Exploring Jaywick On Sea The Abandoned Buildings of Brooklands

[@rickheyse3305]

Lived there back in the late 70s early 80s. Real sense of community. The plan should be demolish the abandoned properties and install lodges for social housing. Just for the record I may be moving back in a couple of years. The place has always been in my heart.

[@geoffpoole483]

Fascinating stuff. incredible that a place like Frinton is just a few miles away. I get the impression that getting out of Jaywick is hard once someone's ended up living there. Jaywick could be an absolute gem.

[@rapido2963]

It wouldn’t be advisable to clear the beach of the shrubs and grasses. That’s what’s stopping the beach getting washed away!

[@jimdavis762]

I lived there in the 1980’s and although it was originally built as beach chalets ,the streets were clean and the people were friendly.it was safe to walk home late at night too.

[@lesleyhubble2976]

I wouldn’t mind living in Jaywick if I was brave enough. I used to live on Canvey Island it had an old fashioned village feel to it. That was 16 years ago. I think Jaywick is the same . I’d love to live by the sea, I’m surprised there aren’t any big beachfront properties that are posh. If they develop it , it will be too upmarket and the ordinary folk will be priced out. I think eventually it will become an expensive place to buy a property

[@michaelclancy9575]

Danny sloggett has done more for them people than the local council has ever done for them, he should be the local MP hands down

[@colinrudgley7897]

I’d visited Clacton whilst on my hols and passed Jaywick by foot. I wanted to respect the locals as they live after media coverage from mainstream television channels. Personally, the locals were respectful and enjoyed the sea views.

[@julieling1212]

Fresh out of jaywick the finest

[@TracieSmith-jz9xe]

Spent many happy holidays in jaywick as a kid, the best beach on the Essex coast. Unfortunately as most Essex coast towns ruined by London overspill which has now creeped into many more villages and small towns of Essex

[@stuartstretton6894]

Hi Dan, checkout video I found mate.type in JAYWICK 1962..👍💯😁 very old but in colour & it shows the pill boxes back then.happy days bro👍💯

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Really nice mate i will have to check it out! 😉

[@sandypompilii6901]

I have to check it out. I'd love to see it in the 50's, but 62, close enough. Thanks.

[@jacobhayes250]

Mermaids inn used to be there in brooklands, We stopped there and spent hours there good memories

[@thornbird6768]

Jaywick won’t stay like this for much longer , I can see compulsory purchases on the chalets , a nice few pub/restaurants and a general tidy up of the beach ! Generally when places are left to rot it’s for an agenda in years to come ! The junkies and mentally infirm were sent there to help run this place down also they are easy to move out and move on ‼️ Then the big regeneration will begin and Londoners will come back .

[@scottblack9213]

This is absolutely a gold mine for anyone who has bought and owned properties here. It will take 15 years to cash in, but sea views on the south east coast .. it's only a matter of time.

[@wahidkhaliq4776]

I hope it will rise from the ashes very soon , it has massive potential to be a beautiful place

[@susanbreeds8698]

It was lovely when we went for holidays in the 60 and beautiful beaches

[@chantelrodgers7500]

Love your vids Cant wait for Your Next Haunted Exploration vid your vids are getting better every week 😘

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Thanks glad you enjoyed the vid and yes a haunted exploring vid coming real soon its gonna be a gd one so look out for it 😉

[@chantelrodgers7500]

@@dragontamerdan7525 can't wait keep it up 😘

[@dannykyla69]

That has changed so much.i used to there on holiday as a kid.it wants the place clearing and rebuilding as so run down now.What a shame😔

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Totally agree with ya mate 😉

[@bonitaisle9215]

I'd laugh if that was somebody's house,and they said oi clear off out of it🤣

[@dmdmorg]

The Council have a legal requirement to maintain sanitary health condition, not only is it a fire risk, it could trap a young child under heavy furniture or god knows what, and if they don't, stop paying council tax..Like a squeaky wheel gets the oil, the council need constant reminding, otherwise they'll think the locals aren't bothered..They'll clean it up if enough people complain.

[@guggyfella3840]

Clacton council should be ashamed of themselves!

[@daveshaw2342]

Its probably tendering district council .

