We Go In Search Of The Famous Abandoned Fairytale Boot House!

[@notworthaquid7611]

This boot was build on private land around the 1930s by a loving father of many children . The children bedtime fairy tale stories that their loving father read every night were brought to life. The children were led blind folded into the fairyland they heard so much about in the bedtime stories and were amazed when opening their eyes. Sadly never finished as the father went to war . The magic the children once experienced still lives on in all those who discover it. The land is still privately owned and the present owners don't like people trespassing but you guys would be welcomed because you have so much respect. Great video so thanks. I will provide updates to this post as I awaiting a call from the landowner to find out more...

[@jaggerkate]

Thanks for sharing that! What a great but sad story. Sounds like he was a wonderful man.

[@ciaranburke3243]

Thanks 😊

[@angea26]

Wow...amazing!!!

[@petercarrington948]

I've lived on the island since 2005 and spoke to so many local people and they haven't even heard about the boot house and are intrigued about it. I have so many people trying to find the history of it but very little is known sadly. I've shared your video with a lot of people and they love it. Love your channel mate. Keep up the good work keeping us intrigued!

[@juniorgster]

I love how respectful you guys are with the locations you visit. Respect!

[@alasdairvincent6248]

What an enchanting building the boot house is. You half expect to see fairies dancing around. Magical place. Thanks for the walk around.

[@andrewgeorge2562]

What a loving father building this for his children's playtime.

[@adamhoward5145]

That place is so cool. What an awesome place to play as a kid! I'd love to have seen in back when it was new.... fantastic! Also I'd love to see the shoe restored, I'd pay to stay there!! Thanks for sharing this mate 👍🏻🙂

[@andrewgarman9286]

If I remember correctly, it was part of a play park/fairytale Park back in the early 1980s as I went there when I was young. The boot had 3 levels (that is shown) accessed by ladders. The park had a wild west area as well as other fairytale type areas. I did have photos of the area from my time in it. Those were the days when you could take a day trip on public transport from the mainland. Place was called Blackgang Chine, it had gravel paths all around the park.

[@boguscop]

Blackgang chine has a boot house, this isn’t it though.

[@philipmcdonagh1094]

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed. Must have been built by a Peter Pan like father for his children, must have been a wonderful enchanted like garden in its day. Beautiful find thanks.

[@Mr-Tazor]

Love your videos Colin. Beautifully filmed, genuine care for the things you visit, no swearing and you show us amazing places like this and other places full of aircraft or cars...what's not to like?! Keep up the good work 👌

[@amygross5396]

so beautiful in those woods 😍 , Thats so COOL !!! A BOOT , BET KIDS LOVE TO PLAY IN THAT BACK IN THE DAY ! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS BEAUTY !!!!!

[@jaggerkate]

This is one of my favorite videos of yours ever. Imagine what that place used to look like. Wow! I really hope some kids were able to have many years of fun there. Your buddy nailed it with the Willy Wonka song. 🥰 🍭 Also, I think it’s funny that you guys wanna get out of England for a holiday and all I wanna do is get to into England!

[@notworthaquid7611]

Check out my reply to the real story of this boot..

[@jaggerkate]

@@notworthaquid7611 I did! Thank you so much for sharing that.

[@KatWoman_]

What a fun explore. You had me cracking up, seriously. I am very fond of your usual intro though. There are pants that are sold where you can zip off the lower part to become shorts. They were helpful to me when I used to go birding.

[@frankforrest1597]

Great find/explore. In New York State in the Adirondack mountains there was a theme park called Fairytale Land. It was geared for children and featured nursery rhymes, poems and other children stories. My parents took me and my sister there in the late 1960s. It too featured The Old Women Who Lived In A Shoe, that had almost the same concrete boot. Gee, this makes me feel so old. Fun stuff for kids then. 👊👍

[@trainman1209]

So...the video or photos I saw maybe 20 years ago, might be a different shoe!

