machtoaber
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Ello. First ever post - not first ever Urbex, but first jointly ventured and catalogued with another explorer
Wenvoe tunnel is situated in West Cardiff, it's entrance hidden away in a foresty area accessible via an M&S car park (sure). The tunnel itself shut down in the 60's but with plenty of history attached.. according to sources , during WWII the royal train would rest in the tunnel if nearby to avoid overnight air raids.
There's a a bit more info here: http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/gallery/wenvoe.html
and someone else's more detailed account of it here; http://rogernewberry.com/2014/06/24/adventure-is-out-there-the-wenvoe-tunnel/
As mentioned earlier, easily accessible via the rear of the car park at M&S (NE corner). It's quite obviously frequently walked with plenty of tracks to follow.. Have a good scout of the easiest routes down as it's very steep in places and treacherous at the moment due to rainfall.
Access to tunnel below: pretty much flooded at the mo, but not too deep that you can't just brave the water with some decent footwear. There's a loose slat and a tight squeeze but nothing too challenging.
The initial part of the tunnel, some mildly mind numbing graffiti on the brickwork, get's too dark later on to pull off anything worthwhile so the graff dies out pretty quickly.
Roughly halfway there is an air vent/shaft which casts some stunning light down into the tunnel, great for some photo's, below one of mine and below again my mates closer look at the shaft (giggedy). Apparently this is accessible above land around the back of PC world, didn't check it out as didn't have this info to hand at the time..
Bit of fun in pitch black with a flashgun. Pipe visable to the left is an active water main (Apparently)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cytoon/16056750363/in/photostream/
People have dumped various crap down there as you'd expect, but amongst them tyres, lots of timber, a couch? (This was quite far into it), what looked like a beer keg ermm.. just generic rubbish otherwise.
Here's a view from the Southern end, there is a double fence here and no loose slats, so only the spidermen/women need apply for this clamber... we decided to just walk the mile back which took around 20-25 minutes at a steady pace
Great trip - not much more than a 15-20 drive out of the centre of Cardiff. This time of year very wet & muddy, might be an easier experience in the summer, but wouldn't expect to be the only one there in dry season, we bumped into 2 others down there ourselves
Enjoy!
Photo credits http://flickr.com.cytoon (Me) , www.flickr.com/photos/lufcwls/ (Rob)
Wenvoe tunnel is situated in West Cardiff, it's entrance hidden away in a foresty area accessible via an M&S car park (sure). The tunnel itself shut down in the 60's but with plenty of history attached.. according to sources , during WWII the royal train would rest in the tunnel if nearby to avoid overnight air raids.
There's a a bit more info here: http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/tunnels/gallery/wenvoe.html
and someone else's more detailed account of it here; http://rogernewberry.com/2014/06/24/adventure-is-out-there-the-wenvoe-tunnel/
As mentioned earlier, easily accessible via the rear of the car park at M&S (NE corner). It's quite obviously frequently walked with plenty of tracks to follow.. Have a good scout of the easiest routes down as it's very steep in places and treacherous at the moment due to rainfall.
Access to tunnel below: pretty much flooded at the mo, but not too deep that you can't just brave the water with some decent footwear. There's a loose slat and a tight squeeze but nothing too challenging.
The initial part of the tunnel, some mildly mind numbing graffiti on the brickwork, get's too dark later on to pull off anything worthwhile so the graff dies out pretty quickly.
Roughly halfway there is an air vent/shaft which casts some stunning light down into the tunnel, great for some photo's, below one of mine and below again my mates closer look at the shaft (giggedy). Apparently this is accessible above land around the back of PC world, didn't check it out as didn't have this info to hand at the time..
Bit of fun in pitch black with a flashgun. Pipe visable to the left is an active water main (Apparently)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cytoon/16056750363/in/photostream/
People have dumped various crap down there as you'd expect, but amongst them tyres, lots of timber, a couch? (This was quite far into it), what looked like a beer keg ermm.. just generic rubbish otherwise.
Here's a view from the Southern end, there is a double fence here and no loose slats, so only the spidermen/women need apply for this clamber... we decided to just walk the mile back which took around 20-25 minutes at a steady pace
Great trip - not much more than a 15-20 drive out of the centre of Cardiff. This time of year very wet & muddy, might be an easier experience in the summer, but wouldn't expect to be the only one there in dry season, we bumped into 2 others down there ourselves
Enjoy!
Photo credits http://flickr.com.cytoon (Me) , www.flickr.com/photos/lufcwls/ (Rob)
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