Mysterious Ladder Leads Us 500ft Underground to a £1,000,000 Secret

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Today we visit an abandoned mine with a very interesting past. But, to get inside we are first confronted with a ladder down a 150m sheer drop.
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[@JimDog794]

When I was young there was an abandoned water tower next to the woods where I live. It was about 250 ft tall on 4 legs made of steel. There were 2 ladders to the top. One went up one of the legs. The other went up a ladder in the pipe directly under the center of the tank. I climbed up both ways. I must say the ladder in the pipe was very similar to the one going into that mine. About 20 feet from either entrance to the pipe the climbing was in total darkness. The outside ladder didn't have a safety enclosure either. Climbing this as a teenager, you gained respect of your peers. Looking back I realized how stupid doing that was and I'm glad I didn't die doing it.

[@sixmax11]

we all did very stupid things when we were young and most of us lived to tell about it.

[@mycroft16]

I am legitimately impressed by the ingenuity of those people. Absolutely awesome job exploring that. If they could just have found a way to bury their electrical cables they could have kept going for years.

[@usmcn]

a generator would have been a better option then. Like in any other underground bunker.

[@mycroft16]

@@usmcn Don't those usually require really good ventilation and bringing in fuel?

[@usmcn]

@@mycroft16 just a pipe and yes fuel, but gravity is nice on a liquid

[@TrickOrRetreat]

@@mycroft16 valid point 😂😂

[@jbranche8024]

To expensive to buy, maintain and run. To noisey and you generally do not want to draw attention or operate outside of the surrounding environment parameters.

[@dawnprochilo8084]

That place was unbelievable so many rooms that they set up just to keep that operation going. This was a great video guys! Looking forward to the next one. Take care.

[@zGJungle]

That ladder is hard work on the way out but probably the coolest part of the whole explore.

[@upthehoe]

Cool, but horrible

[@DavenHiskey]

​@@upthehoeCheer up ladie

[@crackajacka87]

I should say that ladder is actually 120ft and I went there pretty recently but still, it's fucking killer to climb out from especially if you have a big backpack on lol

[@MattyEngland]

The paddling pool is for mixing nutrients into the water and adjusting the pH.

[@valium-fm7236]

Al’s dad joke was spot on. He’s such a fungi 🍄

[@Pwills]

And “the pot thickens” 3:10

[@valium-fm7236]

@@Pwills smokin ✊🏼🥸👍🏼

[@MeryddJ]

Personally I thought the jokes were abit shittake 🍄

[@CMB76]

Very cool. This place reminds me a lot of the underground storage in wampum, PA in the United States where they filmed George Romero's Day of the Dead. So Al's zombie impression was very appropriate for this location😅

[@markgoddard2560]

True! That ladder really is mysterious. I found a mysterious ladder on a beach once, but the most interesting case about ladders was reported in 1969 when deranged ladder was caught escorting an frightened extending ladder across Wimbledon common at 11.45pm on a Tuesday evening. It was taken into custody and found lent up against a prison cell the next day. No one was ever charged.

[@TrickOrRetreat]

Ladders live mysterious lifes 😋

[@TrickOrRetreat]

Always sad when police diminish the pot supply 😣We need more weed and less war.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

@@TrickOrRetreat more weed and less pigs!

[@zachmdful]

@@TrickOrRetreat Weed is bad mkay (For the military and pharma industrial complexes)

[@TrickOrRetreat]

LoL😋indeed @@zachmdful

[@robdedrick2052]

Hell of a Climb Boys . I was worried for you . I knew the Climb out would be a Challenge . Cool Explore though . Thanks for the Tour . Stay Safe !

[@LKD70]

07:00 love the four lions reference.

[@princeofdaftness]

Yeah I thought that too 😂

[@Mimikyu_420]

Just scrolling to see if anyone else noticed 😂 your comment is the first I've seen about it, used to love that film and some of it were filmed where I grew up in Sheffield, it shows meadowhall shopping centre at the start as it's coming on then when ones sat in the takeaway near the end then where he blows himself up in the shop at the end

[@RIGeek.]

The pools were likely for water storage. They could mix everything and pump out from there.