[@shawneeb3771]

What an amazing play house, or an unusual guest house. It must have taken a lot of patience and time to do what they did. Thanks for sharing.

[@trainman1209]

I love the Art-Deco from the 50's.

[@MelanieJolie]

Magical 🥰 🧚🦄 I have not been to the IOW for many years so it was wonderful to see it again - you are right, the beaches are lovely 💕 thank you for yet another fantastic explore 🌟 I hope Tilly and your gorgeous little dog are both well 🌟

[@barryervin8536]

We have one of these here in Pennsylvania not too far from where I live. It's not abandoned, though. It was built in 1948 as advertising by a man who owned a shoe company, and he rented it out to honeymoon couples for a while. It's also been used as an ice cream shop and a few other purposes and is now open for tours. I think there may be a restaurant in it now but I'm not sure.

[@trainman1209]

How many are there?

[@sylvieaube7931]

The fairy tale is There was a old women Who lived in a shoe.She had so many children she didn't know what to.She gave them broth without any bread, And she soundly put them to bed. Such a lovely poem with this nice search you made. Thank u so much.

[@eppityrrell8236]

18:53 reminds me of when i was young playing and exploring in our massive garden we used to climb the trees and swing from the ivy beautiful area ✨

[@kayelapsley5693]

Breathtaking best ever explore with plenty of laughter along the way🐼😻🐼😻

[@BLew657]

58 years of living on the Isle of Wight my hometown and I've never heard of this. That's incredible. I thought I had seen all of the island

[@trainman1209]

I'm from Chicago. I used to work a lot. And go to College at night. I never had any money. My jobs were extremely low pay. So I had to work 2 jobs. Plus College at night. America has never supported it's own people. They would pay you .25/hr if they could get away with it. Thank God the Fed Gov't forces them to pay the "Minimum Wage".

[@flahbelle8255]

I was glued to the screen watching this and goose bumps covered me .How magical... and would love to know more about the history of this place..

[@angea26]

Wow amazing!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@trainman1209]

Great exploration! You do know about the roar of the wind in your microphone, right? Love your show! Please make more great videos!

[@ImStokze]

Absolutely loved this! Forgive my crazyness I can't be nobody else other then me! Love this guy! 😀

[@TheBeardedExplorer]

Wouldn’t want you any other way buddy haha

[@JR90.]

That intro was outstanding 😂👍.

[@michelleGeoghegan]

Hi Stuart, you and Colin go well together , you should do more together. Like you I haven't ventured far, England and Wales for me in my 42yrs, my kids have been further! West Midlands girl who slipped over to Northamptonshire to live, though still visit Birmingham most weeks!

[@ImStokze]

@@michelleGeoghegan Yeah here's hoping I do venture further! It's a short time that we are here! So we need to make the most of it! Always nice to hear from you

[@michelleGeoghegan]

@@ImStokze I commented further up that the shoe would of been ideal for you 🤣🤣 and yes time is short in the grand scheme of things so we need to make the most of things, a realisation I am coming too lately.

[@SpikeXtreme]

"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed." A nursery rhyme about King George II The IOW is an amazing place to go.

[@trainman1209]

Horrible poem. Sad.

[@michelleGeoghegan]

What an awesome place, I really should consider exploring now my children are getting older, I have always loved exploring, buildings and cars. I am grateful their are people out there like you and Stuart giving me something to at least watch, people who are respectful and fun at the same time! Thank you!

[@ruthbeck2050]

This was very exciting and wish some one would restore and finish the boot. Oh what fun it would be to play in it. Thank you so much

[@martinsallenger5526]

Hi Colin nice to see you both had a lot of fun today,that boot house is amazing never seen anything like this before. Great idea to make it into a little hotel this must have been quite a job to build it and getting all the materials up there,great explor thanks for sharing

[@SiennaArtsandCrafts]

I wonder why nobody does it up? As you said as an Air BNB it would make a fortune! ❤

[@trainman1209]

I'm sure anybody can. If the former owner is dead, go to City Hall. Records Dep't. Ask for abandoned properties. Pay the low taxes on it, move in, take over!

