free hit counter
Great Britain - Mapel Outdoor - Jan 20 | Oblivion State Urban Exploration

Post a thread

Post a thread in one of the forums

Browse the forums

Browse threads and contribute to reports

Contact Staff

Contact the team

Great Britain Mapel Outdoor - Jan 20

BikinGlynn

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jun 3, 2019
Messages
784
Reaction score
990
Points
93
51043607723_f18ab9811c_c.jpg


The much-loved facility, which boasts a 22-acre lake, climbing wall and giant ropes frame, had been used by schools, youth groups and charities who stayed at the centre’s in-house accommodation block with 38 beds and a staff flat.

51043606358_b51cbec569_c.jpg


The use of the gravel pit near Chatteris started in the 1960s when evening class boat builders (Harold Edgely, Charlie Fox, Cliff Goakes) at March FE Centre wanted somewhere to sail their dinghies.
A few years later the county council then took over and expanded the facility under the wardenship of Brian Calvert.

In 1981/2 the county council withdrew support due to budget cuts, but Fenland, South Cambridge and East Cambs district councils took it over and appointed a new manager called Jim McCann who managed to generate and attract enough money to build most of the present facilities.

51044432152_644e8c35da_c.jpg



The Mepal Outdoor Centre had operated as a thriving outdoor activity site for schools and youth groups since the 1980s.

After the arson attack, trustees of the Mepal Outdoor Centre - who had been running the charitable enterprise for four years - handed the lease back to landlords East Cambridgeshire District Council and the centre was closed down in February 2017.

51043606913_92275d4b32_c.jpg


51044432057_b6cec256e9_c.jpg


An outline plan to turn a derelict outdoor centre into a crematorium has been approved by East Cambridgeshire District Council.

51044342351_ea925fe5a6_c.jpg


This place is trashed there is no denying, but something about watching my best mate & Son racing up the climbing wall gave me a thrill

51043606263_bcfe6e29ce_c.jpg


51044342151_8a58215bcf_c.jpg


51044431777_d4b12cc7a9_c.jpg


51044431907_fd1960298b_c.jpg


51043606743_860b812a27_c.jpg


51043606603_2cddb04149_c.jpg


51043606793_5652c18fb4_c.jpg



Thanks For Looking
 

jtza

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Nov 27, 2019
Messages
218
Reaction score
277
Points
63
Location
Lancashire
Nice place to just chill and stroll about by the looks of it. Nice set too :)
 

The_Raw

Administrator
Staff member
Admin
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
3,931
Reaction score
2,183
Points
113
Doesn't look much loved these days 😬
 
Top