[@camthomas5750]

Have been here quite a few times before and after the massive grow lol. You used to be able to get in from the blue doors at the front didn't have to use the massive ladder

[@hollyelizabeth2401]

Whenever I feel sad I always come back to your videos ✨

[@gavin9038]

Yeah these guys never fail to improve my mood :)

[@theSooz1e]

Great video. Amazing place to explore. Imagine lost in there, no light 😱

[@WillyJunior]

It's game over at that point. I'd be bringing like 5 torches with me 😅

[@DE-eVOLVED]

That ladder !! I can feel my legs cramping up already !!😮 that setup must have cost a fortune... Cool video guys 👌👍👍

[@jamiecurran3544]

Compared to the money made from the grow its literally peanuts!😁✌️

[@brymstoner]

still does

[@Peterwrayadventures]

Had to be worth the climb down just for Al's Fungi joke 😅

[@GrooveFederation]

9:12 if they were using that collected water as feed water they'd produce some reet good plants because of all the minerals leaching out of the rocks would be super beneficial to plants. and as for largest grow its a deffo no no, there was one raided about 5 years ago in a nuclear bunker protected by a blast door designed to withstand a nuclear explosion that was built for the cold war era in the 1980s. so the rozzers couldn't bust on their own terms so they had to hide and then jumped 2 of the workers to get their access key cards off of them. i think 3000-4000 plants maybe higher, it was super impressive to go through all the pictures the police took, one area the rows of plants went on for so long that the flash from the camera couldn't illuminate all of them. they'll be out on license now, no doubt looking at bunkergrow 2.0 possible locations, lol

[@davidfoster8172]

amazing, was there an actual mine entrance anywhere? does look like a bunker complex, floors are smooth concrete, how they did all this is amazing

[@zGJungle]

It was used by the military for storage, there is a front entrance in the high street that leads in.

[@crackajacka87]

It was mostly just used as a mine and while there was a small period where it stored ammunition, it wasn't converted to a bunker and so walking through it it just looks and feels like a disused quarry.

[@mrmrsengineer3892]

Dude I can't believe the soccer ball you kicked at the start is the same ball Moe Sargi kicked only weeks earlier ... super cool 👍👍👍

[@crackajacka87]

Me and my brother kicked that same ball just a few weeks ago too... It has to be done lol

[@NothingButElliot]

Old Greg definitely lives down there "hey look at my washing line of rubber glove, do you like them? do you love them? What about my bucket of straws? I have one for every day I have licked the wall on a sunny day

[@jamiecurran3544]

You ever drank bailey's from a shoe or go to a club where people wee wee on one another!😂🤣👍

[@ActionAdventureClips]

I would imagine the cage on the outside would make it easier to manage the acrophobia since you could Maybe grab onto something and stop the fall. Very terrifying!

[@Tautolonaut]

What a waste of: 1 - Police time 2 - Potential tax revenue 3 - The undeniable organisational skills of the people running that op. Madness.

[@Reman1975]

While watching this I was constantly thinking "Jesus lads, just be careful where you're putting your feet. With that ladder being your way back out, a twisted ankle is going to cause you big problems"......... then again, I'm now at an age where I often inflict days of agonising back and leg pain upon myself by participating in the highly physical activity of "Sleeping funny", so I'm probably a bit paranoid about how easy it is to inadvertently put yourself out of action.

[@benllewelyn98]

Been there a few times, ladder is a killer on the way back up after hours of wandering around 😂😂

[@silverlaptop2022]

Wow, you guys really went through it for us on this one. I feel ya Norton 😲

[@davidfoster8172]

careful guys, you should bring air quality detectors

[@crackajacka87]

Not down that mine... If you ever feel a strong breeze in a mine then you're probably all good as bad air happens from still air trapped in a mine and I can tell you that this, and many other mines in this area, are safe to explore when it comes to air quality.

[@andyspoo2]

"Just hold on for dear life." - Well thanks, never thought of that 🤣

[@samleah91]

Well done for braving them ladders boys, great find.

[@craiggilchrist4223]

The pools were maybe a permanent reservoir of water for the plants.

[@Fly1973Fifty]

ooh youm's been poking about under the hills outside Bath :) well done!

[@daisymaisy4877]

You chaps brighten up my day❤👍👍

[@julest9423]

Really cool explore guys! Much love from Wisconsin ❤

[@abossman3861]

Very interesting. Love the scenery! Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍

[@exgtt2061]

My favourite bit was when Al started rattling from the diminishing levels of skag in his system

[@joycemyers8140]

Dudes, seriously,you can buy new body harnesses for the low low with double lanyard hooks. Lives ain't cheap but safety gear is

[@FlamingRobzilla]

What I find amazing is that they discovered a girl living alone down there and they think nothing of it. No curiosity at all.

[@toddmoore139]

And of all these comments you're the only one who's mentioned it!

[@stilostan-the1st]

​@@SunriseLAWDo you have contact details for the local FBI in UK for him 🤣🤣

[@CharlieStewart-p7l]

@@SunriseLAW you should stay out of law that was the most idiotic reply I've ever read 😂

[@minuteman3859]

Ace creepy a f

[@bigtroll8249]

Lol! That girl was fake. They were joking. That was their voice. Get a clue!!!

[@RodneyGuitarsplat]

Fantastic Adventure !! You all take care and safe travels

[@princeofdaftness]

I saw a clip on gogglebox the other day about a film called the fall, the clip was enough for me to worry about you lads on that metal ladder, glad you all got out OK

[@Immortal-Headcase]

I purchased some small fans on Amazon because my bedroom is roasting in summer, suggestions of what people also purchased these fans with was a growing tent, planters, soil, bright lights and plastic air ducts, fricking Amazon eh.