[@karengozra5092]

I am sure visited this place in the 1960's when i was a child when we went on holiday to the Isles of White

[@elcasho]

I love how excited you are about it. And also appreciate the time and effort it took to build

[@gaynor3976]

What a little gem the boot and castle is. I have never heard of the IOW having a hidden boot in the woods. Loved this video. Been ages since I watched your videos Colin because I'm not a car enthusiast but I do share your videos with someone who is. Xxxx

[@thughes52]

Hey stokze back on another swing don't blame ya looks great swing ....mad though no rope test first lol ....blackgang chime super place to visit esp as a kid with parents ....good video 👍 cheers both of you ,look forward to next ...

[@ImStokze]

Thanks dude yeah you know me love the old swings haha! Naa no rope testing 🤣 if it of snapped that's fantastic content! 👌🏼

[@maryalcock9451]

Lovely find 😍 thank you so much for documenting this one xx

[@simonm1967.]

Once the video started and you were exploring- Somehow I just knew it was the Isle of weight, many happy memories of Holidays there as kids with my cousins from Gosport, now next time I visit my mom I’ll have to dig through the family pics, definitely been in the shoe and around the site as a kid - thanks for sharing- you guys make a great team 👌🏼

[@efnissien]

Without travelling back to the UK and seeing my folks and checking out the old 'photo album but I'm sure the shoe was purple?

[@theresabaer2681]

What a delightful, wonderful, fun video. You and Stu make a great pair of explorers. Thanks for making my day. This was so good

[@ciaranburke3243]

Well done guys such a fabulous and dangerous find, would love to know the history and see some photos when it was in use 👍

[@clairefunnell8481]

Awesome explore. I enjoyed every minute of it. Too bad it's so overgrown. I think you guys have earned a nice hot cup of tea. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.

[@ruthcoombs2943]

Amazing video,👍what a beautiful place,I just love the fairy tale boot house,yes,it must of looked fantastic in its day! Thanks for sharing this lovely vid🤗

[@carolynhollingworth4082]

What an interesting video.Love seeing you two together exploring.x

[@raynaknierim9277]

Thanks for the explorer. Amazing place and the story was beautiful and sad. Great video!

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

Love the IoW. Had many great holidays there.

[@vikkiweller7576]

Love the isle it’s my second home. Lots of history, very haunted and plenty of places that u would like to discover mate.

[@rogercook9693]

Great video. Beaming smile in my face throughout . Great to see Stokezy. You both work together amazingly well👍👍👍

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

This is absolutely my new favourite of your channel! 💖 What a phenomenal place!!! The entire video was wonderful throughout. I'm 47, never left the UK mainland either except for Lindisfarne Island that you drive over the causeway too! Finally I'm not the only one 😊😂

[@terot8341]

"take only photos, leave only phootprints." Imstokze literally did that. 😂 Amazing place. If I had that kin of place in my yard, I definetly would clear it up and fix it.

[@omarj7985]

You guys awesome. Thanks for the video .

[@drjonze]

I used to go to blackgang chine with the cubs but i dont remember the boot or castle , Great explore !

[@gothmaniow]

I think this is the old blackgang theme park as I Do remember a 2 level giant boot and a fairy castle... I'll try an dug out some old photos.. 😉

[@drake46a]

Imstokze! Love it when you two are out and about!

[@ressyeldyana2320]

i love it so muchhh!!😢 I'm old enough to love fairy tales stories🦋

[@marcusphoenixish]

I've got to ask how many pairs of shoes has Mr bearded explorer destroyed on his adventures. He goes through some pretty sketchy terrain. Brilliant channel though 👍

[@gillwyatt8103]

'There was an old woman who lived in a shoe - she had so many children she didn't know what to do..........!!!' What a fascinating idea - must have been part of a children's theme park or something. Thank you for the effort you put in to find it!!! Gill

[@stevedavis9072]

"Adventureland", as it was known, was a play park area for children. The crooked house (at Blackgang Chine, which has now been moved) once stood here also. The remains of Adventureland include a seesaw structure, the brick remains of a wall that surrounded the crooked house originally stood, "Mission Control" (a Nasa-style space control room with levers and buttons) and an old Wicksteed roundabout. This area was accessible up until very recently. Over the opposite side of the road is the derelict "White House" guesthouse.

