Tales of the Urban Explorer: Sandall Park Nurseries
Just in time, I figure. One year later, I read that 'Sandall Park Nurseries' has been demolished and is gone forever.
Not that there was much to look at in the first place, and it was a pain in the arse to get in, to boot.
Parking in a nearby shopping centre car park, it was either stride past a house that was obliviously inhabited, try your luck with the large gate that was edged with barbed wire, or enter via the back, through a jungle of brambles, nettles and many plants intent on tripping us.
This image of the front way was taken AFTER we had been inside, and might have been easier as the upper centre part lacks the deadly wire that is the scourge of men's ball sacks.
Nobody came out of the house playing Karen, but we didn't know that.
It was better to play safe by climbing over a 'different smaller' fence, next to a busy roundabout with many Karen cars honking, and that's before the jungle part.
After following another inner fence for what seemed forever, one section had been torn apart by ravaging pretend explorers come vandals, and that was our cue to enter the local Amazon.
If you didn't click the link above, the short and narrow of 'Sandall Park Nurseries' is that it was a council-owned property that cultivated plants, flowers and shrubs for the Doncaster area.
Now that every council is skint and pretty flowers are hardly the priority, it was closed around 2000 and has since been vandalised and smashed to pieces.
Having passed the deadly plants, it was a lot more accommodating inside. One had to step over the Herras fencing, but that's nothing new to the likes of us.
There are still plants and shrubs growing in 'Sandall Park Nurseries', but they are not the head-turning types sown into the soil on the many roundabouts and clearways of Doncaster.
A multitude of poor-quality graffiti soon engulfed our eyes, adding contentment to our inner psyche.
…in other words, if you see shit scrawling just like this, you know you have arrived at a derpy shithole…
That is one long rusty corrugated iron wall, full of equally terrible scrawls.
Now then, that looks very familiar. The same brain that wrote the immortal word of 'Nigger' was also at 'Asken Fencing'. It's not far from 'Sandall Park Nurseries' so it makes sense that a racist brain-dead retard with an IQ of around 68 should visit both places and write the only word he knows.
This time it's not all in upper-case. There's always progress, even for wankers who use thick tar to paint their favourite and only word.
Can you see what we had to deal with just to get in here? It was the middle of summer, which exacerbates the dilemma.
If you placed this lovely shrub in the middle of a green, would it make people smile and brighten their day?
It was quite intentional that I included the male member in this image. Without it, it would not be considered abandoned.
What you see above is not Auntie Matilda's washing line and clothing, but I am guessing something to protect the delicate flowers from the harshness of the sun.
I agree that we are controlled by mass media. This was obviously not written by NiggerMan, far too much for his pea-brained bonce. Could the matrix also be real? It's genuine food for thought.
The Mega Slime was gone, just a shitty box remained, some colour to all the drab green around here.
Some explorers might have a go at climbing that, me.., fuck no. I have large vertigo issues.
What was inside? That could have been a goldmine, but I was not going to get pricked to death in my conquest to have a look.
@anidiotexplorers was underwhelmed with 'Sandall Park Nurseries', as was I. Garden Centres, or nurseries, are usually quite shit, but this was probably the worst yet.
No, a local giant has not dropped his pants and deposited a large turd, though that's a thoroughly plausible story. It's possibly a tiny compost heap, and at least some evidence that flowers were once grown here?
In the year 2000, things were oh, so cheap compared to today's rip-off prices.
The blurry plant in the foreground is a nettle, native to England, prickly with a tendency to sting and a bloody pest. We had to battle with them once again as we retreated from the old nursery, backtracking over lots of crushed examples.
It's almost always easier to leave than to enter.
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I was just thinking to myself, has World of Warcraft ensnared our intrepid Urban Explorer, and boom a new tale of adventure.
I dragged myself off WOW earlier thinking'.. 'what are you doing?', It is a complete waste of time, but still fun.
I generated the images for this one over 2 weeks ago, it needed to be done... something productive.
Bloody racism is on the up! Although it's never far away with these twats.
I have noticed less flowers out by the council but not dramatically so. That would explain it although I think the situation is not as bad up here
Less flowers, keeping us all happy and smiling is not the priority now is it? There's a large common ground close to me, it's not as well weeded as it used to be.
Yeah, it's more and more fuck the little people
You go to all the most delightful places...... 😆
We did a couple of trips in the summer of '23 to South Yorkshire. Neither yielded anything particularly special, it was a case of quantity over quality. I got most of the pins from @lpff, and that speaks volumes. He likes his derps.
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Jaysus ‘‘tis some size of a place.
It was bigger than the size of your average B&Q.. outdoor area.. but not overly large. Very samey, I was hoping for an office full of porn.
It always comes interesting to me how such deserted places can share such tales, even if they're not fancy.
Not fancy at all this one. I had to post it to get it out of the way. Its legitimate urbex.. just.
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I do love these pictures and stories but there is a part that I don't like and that's how you can see the lowest of low for some humans. Just trashing places, drugs and writing weird stuff.
There's nobody there to keep them in check, so they show their true colours. More of them around than we care to think
Fantastic write-up, @slobberchops! Your vivid storytelling truly brings Sandall Park Nurseries to life, capturing the eerie charm of its decay.
.. and this comment looks suspiciously like AI. We value humans on HIVE, and if you keep it up, you will find your account will get destroyed.. so don't.
You got me! I'm actually a very sophisticated robot.