[@erroneous6947]

The pool was the return tank for the hydroponic watering system.

[@tatertott2390]

That place would grow some decent herb! No mites or bugs at all to compromise the crop...you would just need some good dehumidifiers

[@bionicnichola9251]

It's deep...thats what Al said 😂😂😂 I defo couldn't do the ladder either, my arthritis would kick in. Hilarious video guys 👏👏

[@jamiecurran3544]

Not before mine along with leg cramps!😂✌️

[@mandyhughes467]

You should all go back down there in full Ghost Busters kit 😂 😂😂 thanks for another awesome episode guys 🤗🫣😁

[@upthehoe]

Av you got one we can lend?

[@mandyhughes467]

Wish I had guys lol 😂

[@fattihattener]

friggin hell !! those plastic pots cost a shitload at the grow shop apparently

[@coullscooby]

My legs wobbled watching you guys down that ladder 😂. Good watching your vids guys👍

[@upthehoe]

Thanks Mr Smith!

[@nellennatea]

Awesome, Thank you for the spaceman helmet laugh. The dead man walking like a demon laugh and the zombie climbing thin steps laugh and all the funny bits. I really laughed. Cheers.

[@BigDaveW6799]

Great film, but would have liked to have seen footage of half way down the ladder and how it must have felt being so enclosed

[@crackajacka87]

It's very wet and cramped... There's like four layers and the further down you go the wetter it gets so I dont blame them for not recording on that ladder as I know it's a bastard to climb lol

[@Eddiee757]

1:04 yeah sod that, hats off to you all. Amazing work

[@larellemorgan2826]

See I couldn't walk past a red door and not write on it " paint it black "

[@bekindandrewind1422]

With everyone struggling and getting poor... That could be living quarters for a whole town.. An underground neighborhood..

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

Holy hell those grow tents are absolutely massive. Try buying one that big today and it'll probably cost $5k-$10k.

[@WillyJunior]

I lol'd

[@IamNotANumber]

Wot? No bones in the wall? Letting the side down lads.

[@jennycampbell5236]

There's so mush room Haha. What a terrible mess left down there.

[@easygroove]

Standin in the middle of hundreds of plant pots... "do you know the history of this?" ...🤣😂🤣

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

"That's my zombie impression." Day of the Dead reference, check. Perfect place for it, too.

[@TattedTommysTv]

There gym is the craziest part... Those dudes that were down there were savages .... They lived like wolves... Salute from Dallas TX

[@steponfrog7265]

My brother had a wardrobe with 1 plant, and I know this because he kept asking me to 'borrow him' a handful of chicken shit I used in my garden. It was one of those wardrobes that are bigger than the room you put it in, a bit like a tardis I suppose.

[@justanothergamer7543]

Norton looks like sassy with that orange hat 😂

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

Yes it was clever of them to re use the mine for a grow, and re-use the existing mine ventilation stuff. But they got caught, so they weren't really that clever were they?

[@Tautolonaut]

There's no way the people profiting from that got caught, just the poor idiots they probably people-trafficked in to take the rap.

[@SlaterGator]

That Four Lions joke was good 🤣

[@deanayer3822]

my claustrophobia was off the chart watching that - I was waiting for them to get lost down there.

[@DanielWijk]

I would be terrified climbing down into a dead space and suffocating.

[@frankieatjumbleend4867]

I've got a 3x3x2m tent grow going on, had it for about 5 years. So seeing this is like a 'wet dream' 👍🤣🎉😹💸

[@MoosesValley]

"I'm a space man" 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@davidbwa]

Is a 'steam person' the local slang for a homeless person? Years ago I worked for a leak reapir company and we did some repairs for Seattle steam. We found a few places where it was obvious homeless folks had found hidey holes near one of the steam pipes to keep warm. Your comment made me think of that. That is quite the underground operation they had.

[@elessartelcontar9415]

Sigh, obviously there is another much larger entrance somewhere as much of the stuff down there has far larger dimensions than the man hole there are 4 foot by 8 foot sections of plywood and drywall.

[@40AndAWakeUp]

Good morning from sunny South Wales!

[@upthehoe]

Good morgan!

[@jamiecurran3544]

The whole country's sunny at the moment!😂👍

[@chrissrocketryandmore]

That place is cool. Um, what about the girl? Did you talk to her? She is the one with some balls, being down there by herself. Bad things could happen to her. Hope she stays safe.

[@Jason-33W]

That's not all for mining equipment, that is a little swimming pool to hold water and the big black plastic tubes were for air along with the metal filter which is for air filtration. That was all for the weed growing there.

[@HiR8M8]

great find... great content as always bud.

