
They want to demolish it too.
From what I understand, the owner is based overseas and they're unable to force him to pay for the work that needs done to make it and the station itself safe again. A bit like the owner of the Egyptian Halls on Union Street, Glasgow.
Owned by a Malaysian called Mr Ung. Seems he's not being very cooperative.
@@sarahjane8400 Its a shame that commonly in the uk people overseas own too much and care too little, its time that anyone out of the uk shouldnt be allowed to own any such building here
The council will umm and ahh for a few more years until it suspiciously catches fire or leave it to fall down on its own.
Or Shepard Commercial buys it, then asks for permission to knock it down, which will be declined by the council, so they will leave it to go derelict and then hey presto, permission granted for more housing.
@@deeprose4 yep. That’s pretty much the modus operandi!
@@deeprose4 That's basically what's happened to the current owner.
Are the railway hotels not generally owned by the railway? So maybe give the council a break guys, yeah?
@@stebam8072 Not since a hundred years ago.
So happy that I stumbled across this video. I live down in Derby England, but I met and fell in love with a beautiful Ayrshire lassie around 20 years ago. It sadly didn't work out, but we're still very close and I still come up here regularly to visit her and my daughter. It's just another place on the long list of magnificent Victorian buildings which has been allowed to rot. There's one in my home town - an incredible, ornate warehouse built by the Great Northern Railway in the 19th century. I've watched it stand empty for 25 years, gradually deteriorating, falling apart, and being vandalised and covered in graffiti. Deep in my heart, I just know that this structure will eventually be bulldozed. And yes - I still feel the same way about her to this very day. My dream girl, she always was - and she always will be. Thanks for posting.
Used to go drinking there some 30+ years ago. Haven't been home for a couple of decades, now living in Australia.It's sad to see a great building being neglected like that.
Me too Chris. Loved the station hotel bar. Always a nice place to go for a quiet drink ❤. Happy memories.
I love this channel but never thought I'd see you do a video of my area! I've drank in the Station bar (they did have disco's, wedding receptions etc. in there) and wow that's wild how bad it's got!! Still one of the coolest buildings I've been in and yes that painting should be on display at the town hall! Thanks for a great trip down memory lane lads! Keep up the great work 👏👍
Glad you enjoyed it - more from the surrounding area to come :)
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It makes me angry that the water was just leaking like that. The damage that will cause will accelerate the chances of collapse and lessen the chances of anyone wanting to buy and restore the building.
As someone that used to live in Ayr, this is fascinating! Changed times.
I knew someone who stayed here once and they often talked about the station hotel in Ayr.They said it was fantastic,shame to see such damage in such a short time,thanks for uploading.
Wow, so crazy to see the inside! I live in Ayr and use that station all the time. Just can't believe how much it has deteriorated. Brilliant video.
Omg so sad to see ayr station Hotel like that 😢 it needs saved and we need to save it !
That water leaking was from a mains supply to a tank in the roof space which has caused serious water damaged as has been running for some time before it was turned off , there's a vast basement level too which had a gym , jacuzzi ,steam rooms and a big dance hall. boilers and oil tanks also down that level
I cannot believe they have allowed the Station Hotel to fall into this state. I have so many fond memories of holidaying in Ayr in the late 80's and early 90s as a child and we always stayed at the Station Hotel. I can even point out where my family sat in the restaurant and bars, in your video. I loved Ayr as a child and the Odeon opposite brings back so many fond memories. I saw Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, The Last Crusade and TMNT 2 there lol. To allow the Station hotel to deteriorate to this level is an absolute disgrace.
what a fantastic building ,i was lucky to see it when it was still in use but to see it now is heartbraking ,such a shame it cant be saved and brought back to its original beauty .
Gr8 production & professional media presentation guys! So many nice items left behind & uncared for, what a pity. I hope you rescued that lovely abandoned Station Hotel framed self-portrait, such history should be cherished & properly cared for.
You are two brave guys. I came to this from your video of your walk round the Ambassador in Blackpool, which after being closed for many years is now being demolished. I worked in the West of Scotland for a few months in 2017. The Station Hotel was closed then but it hadn't got to the stage where it has been covered in a sheet to prevent further water penetration and serious damage to the fabric of the building, which might result in it suffering the same fate as the Ambassador.
i live in Ayr and often pass the station hotel, ive always wanted to know what it looks like inside and its shocking. Thanks for the video!!