[@ryan2020091]

Tendring

[@daveshaw2342]

@@ryan2020091 my bad

[@biddylisduff]

What a shame the place has been left neglected for so long - I know people who are living in Jaywick now, including a cousin, but I don't know exactly which part. They haven't said they want to leave so.. A lot of the empty places must have been condemned, leaking roofing etc. All the stuff left behind should be cleared out, the first place with the pianos was really sad- like someone had died. Pianos are worth money, can't believe someone leaving them to rot. Maybe old people gone into care homes? But the ones with kids toys, clothes etc left behind with furniture - maybe evicted? Where's the Landlord? Council really needs to get the rubbish out and demolish the wrecked places, how do they get away with it? As for the kids in the pill box- every pill box I've seen has graffiti etc inside, and teenagers will always make their own places to hang out. There's pill boxes all over Essex from WW2, they're solid and pretty rainproof so people will get in them. They didn't get stroppy, just camera shy. Jaywick people deserve better, it could be made so much better, must be depressing when you have to live next to a derelict place when you're doing your best. Interesting to see from your video, and I don't think you were being down on Jaywick, just showing what's going on.

[@Justdocuments]

I bet lots of people used to go to the seaside back in the day.

[@jimisi7424]

Fair play for goin in there. If there were many pianos like that, rec could make a killin

[@silver47official]

It’s like the ones who do live there though, don’t even try. The state of some of those gardens, it’s disgusting.

[@oscar6487]

Jaywick can attract holiday makers if the government put the abandoned properties first

[@dalskiBo]

Drove down there the other day, I think it has huge potential.

[@morotzooab5894]

Can you visit hoods in london i.e poor council estates? Great vlog

[@JFrizey]

If it's not council owned property, there's not much they can do without an expensive legal process, compulsory purchase orders ect

[@elvisburgerking8675]

you are lucky that you left before dark and avoided being eaten by Zombies

[@melaniephippen9563]

Do people who live or have lived here ever get prosecuted for fly tipping

[@asciidity4193]

Nope, lived there in the late 80s, early 90s.. nobody tells on other people for anything. Kinda lawless place to live. I personally liked it. Good memories TBH. When you grow up somewhere like this you just don't know any different. I had serious issues adjusting when I moved away from here though, what seems normal there is not normal in other places around the country. We were all doing acid and smoking hash at a young age etc.. nobody really cared. What doesn't kill you..... I do very well in life now days, plenty of cash.

[@jewelzeexxx3879]

Just watched ur vid when I first moved here I didn’t think it’s allowed to let people live like this n it’s called Ashanti town n these homes are size of my garage buts it so shameful cuz cud be nice n I c ur dedication I just not sure why the people that live here don’t do something

[@oscar6487]

Let me come to jaywick we can turn it around

[@sandrachrysanthou7338]

Shame that’s where we went for our family holiday always kept clean and tidy Lots of shops in Brooklands, and a social club amusement arcade and when we were there they had an afternoon show next to the arcade And going out they had a model dairy restaurant with other shops and donkey rides but afraid that was back in the day

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Yes all changed im afraid 👍

[@lemonovacar6823]

Next to the casino If I remember correctly the next buildings used to be a cafe and an amusement arcade

[@julieburton192]

My family and I spent many, many holidays in Jaywick. We all have the most wonderful memories of the place. There used to be a big open air market on a Sunday at the Brooklands end. While mum and my sisters did their shopping, my dad and my brother would go and race on the nearby go-kart circuit and I would visit the donkeys. When the donkeys were on the beach, my sister and I would be at the head of the queue for a ride. All my sisters and I also enjoyed the trampolines that were on the beach beside the Beach Bar. My dad would hire a Float from the trampoline place too and he would take us all of us out quite far on the sea. Floats looked like wooden pallets. None of us could swim, no life jackets. Health and safety was unknown in the 50s and 60s. Dad would rent a bungalow for us for a week or two. Some of our favourites were called 'Pebbledash' and 'Whoopee' amongst others. Another good memory was every evening we would walk to Clacton Pier. I, being the youngest, would walk on the sea wall while someone held my hand. We would stop on the way to play on the big wobbly slide at Butlins. On the way back we would buy hot ring doughnuts from Butlins. For a 'laugh', dad would hold mum still as all the bats would fly out of the martello tower. In those days, if the tide was very low, we could see the top of another martello tower out to sea. If the weather was fine during the day, we would hire a fleet of the side by side quad pushbikes. I was too small to reach the pedals so I would always squeeze between my mum and dad or my brother and one of my sisters. I could reminisce forever about our glorious holidays in Jaywick. I am so sorry that it is so run down now but I remember it in its heyday and it was amazing. Come on Council, help to make Jaywick glorious again.