It will end in tears, especially with that public declaration.
I’m a bit confused by your response. I tried to leave a thoughtful and respectful comment on your article—was that wrong of me? I believe if we value kindness and constructive dialogue, the Hive network will have a brighter future.

People want human engagement, not computerized compliments. Turn off your bot and be genuine in your interactions.
I understand your point. I’ve been writing for a long time on platforms like Medium and Substack, and I always try to keep my comments genuine. Just because I write in a polished way doesn’t mean it’s AI.

This is indeed very confusing... I had a similar suspicion at first, but after checking @promptedbeauty's posts against AI detection, they turned out 0% AI. Perhaps this is a sign for the author, that their style is a bit too polished, and needs to come out more raw.
@ankapolo 💞 I’ll try to make my writing less polished and more natural. Thanks for checking and for the feedback.

Hey @promptedbeauty, if you're real, and if you do write that well, then surely, you have the intelligence to understand that your comments read very generic. Politeness is not the main metric here - AI is also polite. If you wish to grow here, you have to be more real.
You’re right, sometimes my comments might sound too generic. I’ll try to make them more personal and natural—thanks for the honest suggestions @ankapolo

Hey, sorry if my comment sounded a bit insulting. I do think you're a real person. I've followed you cause I see the potential for you to really shine here! Your writing is already very good, all you need to work on is better interaction.
Thanks a lot for clarifying and for the follow—I really appreciate it @ankapolo! I’ll definitely work on improving my interactions.

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Not a term used in our country,others words yes most definitely, shows intellect for sure down the gutter and gone.
Large piece of land left lay waste with little to see no wonder despondent after this urban explore.
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Its rarely used here in todays world. Somebody got stuck in the past?
Still many nurseries around, simply don't go there as often as one used to, pretty expensive and have so many plants in my own garden I could start one of my own.
Wow what a shame to have a greenhouse fall into disuse. I always pictured flowers and plants of so many varieties overflowing the greenhouses with no humans charged at keeping them in check.
I wonder if N man and Dick dude are allies or adversaries. They each have so much distinct style.
Hmm.. I don't know, N man was at the other explorer though.., the word is so infrequently used today.. its gotta be the same dude.
It's a good thing it was demolished; it's a shame the place would have been beautiful.
It's good to see you're on your feet and ready to get scratched legs and a whiff of shit (or compost).
Glad you made it out of Askern saw mills too. Maybe someday you'll bump into your friend with the black paint, he seems to be showing up to all the same places.
I'm sure.. I have seen the word before in the same style. Could be one of the others coming up. These explores are 2 years old, I'm starting to forget.
Woah! An abandoned green house! You always find the most interesting places!
Yup, that would be stuff called "shade cloth" with all the imaginative naming possible.
Not grandma's laundry then?
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Sorry, this place was not what you expected it to be. I have a plant nursery and wish I had a place like that. I did enjoy the photos.
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Everything looks desolate.
this feels like the kind of place I’d want to sneak into with friends, but probably end up getting stung by every nettle in sight 🌿😂 Respect for actually making it through
This has potential for post-apocalyptic base.
Interesting thing about nettle - everyone hates it, but its a super-herb. It pretty much tackles every aspect of health - its full of vitamins, antioxidants, flavonoids, amino acids, and all the good stuff that entails better life. It is even used in pet medicine. So I'm here to defend this misunderstood plant.
Its nice to see that this nursery is still being tended by Mother Nature. No humans necessary haha
An interesting walk, at least there were some plants that weren't so spectacular, but there were some, hehe, you included a male member as a sign of abandonment, hehe. It would have been strange if I hadn't seen a penis.
I was reading and looking at the images in your post for a while and I couldn't find the usual painting by the great artists in your stories. oficialmente un sitio abandonado, ya tiene la obra de arte que lo demuestra. Jjeeeee
Even though this isn't the most interesting place you've posted about, at least your commentary always makes me laugh and smile. I'm curious what it looked like from the top of the water tank and what was inside the "goldmine" protected by all the thorns, I guess we'll never know.