[@mattmorden887]

I'll be scared of going down that ladder but curiosity would get the better of me. Brave men

[@forgottenterritory]

Cant get enough of theses videos lads

[@bbgal-sb2tc]

Just wow. Al is adorable🥰

[@Simmodamoscott]

"Any idea what they are?" Numbers, Norton, they're numbers

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Jeez, it’s like the infinity videos. Nice one lads.

[@Thetealeaf1984]

Depending on the age of the mine, that black stuff on the roof could have been carbine soot. From miner's lamps.

[@calumhowieson9511]

I saw another video on the mine and there were 2 number plates, both of which were from 80s New Hollands so could potentially be soot from them

[@NigraeLegiones]

As a gardener, I really want all those pots lmao.

[@MrE-]

I've done this place, it's a nice explore :)

[@FeedScrn]

Just started watching: At 4:30 - How did they get those pallets in there? They must have a different entrance. // Later on... Ok Yes. There is a different entrance. - I hope that someone brought a geiger counter with them. It's always good to check in those kinds of places.

[@jasonmc8761]

Poor Mark and his vertigo

[@upthehoe]

Thanks Jason

[@PaulH_1972]

There was another £1000000 weed farm busted in Dewsbury earlier this week. Just down road from me 😂😂😂😂😂

[@norton90]

My house

[@weapea]

Is there game of urban explorers? This place should defenedly be in it! Also specially that girl that anyone hasnt ever seen.. and puzzle in game with those hoses and bottles, you must try to figure out to get out of there in the game .. or how to start the plant again.. 😮😆

[@fkl770]

aha heavy that decent little operation that.

[@tikkatodo]

Hav defo seen this place befor, never fails to impress me tho, the pure scale of that grow is bonkers 😵👊🇬🇧👻👻

[@OForPetesSake]

amazing video booys, one of the best locations out there.

[@bloepje]

I always hope to stumble upon a place like that sold for cheap and get a living permit for the location. Although a mine is quite problematic in radioactive gasses (radon) that break down into cancerous gasses.

[@lololollololol629]

I don't know how gutted the microwave at 13:02 was but they could've used part of it for the electrical of the grow.. Had a friend do that and later on after stopping growing indoors an electrician said that was really dangerous..

[@JacobDean88]

I would be so game. Such a awesome find!!

[@soniadelgado9643]

Just found your channel I liked and subscribed ❤

[@ChipGuy]

I think there is more than just one big entrance, that could be seen on other explorer's videos.

[@crackajacka87]

There's only the main entrance and the ladder entrance... There's also another ladder in the same feild as the one they went down but it leads to that well you see them at the bottom of so you dont want to go down that way to get in lol.

[@John.S92]

Probably a thousand pounds in value of all the stuff down there, could probably be re-opened (the car-drive way) and thus probably be used for say a clean-room lab, manufacturing requiring a more controllable space (say with airflow/cleanliness) and or most likely; as a server farm, seeing as so much of the mine seems to be mined/constructed quite sturdy.

[@billyw1345]

Digging the way clear isnt worth a grand

[@FreeAsABirdSydneyAustralia]

Blue bags hanging look like moisture absorbent

[@D4narchy]

This is some top quality banter lol

[@paulkrempel8642]

That girl would have freaked me absolutely out!!

[@anniejones1839]

A bizarre place to be on her own

[@amandaj7403]

It's scary to think something like this could be under your house 😮

[@jamiecurran3544]

Not where I live as people on my estate can literally smell out weed from miles away!😂✌️

[@amandaj7403]

@@jamiecurran3544 LOL i don't care about the weed 😀 it's the thought of all those tunnels right under my house with only a few stones holding them up.

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@amandaj7403 yeah I agree in case it collapsed n swallowed your home, plus I've seen many films n documentary where people have either purposely or accidentally tunneled up into someone's house!😱😂👍

[@amandaj7403]

Great😮 so now I don't only have to worry about sink holes but mole people too.

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@amandaj7403 lol!😂

[@Vegetabawz]

Al looked very proud of his mushroom joke.

[@wideopenbros3196]

Now this is how you get the day started heck yeah boys

[@lukehorning3404]

That is awesome I want to find someplace like that

[@daisymaisy4877]

" Oh no get the spirit box out" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brian2970]

ONE OF THE COOLEST VIDEOS ON KZbin AND SO GREAT THAT THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND THE ACCENTS OF OUR BOTHERS OVER IN THE LONDON ENGLAND BRITISK UK AS WELL ARE AWESOME. IT WAS VERY ENTERTIANING AND SO COOL THAT THE BOYS FROM THE UK ARE JUST AS WILD AND CRAZY AS THE USAS AMERICANS CHECKING THINGS OUT THAT ARE SKETCHY. AGIAN THE COMMENTARY IS EPIC. DO ENJOY.