I am so jealous that you were in there! Always wanted to look inside it, but never had a chance!
Absolutely love this i live in ayrshire but had never been in here n always wondered how it looked now amazing work lads
omg never knew this, we came to haven craig tara in august saw this but thought it was being built how amazing
Nice one fella’s I’m from Ayr, enjoyed this! Props for getting in unseen, it’s a busy part of town.
Thank you
@@Urbandoned how did you get in I want to try it
This hotel was abandoned for only 5 years, that’s a lot of damage for only 5 years. I’m guessing it was experiencing damage way before it closed down. It looked like an amazing hotel.
It certainly was I have been in it before it closed down. First they started getting rats then the building started to crumble a bit. They tried to contact the north Korean owner but he never replied so it go taken off him. It is still waiting for someone to buy it. Until then no construction can happen....
@@callumpaton1103 If it was a north Korean owner must have been their gloroius Leader.
Definitely, cost of upkeep probably affected closure too.
And why didn't somebody just shut the water off before they left it for the final time?
@@callumpaton1103 North Korean owner? Sounds like the SNP have far reaching friends?
Really enjoyed this one. Pretty much a perfect location decayed and item wise. 👌
Cheers mate, we agree!
I was brought up in Ayrshire and was in the hotel, and picked up and dropped passengers at the hotel as a Coach Driver.
It's such a beautiful building, it's a tragedy that it has been left to rot by a Foreign owner who doesn't care about it.
Yes homeless people should be able to stay in recently vacated buildings, but ones that are wind and watertight.
Brilliant, but very sad video, I'm afraid that it's too far gone to save.
Aye mate I remember it back when the ground floor had a sports bar! Was a beautiful place not that long ago, shame it's been allowed to rot by someone who doesn't care
Aye, it’s sad. Particularly given the issues with asbestos. Hope the crew exploring took extra precautions!
No need to bring "foreign" into describing the owner. Blanketed racism. You think there's no one in Scotland who could have been responsible?
Yass, Ayrshire mentioned 💪 It's unreal what's happening to Ayr man, they keep just shutting things in the high street, kidding on they'll turn it into something great, then just leaving it abandoned. We've got a historic bridge, they knocked stuff down at one side of it and just left it as rubble, totally ruins the view. There's an abandoned secondary school not far out of the town if you're ever in the area again guys. Thanks for covering this
It always amazes me how quickly water deteriorates and reclaims these structures. Mother Nature's most powerful tool imho.
Great explore, thanks for sharing it with us all. 👍🏻👍🏻
No problem - glad you liked our footage
Another great video. Great locations as usual
The old wooden sign is so cool!
Brilliant explore.
Thank you
That leak could well be due to burst pipes or a leaking water tank in the roof space. Common problem in disused buildings where the system hasn’t been isolated from the mains and drained before closure.
I'm from Ayr and had my 21st birthday Party in the station back in 2007. Such a shame to see it decaying like this 😔
I bet!
Having recently just came across your TH-cam page, I find it very fascinating, and sometimes sad , but very interesting viewing.
I went to Uni in Ayr from 2010-2014 and I didn’t even know this place was open at that time. Always looked abandoned...
Oh my that was unbelievable inside. I hope it does get saved and fixed up again. That would be really good.
Aren’t they doing it up? Or is that just a rumour?
Thank you I loved this video x 👍⭐
Laughed when you said the architecture was getting grander and cut to the rubble beds! The wallpaper with the small cross pattern keeps making me think of tracking markers on a film set. It is a perfect mix of decay and collapse with plenty of trashed things lying around. Perfectly captured again, love the style you've developed .
Appreciate the kind feedback, thank you mate
Great video guys! My first job was in the station hotel in 1997. It was a lovely place back then and I believe Frank Sinatra and Billy Connelly stayed there at one time. It's really sad how bad the council has let it get.
Wow! Great video guys but how sad to see the state this building is in. The deterioration is shocking and water ingress is everywhere destroying the ceilings and floors. Very sad.
Fantastic.
Thank you :)
Brilliant and very interesting walk around.....shame a lovely old building like thisis in such disrepair.
Glad you enjoyed the video despite the state of the property
Very sad.
A similar story for the Central Hotel in Annan. A grand sandstone building which used to offer an impressive gateway to the town from the train station.
Bought at auction by someone from London who is just letting it deteriorate - smashed windows etc.