[@gillwyatt8103]

@@stevedavis9072 Thanks for the info. Sounded like a fun place for kids.

[@stevedavis9072]

@@gillwyatt8103 it was I started going to Blackgang in the 70's loved it. Then over the years every 2 years and have seen it get smaller as the cliff has disappeared in to the sea.

[@dianestory580]

This area is not Blackgang Chine, this is privately owned land

[@trainman1209]

There's also a Castle of some sort.

[@mickmackem1479]

Two of best explorers

[@suzyhornsby1411]

Loved your explore,we look forward to seeing them,watched most but never commented much.you 2 are great,keep safe.

[@fogguy2530]

Nice Adventures..

[@karenwright4587]

Amother great find loved it thanks for sharing take care xx

[@angelsone-five7912]

Now that WAS an explore, well done you 2.

[@timothyhopkins6960]

It was just wonderful. Thank you .

[@clairesims7275]

Wow how cool is that boot👍🏼 great explore 🌹

[@teampayaman9137]

I suggest if you go in some places like woods and grasses must wear a boots to avoid snakes bites take care always God bless

[@shadyb8719]

So sad but so cool thank you for going and sharing ❤️

[@paulbingham8921]

great vlog guys love it when you work together

[@paulbingham8921]

imstokze what a tool you've gotta love him ? wheres lola lol

[@nadinearnold8235]

Well that was a bit different! What a shame it's all overgrown...nice singing btw. Enjoyed the video immensely guys!

[@Lea-bw9wj]

Sydney Australia has an abandoned boot. It was part of a theme park that closed in the 80's

[@andrewdaley3081]

Search on utube people living fairy tale boots. I think you will enjoy. 🇬🇧👍

[@timothyshort_shortvideos]

Thanks for the video, it was worth the 15 year wait.

[@reverendjimspanner]

Nice one T. B. E 👍🏻. Your videos are always first class 👌🏻.

[@Spirit-8]

It was all part of the old part of blackgang chine, it's part of the children's play area, the cliff gave way years ago and blackgang had to be moved, there was a huge landslide, it's on the old blakegang road, that's no more , and as you found out, there's a lot of cows up there roaming.lol😂😂

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

Wondered that. Loved Blackgang Chine as a kid especially the cowboy town

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

Just realised it's Nursery land.

[@grub1942]

It is not part of Blackgang

[@1MartinWaite]

@@dawnlovejoy8917 not a part of Black gang chine it's another boot on private property. As you know boots etc come in pairs and this was the left boot the Blackgang Chine one I assume is the right one. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

@@1MartinWaite Thanks. 😹

[@shellybelly35]

Just near to where u are is the blackgang chine fairytale nursery maybe its connected in some way with them.

[@flamingomingo9810]

She said boots the house down mama yes gawd✨💖👌🏼🧌

[@trainman1209]

What?!

[@lock411]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwww this is amazing guys . i'd love to go see this

[@geraldineelizabethdunphy2457]

Cool... My mam used to work in d Isle of Wight.... 😊🇮🇪

[@porshawalker5298]

Y'all Knows The STORYBOOK IT'S Was A Little Old Lady Who Lives iN A Shoe She Have So Many Children She DIDN'T Know WHAT TO Do That Was My Child Hood STORYTIME Right There I Used To Read That StoryBook About Fairytales Every Since I Was Little Girl Growing Up On Disney Movies Princess and Prince Like The Beauty And The Beast And Cinderella And Sleeping Beauty You Name it Those Are my Childhood Disney Movies.

