I've been really into urbexing (urban exploring) for about 10 years now; there's just something so fascinating about finding the forgotten and exploring the abandoned. Discovering new ways to capture a moment of a beautiful building that may soon be destroyed completely, feels so vital to me. People move on so fast that places often get left behind to rust, decay and fall prey to the grip of nature. But I love that - the feeling of being somewhere that's forbidden and simultaneously forgotten. You know you're not supposed to be there, but the beauty and intrigue is just too much to resist.
RAF base West Raynham is quickly being converted into business parks, kids playgrounds and pubs. But before the re developers got their hands on it, TVs 'Most Haunted' team were the last to visit, finding evidence of several resident ghosts on the site, including a Polish pilot shot down in World War Two.
I decided to take a trip there before it was all gone and see what I could find.
There was a lot to
see; aircraft hangars, the control tower, barracks, houses and plenty of admin buildings, including the old bank! I loved all the old dials we found, there was something beautiful about the combination of the rust and the delicate parts.
Some of the buildings were in a pretty bad way, rotting had made ceilings cave in and we didn't venture too far into these bad boys in case of asbestos!
Part of the control panel in the control tower, it was pretty cool up there as there were so many buttons and dials to play with! Great views too! All in all it was a fun day of discovery and I'm really glad I got a chance to look around before this part of our history is turned into yet another McDonald's or Starbucks!
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