Having watched it burn ferociously tonight I came back to watch your video. So sad to know that under all that scaffolding and tarpaulin that the whole thing is probably gone 😢
the temptation to go and get the beautiful painting from inside is high
I live in Ayr and its very sad to see the state this once beautiful hotel has gotten into, its one of the first things you see coming into the town centre and it's an eye sore at the moment, I hope one day it can be salvaged
Did you find the source of the water leak? Ingress like that will cause a lot of damage if it's not stopped quickly.
I remember the old-fashioned lift from going for a meal there on my 18th birthday. It's a beautiful building that ought to be restored and returned to use.
We didn't find the source as the region where the water was coming in was too dangerous to walk across. It seems that there has already been damage caused and only worse to come :(
One of your best videos I think guys. Great video with lovely narration. Just think of all those people those walls have seen since the station was built all those years ago 😀
I'm one of them, Station Bar used to host wedding parties and birthdays. Stunning venue fully functioning only 15 years ago. Such a shame seeing it like this 😢
@@ianbruce8822 wow, that’s great. I hope you get to enjoy it once again 😀
@@nataliesmith303 aye me too
Thanks!
The staff from Butlins including myself of course used to go there for the disco on a Monday night ,I loved the hotel it's so sad to see it in that state 😪
Amazing building great video
Thank you very much
Back in 2004 some work colleagues were staying in it and the ceilings were collapsing back then, one was moved rooms twice due to parts of the ceiling collapsing in the room and then water running down the walls. The place stank of damp. It’s not had any significant repairs since then. Nobody who’s owned it has wanted to pay out for the restoration as repairs it needed. Now it’s just there rotting away, closing half the railway station and disrupting traffic.
Think part of the roof was damaged in a fire, probably where all that water damage is.
In a perfect world homeless people could use abandoned buildings without doing any damage inside. Unfortunately many of homeless people are alcohol/drug addicts. One person usually will not do any trouble, but few or more people could be problematic (using open fire to cook while being intoxicated, fights between people). From time to time you can hear about fire in an abandoned building, especially during winter when homeless people are getting off the streets and looking a place to stay.
Fortunately there are homeles shelters which help them to survive winter, find a job, quit addiction etc.
Great video guys
Appreciate it - very true I guess we are looking at it in a perfect reality. The risks of what you mentioned are likely, and would have be kept under watch, which would mean management and security would have to paid for.
Great videos lads, great to be able to see what is inside the closed off shell. There's quite a few other abandoned buildings in Ayr these days for you to explore. One I would really like to see is the old Babylon Nightclub / Cinemna / Bingo Hall next to Aldi on the main street, I think that would make a great video, has been closed for about 20 years now and is full of character. You also have the now closed Odeon Cinema across from the Station Hotel & the old police now too. Plenty to pick from.
omggg i've seen this so many times when visiting the beach
Gutted to see it like that, loved working there for over 6 years
Must be very sad to see :(
I used to work there about twelve years ago and the Malaysian owner Rayan, just never gave a sh*t about any issues you came to him with. There was water coming down the wall then. South Ayrshire Council knew what he was doing but didn't care. There to blame for this beautiful building going to ruin!!! I was never paid properly, he never paid the brewery or the linen companies. He even tried to get the staff to stay overnight especially the younger girls like me so I can only imagine what was going on. No way would i!! Rayan had a partner in London who would watch with cameras to what was going on and because they were Muslim, Rayan's partner refused to pay for any money to go towards alcohol. A disgrace that SAC knew what was happening and done nothing.
My sister had her wedding reception here. Sad to see it in such a state. Was a really nice looking place back then
I seem to remember the last guests went down the town after breakfast - and weren't allowed back in !
Very sad to see it in this state. Used the Playdrome regularly, the Gym, Pool, Sports Hall and the Indoor Bowling Club. Replaced by a new Leisure Centre with fewer facilities (eg no more indoor bowling and a much smaller pool). Playdrome has now been demolished and the site cleared.
Honestly, it's sad seeing the decline of many buildings throughout Ayr over the years. This one has a small place in my heart and seeing the inside of it like that, made my heart sink. I do hope that something can be done with this building, as I can't imagine Ayr without it.
I grew up in Irvine from the late 70s and left Scotland about a decade ago. Ayr was always the "posher" part of where I visited and seeing what it's become now is heartbreaking. It's essentially a slum. The high street is essentially a wasteground. Nothing left. Really sad to see.
