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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2014
- A look around this abandoned army camp in Fremington.
Established in 1942 as a military hospital accommodating over 800 beds & later converted into a barracks/military camp.
The camp remained in use until closure in late 2009, the remaining buildings have an outdated feel, the site awaits clearance & new housing development.
I remember going here as an air cadet while I was with 1079 sqn in 2008 on the Induction course - thanks for the upload! Does bring back a few memories.
I remember the bridge before they made it safe and nice, we used to play there all the time as kids. Great video takes me back 36 years :)
Did my JNCO Cadre at Fremington,Feb/March 2000 while based at Chivenor. Memories,sad that its all gone.
I stayed there in Feb `88 while on adventure training with the junior parachute company. I remember that river the most as we had to strip down to our undies & swim to the other side & back. Also abseiled from that tower.
I was stationed at Fremington camp 1970 to 1972 had some great time,
"Welcome to Camp Sunshine, we hope you enjoy your stay" - Phil Elliot R.I.P
Did a breif spell here after coming home from Iraq in 91. Served with 22 SAS and then onto The household Division after i was commisioned. Was then appointed Comlany OC in the balkans where we performed to a very high standard.Shame its gone though. They'll never produce soldiers as good as me ever again. Good memories.
The room with the pool table where the hole in the wall is that was where I got my 4 bottles of wkd for a fiver from :D.
I used to be an instructor here for two years, some cracking memories my daughters were born down there also. Its a real shame to see it in this state.
I lived there many times, mostly to take part in army training. Thousands of people must have lived there over the decades.
Went there with army cadets bout 1973 brilliant
I was posted here late 70's early 80's when it was the Guards Adventure Training Wing (GATW) very sad to see it like this brings back lots of good memories.
Was there to in the late 70s doing adventure training with grens.cold showers name rank and number🤣🤣
The mod upgraded all the emergency lighting. It was the indicator they were preparing to sell up.
I was there 35 years ago as a junior guardsman on adventure training , all those memories abandoned soon to be gone forever how sad
I was there in 78 with grens adventure training..what a place.seem to remember log burners ice cold showers name rank and number🤣🤣
Went there adventure training in 1998 from gaurds company pirbright....great memories I have a scar on my finger due to jumping the fence and going a near by pub when we shouldn't have left camp
Was also there with grens in 77.. ice cold showers name rank and number.🤣🤣kayaking in the sea in november
I loved the old toaster sign! Very large and interesting military location, sad to hear it's been demolished!
Yep sadly all gone.
I went here for adventure training g in 2005 really enjoyed it though was a it spooky with the wierd tunnels between places.
Was here late 2005 for adventurous trainingt during basic training. Sad to see the state its in now. Funny we were only there for 4 or 5 days but i can remember so much of that place
09:30 I remember climbing that, being the first time it sank in as a kid in Cadets, when someone said "Don't Look Down" that you automatically do.
The sound track worked really well I thought.
I'd been here about 5-6 times in my earlier cadet career for various training weekends or competitions... It is a shame to see it run down like this!
just rode down there and its houses with a construction site I was dissapointed looked good
I went here during training in 2006 for 5 days adventurous. Its kinda creeped me out watching this because me and the men got thrashed on concrete in the centre after getting to pissed and fighting lol. Also the door with girl/boy in shower I remember that. Its a shame it closed down it was beautiful when we went. The water tower we all zip lined down that and everyone who already went down was waiting at the bottom with buckets of water and that. This has proper creeped me :(.
I did my AT here back in 2000
My friend and I were asked to go the barracks in about 1978 as we were cooks in a college, and during the hoildays we went to co cook for the cadets from the school, being the only 2 females on the camp we were given the "Officers Quarters " to stay in everything was fine until we went for a shower then each time we showered we could hear squadrons of planes going overhead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I may have met you as did adventure training with the guards there in 78🤣
Stayed here with the Devon and Dorset's int the early 90s, only thing I remember was having the worst food poisoning ever!
Went there adventure training mid 90s and our instructors give a certain few of us the code for the back gate so we could go the pub down the road , we got hammered and the next morning the bastards had us do a BFT first thing , fucking puking and farting all the way . Great memories of that place
Such a waste. Purpose built for the military. We will sometime rue the day we have such a depleted standing army and weak defence.
Stayed in the barracks for an "Army Work experience" thing for school back in '07 the place had a weird feel to it for sure
TemoYoutMan We did too, same year. I hated every minute of it, especially the accommodation. I remember one of the people I shared a room with tried to saw the padlock off my locker. I'm glad it was only a week.
i am going there with friends soon
What a huge place.................... they say we have a housing issue.................... yet we have large areas of ground abandoned like this with either Army or Medical sites sitting on them................. The land should be cleared and affordable housing should be built.................. selling some to raise money for either the armed forces or NHS, and others should be used to clear the waiting lists for homes.
It was the home of 17 Amphibious Sqn. R.C.T. They had fleet of D.U.K.W.s Went there a few times
So is this patrolled or are any alarm systems in use? Thinking of visiting
it's ok because the developers are transporting all that asbestos down to the new asda site in barnstaple and sticking it in the ground there
I was there with the Cadets.
Hey awsome video by the way! Is this abandoned Military Base still around by any chance??
All gone.
Housing estate now
Week 8 of basic training Scully troop pirbright
I'm going here with my daughter tomorrow, does anyone know if the guard dogs are still there? 😕 and if so, where? or any other useful tips would be much appreciated 😊 Lou x
+Lou Wilson Whole place has gone, its now a housing estate.
Oh no!! :( thank you for letting me know x
1979 adventure training 2CG
Is this still standing
You sure it wasn't Butlins with that razor wire?
Went there in 97 adventure training with the scots guards
Can't believe it. Came here in 97 adventure training with RLC. Great times.
Amazing man just leaves his junk there without removing all traces.
Those building could home the millions of refugees we've got taking social housing from people born in the UK !
Yet another place destroyed by masses of fisherprice houses
What is it with abandoned buildings and music? The music is not needed!!!!!
What a Crying Shame,