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Bate’s Motel
An abandoned motel probably dating from the 60’s on the A40 near Trecastle. Drove past on the way to see a couple of other places which didn’t pan out, but couldn’t resist exploring this.
There are two blocks of 10 chalets, all of which remarkably are still dry, the felted roofs having escaped the vandalism suffered by the rest of the buildings. The frames are still largely intact, but all the cedar cladding is long gone as the locals presumably stripped the place of anything of value.
There is a large clubhouse which is complete but the roof on that has long since decayed allowing water to penetrate, and this leads to a small house. The place even had its own sewerage system curiously on the other side of a farm track behind the complex.
It covers at least a couple of acres, but the only regular use is by the sheep, a small herd of which are wandering around
Suffice to say some joker couldn’t resist renaming the place more appropriately.
An abandoned motel probably dating from the 60’s on the A40 near Trecastle. Drove past on the way to see a couple of other places which didn’t pan out, but couldn’t resist exploring this.
There are two blocks of 10 chalets, all of which remarkably are still dry, the felted roofs having escaped the vandalism suffered by the rest of the buildings. The frames are still largely intact, but all the cedar cladding is long gone as the locals presumably stripped the place of anything of value.
There is a large clubhouse which is complete but the roof on that has long since decayed allowing water to penetrate, and this leads to a small house. The place even had its own sewerage system curiously on the other side of a farm track behind the complex.
It covers at least a couple of acres, but the only regular use is by the sheep, a small herd of which are wandering around
Suffice to say some joker couldn’t resist renaming the place more appropriately.
Looks very atmospheric and lonely,good pics