The rain pouring through the ceiling and general decay at 3:48 really reminds me of the scene at the end of Blade Runner where Roy is hunting Decked through the derelict apartment. Except that was a film set and this is real life… Sad that it’s been left like this
I remember going into the big Function Room back in c.1998 on a Sunday evening. It was at a Pentecostal worship service with River Ministries.
I stayed here in 2012 overnight. I didn't know that it had been closed and abandoned until this video popped up on my TH-cam. So sad to see the condition that the building has been left to rot to. Someone should be held accountable for the state that great building has been allowed to deteriorate to. Thanks for this upload though ,it brought back some memories of when I was there. I actually sat in that downstairs bar that looks in total ruin now.
Me too. So sad😢
Was kinda holing to see jack Torrance sitting at the bar.
Sad that this beautiful old historic building wasn't kept in better condition to begin with. The deterioration shouldn't have been allowed to happen.
Costs an absolute fortune to maintain a building like that. And if it isn't generating significant income, it would be money down the drain. Just to replace the roof would probably cost millions.
Stay 5mins from here. No much change apart from the rot. How did you manage to get in? Great to see it cheers
Congratulations on making it to Ayrshire Daily News! Amazing video, I’ve always wondered what it’s like inside😊
Ayrshire daily news is shite 🖕🤣🤣
I have seen some pretty awesome abandoned Hotels in the past but that Hotel is up there
It's definitely something special.
@@Urbandoned yes specially as it's interior is mostly intact and most of the stuff is still there
There are sadly quite a number of buildings in and around Ayr that have just been left, it's such a waste, south Ayrshire Council are pretty hopeless at doing anything meaningful
Im from ayr myself another thing you forgot to mention is because the hotel has shut down they cant use ayr train station underneath it because you accessed the station by walking through the ground level of the hotel. So using temp cabins they had to build a temporay station further up the platform for people to use.
That makes sense, we were wondering what was happening with the hotel side of the station. Thanks for telling us
Loved the explore. I saw orbs 4:15 & 4:48 👻
Good video, but there still seems to be water ingress, I wonder if the water supply hasn't been fully turned off.
Even with the temporary external protection the interior is beginning to deteriorate, i wonder if anybody will take on the huge cost and labour of giving this property a new life and future? The hotel certainly liked the same design of wallpaper.
I’ve previously worked with people who are homeless and have heard well meaning arguments for allowing the homeless community to stay in such buildings. However, it’s always a question of liability, if something tragic happens to someone staying who would be to blame? So to overcome this would need costly maintenance being carried out and some kind of management. It would cost less to invest in providing homelessness support services to help get people off the streets and living independently.
Surely if the homeless are willing to sign a disclaimer then no liability is required to be assumed. Terrible waste however that empty building is cooking up plague!
And security.... the building needs security to protect vulnerable users.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. Very true!
It is owned by someone in the Far East who has obstinately refused to spend any money on it. It should be confiscated by the local Council - no compensation.
I asked someone at the station about the owner letting it go like this and was told the owner has tried 8 times to get permission to adapt it into student accomodation, but the council blocked it every time. Guy who told me seemed legit.
@@lemmybon3100 To be fair the guy that owned it was a proper mentalist, when I worked a few shifts there like a year before it closed he asked me things like if i had a boyfriend and if i intended to have children, then proceeded to tell me a story about his life pretty much lifted out of Rambo. I wouldnt have given him permission to do jack shit.
@@shauneymcmahon2098 Fair enough. I believe you cos you actually know him. Still sad as hell to see it this way. I got told he wanted it to be student accomodation. 🤷♂️
@@shauneymcmahon2098 how did someone like that end up owning a building like that in Scotland?
I bet it was very nice in its day.💜
Love your videos but this was my favourite as I only live 20 minutes away on train and I went to Ayr college
Thank you - happy that you enjoyed this one
Loved the ceiling very ornate shame its left to rot
was head chef in here twice. amazing how its just been left...
Did u get sacked the first time?
@@stebam8072 aye and the second. how?
@@phamilton1975 just asking grumpy
These big old hotels always remind me of the shining with that older décor...
It such a shame this has happened to this historic building. And it's insides still laid bare. I've been past it few times going through the station. I just thought was closed for renovation.
I'm from Ayr, although I don't live there anymore - it's absolutely tragic to see the place in that state.