[@michelleosullivan348]

Omg these are all my memories aswell.It makes me so sad to see this when it was the happiest time of my childhood. My Nan and grandad owned a chalet and we would stay there in the holidays. Highlight of the week was going to the marker 😂loved spending my pennies in the sunspot after. Everyone knew each other in your road, everyone was friendly. We would run through the alleys with our friends, hide under the chalets that were open. We would go to the clubhouse and sit outside the pub when our dads we’re in there with a bottle of coke and a pkt of crisps. Walking along the sea wall path we would try to get wet by a wave. The donkeys were the best, carefully choosing the name you liked best to ride that one. Clacton pier was like a dream going on all the rides and playing bingo. It was in the late 70’s& 80’s And they built one of the first rollercoasters is I had seen no one would go on with me in the end my Nan came on 😂. I could go on and on and I would do it all again if I could❤

[@samsum3738]

Great potential there .

[@arfermo853]

If its such a dump how come house prices are so high? Plus there are plenty of nice houses there

[@satsa6569]

Incredibly...all the cars seen are much better than mine.......not kidding!

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Probably really low rents, leaves money for other things.

[@KillerDiaguR]

Motorbility

[@madmatt5661]

This place could be a gem it wouldn't take much

[@michaelfrancis7072]

It would take millions to relocate all the people, clear all the rubbish, knock all the properties down and rebuild. The council hasn't got the cash, nor would they be willing to spend it here even if they had.

[@russellslinn7976]

You are looking at posh jay wick I delivered parcels to jay wick for 25 years there were no tarmac roads houses were burnt down dogs every where it’s better now

[@TONE11111]

9:56 'bald and bankrupt' interviewed the guy that owns that caravan recently

[@100musicplaylists3]

Some of the best beaches in europe are just wide expanses of sand and a few palm trees and cafes dotted about. Why is it so hard to create such places all over the uk cheaply to increase quality of life? Most uk resorts are a hideous nightmare throwback from the 1940s full to the brim with tacky slot machine arcades, stoney beaches and a poverty ridden populations. Our resorts would be improved by simply bulldozing them and replacing most of the buildings with a few palm trees and classy cafes and imported sand.

[@oscar6487]

I would talk to the council Truth! Britain first everytime

[@doubtingthomas736]

I'm not an expert... but the "weird little carving" could be a Jay?.. Maybe?

[@oscar6487]

Don't say they want to privatise this area? Children will need affordable council property to live in

[@RenegadeMaster137]

How do you feel about rats, Dan? 😂 Good vid mate, cheers!

[@expromanticart6491]

Where are the people? A ghost town?

[@o000omusico000o]

dan do you live in Clacton ,i used to come to clacton years ago for hols but i live here now....i know an x chip eater lol that's what i got called when i moved here

[@salesquickk]

ik it's very poor but tbf it has a decent beach ive been there..just to the beach 😅

[@StarWarsJay]

Was that someone’s ashes in the first house?

[@davidlawrence9091]

The thing about Abandon Buildings. When the people move out, animals move in. It's inevitable that rats are going to be there. Come to think of it, maybe in the WW2 Bunker as well!

[@albertreynolds9287]

It's sad to see place like this but the government aren't interested in the people who stay here it would be a wonderfull place to live

[@jimisi7424]

This area south uk has the best beach water. Go up north and its all brown. South of course

[@sugarpuff2978]

I wouldn't say so. I swim in the sea of of North Kent and the water is brown there.

[@oscar6487]

Let's get jaywick worth living in 😂😂

[@jeanettemoss2189]

It just needs money investing there. the people deserve that who have to live there. And the council should be ashamed because you cant blame the locals giving up on the place if they can see they are given up on by the council.

[@oscar6487]

Britain is my home address and we need a stable council properties for young children

[@jimisi7424]

It has always been fascinating to me and i still dont get it? Nice cars next to a shithole.. i have seen mabey 20 films and docs and i still find it baffling! Just go somewhere nice.

[@oscar6487]

Youths need to look forward to a safe environment and affordable rents

[@EastAngliaUK]

I saw rats right by the beach dinner the other day near the pier. it did not give a shit.

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Yeah there horrible things mate im scared off em lol 😆

[@nikki7962]

Just needs a tuneup ❤❤

[@oscar6487]

Social housing problem solved

[@sophieso2563]

Residents area regardless of circumstance they should sort it out between themselves as clearly the council ignore it exists .

