Exploring the Historic Abandoned Sion Mills in Ireland

In this video, we head within the massive Sion Mill complex in Northern Ireland. The site dates as far back as the 1600s, going into administration in 2011 and contains some rusty machinery and extensive natural decay.
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[@lizstevenson7801]

What a beautiful old building, I can only imagine the noise of the machines and all the workers busy working away. The views were amazing. Such a waste now left to decay and rot, very sad. Thank you for this video. 💕🇦🇺

[@Urbandoned]

I think that's why we appreciate these industrial abandonments even more, because there is such a visible change since they were used, particularly the silence. No worries, glad that you enjoyed the feature

[@weemccay]

Hi Guys, I live and grew up right next door to this Mill (literally a stone's throw away) and I have never seen what it was like inside the grounds my whole life. My grandparents both worked and met at this mill so it means a big deal to my family. Thank you so much for this video

[@mrsozag]

Do you know where I could park to go explore it?

[@weemccay]

@@mrsozag there’s a car park right beside it, you can literally park anywhere

[@nualatoland]

Great video but very sad to see those beautiful historic buildings fall into such decay, soon to be swallowed up by nature and neglect. We pronounce it Sion Mills not Seeon Mills. Such amazing buildings in this village but many sorely need some TLC.

[@frasermathers2287]

What an amazing building that should have been saved and repurposed. On the plus side if it was not in this state then there would not have been an equally amazing video. Really love your appreciation and acknowledgment of the architecture and the subsequent deterioration. As a retired engineer I love this type of content and thanks for the early viewing. Have a Merry Christmas and looking forward to your creations in 2022

[@Urbandoned]

Sadly, it seems a little too late to repurpose this impressive building. We think it will stay deteriorating for years to come. We have a genuine appreciation for these sites and their historical appearance through their design. No problem, thanks for the support :)

[@cathleensteele6808]

I can only imagine all the employees milling about and earning a living back in history.. thanks for the great explore!!

[@FrostyGaming8394]

I think its absolutely amazing how any building gets vandalized like this with in 10 years it really paints a picture in our minds of what it used to look like thriving with workers my favorite videos of 2021 has got to be the courthouse which was amazing and the British Airways training building but its very hard to pick one as they were all amazing and moving like we were with you thanks for the amazing videos that you have made and uploaded for us throughout 2021 have a good Christmas and a pleasant start of the year Thanks Lads :)

[@Urbandoned]

Thank you very much! We loved the architecture of the courthouse and the scale and history of the British Airways training centre, so they are definitely up there with our personal favourites too. Glad you enjoy the videos, many more coming, bigger and better in the new year :)

[@CiaranGallagher77]

This facility since filming has been taken over by a company who produce juices they are operating at quite a large scale

[@irishmanlost]

The tubes are flax bins, and the mill closed around 2004, and the company that owned the mill went into receivership in 2011 as I'd started my visits from 2009 onwards and there was already evidence of natural decay, That newer loft-style section along with the chimney had been restored for new use but I think then it was already going downhill, they've demolished a lot of the smaller buildings since the first fires. But also when the lottery winner bought the mill, at that point something then could have been done,. but she fought with the sporting clubs that used the grounds and ended up throwing them out, only to be left for further damage and decay.

[@Urbandoned]

Thanks for clarifying that, mate. I agree, something should have been done when the building was bought and it's such a shame that little has been.

[@irishmanlost]

@@Urbandoned The mill is called Herdmans Mill and it's in Sion Mills.

[@brianohagan2157]

My favourite video of 2021 was Raf Spadeadam, it was so different to your other videos, a close second was the abandoned seaside hotel from last month. Great videos, keep up the great work 👍

[@Urbandoned]

Glad you enjoyed those ones! Personal favourites of mine, too :)

[@marcusalford1750]

I'm sorry but HOW does this channel only have 55k subs ?. This is such a good channel I've only discovered your channel today btw, but from what I've watched so far you deserve way more subs. Great stuff 👏👏👏

[@Urbandoned]

Thank you

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Reminded me of "Logan's Run "and the way nature had taken over.

[@ApeX-pj4mq]

Nice to see a tour on the Mill, I live quite close to Sion Mills itself so I naturally have been there before

[@Mrnovaboy]

You should go to gilford mill its been abandoned for years and is beautiful also has a lovely walk that goes around it. And you should go to brookfeild house👍

[@cosmicmaniac1886]

A definite Hilla and Bernd Becher atmosphere - in their tradition and that of uk industrial music.

[@nataliesmith303]

All your videos are fab to watch. The one in Scotland with the abandoned village did stand out as a memorable one though. I hope you guys continue to find fab finds to share with us 😊

[@Urbandoned]

That was definitely one of our favourites too! We liked the various interviews we were lucky enough to capture in that one! We will continue to share our finds with you

[@Dazzy84]

Loved the way you pronounced sionmills. Lol.. the correct pronunciation is s-eye-on mills. Sounded a bit of a french twang. 🤣

[@Urbandoned]

Probably should have checked that before narrating!

[@clintireland389]

So annoyingly wrong on all levels

[@joanneneaves9651]

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 and a happy new year. Thank you for uploading another amazing video. I find all your videos wonderful.