And yes, in general principle, provided that the building is structurally sound and safe for people to stay in, I would let homeless people shelter in abandoned buildings. Given the state of the Station Hotel, though, I couldn't in good conscience let folks stay there in its current condition.
For a building in this condition, it wouldn't be right to let homeless people stay inside, but when the property was first closed, it would. Such a shame that the hotel has progressed to the level of decay it suffers from now
@@Urbandoned I believe when the hotel first closed, one of the wings were used to house the homeless, but I could be wrong
Quite enjoyed this Video well done Team, It's about time more of Us UK based Teams make more Quality Videos, Peace & Love, #StaySafe #ParaFam
Would have been awesome to see the bar cellar where they keep all the barrels. I bet theres still bits down there.
gees amazing. wonder if the water was from burst pipes somewhere, if so, then mabye someone can phone the council, or watever, annonymously and tell them, mabye to get the water turned off. i belong to Alloa, now live in New Zealand. LOVELY, , in a strange way to see this. thanks guys
I grew up in Ayr and have watched the heart being gradually ripped out of it. Do they want to create another Irvine ? I was stunned when the Market Inn was saved 20 years ago! they wanted to demolish it so badly. Remember the County Hospital? another beautiful building gone... Oh look! more flats. No doubt the Station Hotel will continue rotting until it's demolished for 'safety reasons' or until it 'accidentally' goes on fire. Brown envelopes all round..... and the site becomes unattractive flats, just like the harbour. They must be absolutely dying to build sh*te on the low green ! Many, many brown envelopes....
i live in this town pull it down now before it falls down as a retierd fierfighter i was involved in a fire before it closed in the basement the roof is open from end to end its deaths waiting to happen if homeless gain entry as you have done pull it down NOW and give Ayr a 21 century railway station as its not disabled friendly as it is
? It's listed. Sorry, but this building should be fixed up and the original kept as much as possible.
I agree. What's the point of holding up an old building. Its got to fall eventually.
My late parents used to stay there many years ago, what a shame it's come to this...
Great video
thank you!
Ah well, my phophetic words of 2 years ago have come to pass & your video is a matter of historic record.
Stayed in Ayr most of my life What a state the hotel is in Last time i was in it was late 90s early 2000 for a wedding reception Would cost millions to do it up How did you manage to get in?
As a person from Ayr there is a 50/50 mix of people wanting to keep it and people wanting it razed. Looking at this video it more or less confirms that the Station Hotel is beyond saving.
No building is beyond saving. It's just a question of time and money. I've seen buildings in far worse condition than the station hotel be brought back into use.
Agreed, the funds are too high to save it however, unless major donations occur or a rich developer gets in on it.
Thank you, such a shame it's been left to rot.
Stayed here in 2003 on a football tour. Had a great time. Sad to see it in its current state.
Yes too many (abandoned) buildings around a lot of towns/Cities that can be used for homeless people to use. Even if for a care of address to get back on their feet.
Hi great vid.where I come from in Crieff we have a few hotels like this,the drummond arms and strathearn hotel.bothe been empty for a few years now and kids have got in and smashed them all up,and are falling down right in center of of town they have been letting in water for many a year also such a shame sadly its only going to get worse as more pubs and hotels are forced to close the doors,best thing would be to pull them down before somebody get hits with a bit of stonework falling off
If anything, we'd say it's better for a building to naturally decay rather than be vandalised to death. What has happened to your local hotels is awful...
Thank you for putting yourselves at risk to bring us this. I have very mixed feeling about the hotel. Some of its features are so beautiful. Numerous members of my family worked for the company that built in, the Glasgow and South Western Railway, and my great-uncle is remembered on the war memorial that sits underneath it. But what purpose could such a building have today? Especially now it is so ruined.
No problem - the risk is worth it to see some architecture that isn't available today. Sounds like a very special building to you personally, it must be tragic to see it in this state.
So sad to see such a historical building left to decay Hope someone took the picture n donated it to local historical agency
Another crying shame, such a lovely building and a part of railway history. I'd heard from station staff that it was privately owned but that the railway operators had secured some sort of purchase order as the 'owners' had never responded to previous approaches 're it's condition, don't know if that's right or not. I'm sure he also told me that due to the dangerous condition of the building they could only risk having 2 trains in the station at a time cos any more than that would cause too much vibration and basically risk more of the building falling, again not 100% but I think that's what he said. Given what a busy line it is and such a great building I hope something is done to save it soon.