[@jolantabzdenga6649]

Witam Serdecznie i Dziękuję za eksploracje ciekawą.Pozdrawiam Serdecznie Całą Ekipę ♥️♥️♥️🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱💐💐💐💐👍👍👍👍

[@lisasexton3683]

Awesome Video Love This Where Was It Located ?💕

[@BlytheWorld1972]

Superb place .

[@moneygooddude]

Look at the enchanted forest in Oregon.

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Very very cool thanks!👍❤️

[@briansweeney2291]

Very cool something for me to check out Colin off to isle of wight in a fortnight,we break away from Kent 😎, another enjoyable video 👍😎👍

[@chunkyexploring2318]

Loving it yet again👌 what app is it you use to fix together your videos? Thanks

[@DragonFoX23]

This wasnt part of old Blackgang chine was it? Remember going there as a kid and that boot looks familiar.

[@dawnlovejoy8917]

Nursery land, great memories of holidays on IoW

[@stevedavis9072]

I have just discovered there was similar at Blackgang. Earlier video from 2018 of same site. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppK0nmt5f7amm6M

[@RetroRatz]

Superb!!! Very entertaining 👌

[@davidtrice8307]

Realy enjoyed this video

[@davecooke914]

What amazing place great video lads 👍

[@robertmustard1711]

Great explore mate I would love to go on a explore with you and stu 👍😀

[@patriciayoung3267]

"Have fun storming the castle" - Princess Bride. LOL

[@tinyTears]

Thanks. For sharing some great finds 😀

[@almilhouse9059]

Imagine been the kids that once had all this.... What an amazing place to grow up in.....

[@Twinklyist]

That's not the old theme park boot, the theme park boot was open at the toe so you could walk through. I never knew about this place, I wonder if it was built by the Dabelle family.. love to know more. Great video as always

[@jasonrainsbury2828]

I've done the same on a cliffs edge stepped into mid air .

[@yeswap57]

I’ve just returned from the iow wanted to look for the boot but sadly didn’t have time. Did you start at the Niton end at the car park or the Blackgang end, would love to know, would save me time for next year thanx

[@camerachica73]

I was looking for this yesterday - asked in the pub, locals, passing cyclists. Everyone had heard of it, but no one knew where it was.

[@TrevBec]

Just around the corner from me! You should have popped in for a brew!

[@BallardFamilyVlogs]

Such a great video..I'd stay there if it was an Airbnb

[@stevedavis9072]

Hi this part of Blackgang Chine Amusement Park, this area Adventureland was closed many years ago when they had to move further back on the island due to land erosion, a major cliff fall which included part of the road and entrance to Blackgang Amusement Park itself, this has happened many times over the years. I can remember the Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe, plus other nursery rhyme exhibits. I will have to look out my photo albums to find them as I have so many happy memories. Just to add my grandparents are buried on the island, they lived at Lake, Sandown.

[@grub1942]

is not Blackgang

[@stevedavis9072]

@@grub1942 Thanks Just discovered there was one similar years ago at Blackgang. Bit here is a video from 2018 of the same site. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppK0nmt5f7amm6M

[@ginagr5076]

Clicked on your video so fast when I noticed its to do with I.o w love this place great video used to be part of the old blackgain chine before the cliffs crumbled

[@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr]

Remember when kids played outside?

[@caroldave4037]

Bollocks to the boot house the swing is the star..... 😉😉😉😉😉

[@guttis1690]

Any progress with the old beemer u bought?

[@jackryanmiller]

Just to mention, those saying this is Blackgang Chine, it’s actually a bit further round the island than that, and the old boot is still actually at Blackgang Chine as I’ve been there recently 🤪

[@iwannabentley]

I thought I remembered a old boot on Isle of Wight in my childhood. Had flashbacks seeing this. Must have been from blacgang chine.

[@beckie2225]

Same, I had a mad memory of a boot like that

[@trainman1209]

What Island is this on? One guy earlier wanted to know.

[@boguscop]

@@trainman1209the Isle of Wight

[@loisraymcinnis6006]

I like it.