[@Urbandoned]

That's massively appreciated, thanks

[@medhat4B]

You asked for input on favourite explorations this past year. You know I have appreciate the videos you produce for some time now. I will say that this one about Sion Mills was likely one of my top favourites. Very interesting. I can only imagine what it might have been like to have lived and worked around this place more than a hundred years ago. As for other programs, I liked the Scottish orphanage, religious mansion in northern England, the courthouse, the Irish boys school, the mental health department and the Scottish 'ghost town' to name a few that I liked. You are historians, in a sense, recording little parts of history around the UK. I have commented previously that you respect properties and do not disturb artifacts. Thank you for doing this. Here in this part of Canada's prairies there is very little in the way of buildings like you have in the UK. In this past year I have 'explored' abandoned schools, homes, barns, townsites that no longer have any buildings, etc. It is always a thrill when I spot something in the distance and find a way to the place. There is an old flour mill in the city where I live and it has been abandoned for more than 10 years. I will be checking with a real estate agent in the new year to see if there is a way to explore. Guys, keep up the good work. Your videos are interesting and informative. Kudos. ~ david

[@Urbandoned]

Thank you so much for this comment and the abundance of places that you enjoyed. It's so important to us to visit these places and not disturb how they were left or progress their damaged states further, so good to know that it's noticed. Everywhere has places like we have here in the UK, Canada will be no acception! Just have to search closely for them and you'll come across them. Thank you again for the constant support :)

[@collettemchugh9495]

Live not too far from sion always take photos of the outside but never seen the inside thank you for taking me around I enjoyed it, just to bad its lying in that condition, it's sad.

[@michaelobrien9825]

Can you actually imagine just how many locals worked in a building of this size over the centuries.

[@michailokeefeMooMoo]

All your videos are great very hard just pick one out

[@Urbandoned]

I'll take that :)

[@aarjaycee3601]

Great video upload guys

[@Urbandoned]

[@michailokeefeMooMoo]

Great video very interesting place

[@thebarleymow]

An interesting and, as always, a sad place. My only criticism is the pronunciation of the name. It is pronounced “Sigh on mills”, not “See on mills”.

[@kangirigungi]

What's my favorite video from 2021? It's difficult to tell. Maybe the Irish hotel, I loved the decay on that one. But the old abandoned schools were great too.

[@Urbandoned]

The Irish hotel was one of our favourites also :)

[@JayEss414]

Great video

[@Urbandoned]

Thank you

[@almilhouse9059]

All I'm guessing will be torn down, such stunning architecture, such a shame to see in such a state... Imagine if it had been kept intact, it would look amazing.

[@Urbandoned]

It could have been an iconic restoration project, but we think it's past the point of saving now

[@addictedtocraic]

I've walked in the grounds often. The owner sadly died this year so this building's future is in limbo. A sad loss if something isn't done, it has so much potential.

[@Urbandoned]

Agreed, it seems too far past it's saving condition now unfortunately...

[@braggelbak]

yep!!! 6.14 TARTARIAN! thanks!!!

[@darylconnolly6877]

This place was so much better before 2011 to explore

[@tamarahenderson5241]

Love

[@ronniepatton8151]

Sad to see so much decay. Appropriately 1,200 employed there in 1957

[@optical_ideas]

Wow, amazing. This has a lot like "the last of us".

[@Urbandoned]

Definitely!

[@bruceaisher]

Great explore lads. A great shame that such an architecturally significant site has just been left to rot. You'd think it would be listed? Just read that the owner died last year so not sure what will happen with the site now. Sad all round.

[@karldonald8150]

My late mother says she worked in it when young 😢

[@CaptainKingsleyYeoo]

The Mill created the village, and its left to rot and be vandalised. So many important, historical buildings in the surrounding area seem to have been targetted by arsonists, and strangely replaced by housing soon after... My grandmother lived across the river 80+ years ago when she was a teen. Walked over the "swinging bridge" (which has been replaced numerous times since). I am sure the majority of the locals have a tie to this mill. So much history.

[@jackrichardson191]

Pairsley hospital its so interesting

[@Urbandoned]

We adored that one!

[@spooley]

Hell on Earth pod brought me here

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Do you wear proper strong boots to protect against standing on bits of glass or sharp metal? Wouldn't want to fall over either

[@Urbandoned]

I go through a pair of boots a year! Due a new pair soon ;)

[@tdolan500]

Sigh-on mills

[@Jonahgunn]

If it weren't for rhat mill i wouldn't be alive

[@seanshatters]

Why if you don't know how something is pronounced do you guess at it ? It's not see-on it's between sigh-in and sign

[@Urbandoned]

Great point - I don't know to be honest. Should have checked :(

[@jeremiahanyanjielevatorman3520]

Sion mills northern Ireland, not Ireland

[@davidbutterworth9609]

Another example of how, of the 4 home countries, the people of N Ireland give less of a toss about their cultural heritage and historical environment. Ironic bearing in mind how often there is so much wittering about ‘ the loss of our culture’. Piss poor.

[@oldskoolbelfast]

Some bird won the euro millions bought it she died this year she was from.strabane it keeps gettin burnt she had a masion built not far from it

[@clintireland389]

She died recently yeah? The one who won the mega bucks aye?

[@oldskoolbelfast]

@@clintireland389 yeah won 27 millon september died think

[@jimsimpson8082]

It's in NORTHERN IRELAND. One island but 2 states. The Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.

[@clintireland389]

Dude surely you could have asked a local how to pronounce the place properly like ffs! Sion Mills! Not Ceeon Mills! Sion as in Simon!! Hello!

[@GadgetGazza1690]

Sion Mills Is In Northern Ireland 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Not Ireland 🇮🇪 . 2 Different Countries

[@yermanoffthetelly]

Relax Gary, it's being corrected...just not through youtube 😄

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

It's the island of Ireland

[@GadgetGazza1690]

@@MostlyLoveOfMusic 🤣

[@almilhouse9059]

Eìre, chill it is the island of Ireland 🇮🇪 Unfortunately it's split Republic of Ireland and northern Ireland

[@GadgetGazza1690]

Last time I looked Northern Ireland Is still British 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@tomthompson7400]

At least try and get the pronunciation of the name correct , the locals would have guided you some.