[@sulasmith3352]

Yeah that would be cool, get everyone together as a team and sort through the rubbish with pickers and the blokes could handle the heavier stuff. It could be fun; who knows what gems lay amongst all the crap which might mean nothing to someone and everything to someone else

[@indiana146]

I take that as a london accent maybe My folks have a bar and restraunt southern spain Southern spain is full of londeners scousers

[@dragontamerdan7525]

From dagenham its in Essex but its very close to London but lived in clacton for the last 14 years 😉👍

[@triciadailly8974]

Modernist , 1970/80's pre fabricated homes , pre fabs ! No shacks lol

[@oscar6487]

Pay the bills and the courts will show favour

[@oscar6487]

Youth club yey

[@LeeRestoration1275]

all the rubbish everywhere is created by the residents ? or fly tippers ... the Casino was a slot machine arcade place back in the day

[@Brettly01]

the problem with thwm buildings from what i can see is they are mostly rough cast pre fabricated timber buildings so you can't get a mortgage on them.... does help the economy within jaywick...

[@woodenseagull1899]

Jaywick should have LISTED HERITAGE STATUS. Its a JEWEL in the Essex Crown.

[@carolinegreen7043]

Shame on the council

[@steveb7985]

God Almighty! The whole place needs to be bulldozed. The people cursed with living here should be rehoused nearby. Jaywick should then be rebuilt with a mix of social and private low density housing. There should be proper facilities for the people living here (schools, health centre, sports centre, public swimming baths, etc). Looking at the people, many seem quite elderly and vulnerable. If the area is to have a future, it needs to attract younger people, those prepared to work on the rejuvenation of the area. Many jobs could be created here. It is unforgivable that the state demands so much and provides so little. Another example of the logical outcome of a protection racket masquerading as a local form of authority. This is what happens when people are robbed.

[@jimisi7424]

Sorry for my last comment . I meant people who have the money

[@oscar6487]

Squatting is not illegal

[@rocket3597]

there is nothing wrong in what you are doing my parents used to have a caravan on bel air site and we would always go to the sunday market good times the council should clear the mess up and stop the fly tipping

[@davidsworld5837]

with the kids why did they not what to show there faces it makes them seem more like they are doing something they should not be. if the council leave all the rubbish. then the council has to pay the rat man to come and kill them and have thing get more damaged which they have to pay for. really the road are more just like a static caravan park. And some of the people should have there rubbish took away in houses were people are in. it looks untidy and some people are making it look even worse. stop dumping the rubbish at the empty houses.

[@kaylacoxell3194]

These are peoples homes and possessions you’re filming... Their car number plates? Do you get the back story of these places and the residents? You may not mean to be offensive but for some people this is the only place they can afford to live, so imagine how they feel seeing things like this.

[@dragontamerdan7525]

Sorry but I'm jus exploring the area people can make there own mind up on an area i will be filming other areas in future it isn't jus jaywick i film or will be filming people who get the hump with what I film your looking at the area through the camera why is it my fault that you don't like what you see? That's the first time I've ever Explored brooklands I did not say anything bad all I said is jaywick is a lovely area but the government or council should do something about all this rubbish am I wrong for doing that or maybe someone with abit off power sees this and actually gets it cleared up sorry but that's how I see what I'm doing

[@tegsmo]

@@dragontamerdan7525 video was sick bro

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Why are you watching an Urban Explorer type video if you do not like seeing these things? Plus any documentary on any area show houses and cars etc. He is showing nothing more than you would see if you walked around the area.

[@stvdu]

Have you not seen the documentary’s of this, they all show the houses and cars, don’t see the point of coming at him when loads of others do the same thing and I don’t see him saying anything bad about jaywick in the first place, just let the man explore

[@oscar6487]

Local disco 😂

[@hansblitz7770]

Look nice compared to West Virginia

[@stephanblack4558]

Boat people moving in soon.

[@daveshaw2342]

What

[@kevphillips02]

Lucky you come out alive.

[@cherryvictoriaciccone9334]

How pathetic

[@kevphillips02]

​@@cherryvictoriaciccone9334 Is that the case ?

[@ladylaois8184]

Rats 🐀 how many times you Mention . You should more scared of other stuff. Spoiled it keep going on about Rats

[@smudger-ev4fg]

Just been watching this documentary.... it really felt like watching mick phillpott documentary on the Jeremy Kyle show, where he had a wife and he had a gf, who would take it in turns sleeping in the caravan why he sleps with one woman then goes with the other the next day in the caravans🚐 🚐