abandonedscotland Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) Hey guys, I made a video of the now closed theme park Loudoun Castle which is lying abandoned. I thought some of you guys would maybe be interested in this. Has anyone else been recently? I know I haven't posted 50 posts to put up a link I was more interested to see if anyone else has been. Some of the roller coasters like Twist and Shout look like they are in perfect working order, some even still had power to them *Update* We actually got another permission visit to Loudoun Castle and I made couple of more videos one with a drone and a commentary on our experiences, rather than create a new thread thought I would just add to this old one. Edited September 25, 2012 by abandonedscotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Wouldn't this be trespassing and thus illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Wouldn't this be trespassing and thus illegal? Thankfully trespass in Scotland isn't illegal, only in specific instances would it be a criminal offence such as trespass on an active nuclear power plant for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddytheviper Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Pretty blurry when it comes to Trespass in Scotland, it appears its... an offence but, not an offence? I dunno, it's confusing really... Anywho, cool video, a little bit like urbexing but, theme park related, I like that. Will be sad but, would be cool to have a follow up video in the exact same locations seeing how decay is happening a year down the line, like after this winter and such. Sad to see it's closed though, looked quaint and quite nice actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Pretty blurry when it comes to Trespass in Scotland, it appears its... an offence but, not an offence? I dunno, it's confusing really... Anywho, cool video, a little bit like urbexing but, theme park related, I like that. Will be sad but, would be cool to have a follow up video in the exact same locations seeing how decay is happening a year down the line, like after this winter and such. Sad to see it's closed though, looked quaint and quite nice actually. Yeah it's really a civil offence rather than a criminal one but generally if you're not going in with the intention of damaging the property there would be no real grounds for damages (which we obviously didn't). Yeah if nobody buys it over i'm planning on going back to see the changes over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Why did the park close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Why did the park close? One of the workers there died after falling from one of the rollercoasters, after that I think the numbers were declining so it was no longer profitable forcing them to close. It's unfortunate because most people have happy memories of the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Why did the park close? One of the workers there died after falling from one of the rollercoasters, after that I think the numbers were declining so it was no longer profitable forcing them to close. It's unfortunate because most people have happy memories of the place. The worker dieing after falling from one of the coasters (which happened in 2007, well before the park closed) was cleared of being any fault of the Theme Park, it was a genuine accident, the reason that Loudoun Castle closed was due to the financial climate being poor and low visit numbers, which the park owner puts down to a lot of goverment funded attractions which are free to visit opening in the area. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 Why did the park close? One of the workers there died after falling from one of the rollercoasters, after that I think the numbers were declining so it was no longer profitable forcing them to close. It's unfortunate because most people have happy memories of the place. The worker dieing after falling from one of the coasters (which happened in 2007, well before the park closed) was cleared of being any fault of the Theme Park, it was a genuine accident, the reason that Loudoun Castle closed was due to the financial climate being poor and low visit numbers, which the park owner puts down to a lot of goverment funded attractions which are free to visit opening in the area. Source I'm sure the majority of it was down to the financial climate, i'm just saying that the publicity that a worked died on the site surely couldn't have been beneficial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 One of the workers there died after falling from one of the rollercoasters, after that I think the numbers were declining so it was no longer profitable forcing them to close. It's unfortunate because most people have happy memories of the place. You wrote that the reason the park closed was because of the accident, I can fully understand that I am sure it did a bit of harm to the visitor numbers, however it was certainly not the reason of the closure, beings that the accident was in 2007, the park were cleared of any wrongdoing in 2009, and the park closed at the end of 2010! There have been plenty (unfortunately) of Theme Park accidents around the world, even quite a few at some of the Six Flags properties, these did not affect visitor numbers, there have been incidents in the UK too which have not affected visitor numbers to the point of closure, so I am not saying that is would not have affected the visitor numbers, just merely saying that considering the timeline, it was not the reason for closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Out of interest does anyone know why no attempt has been made to sell the rides on instead of just leaving them at the mercy of the foliage? Having never been I don't know the state of the rides before the closure let alone what they are like now in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 ^ I was under the impression some of the new rides at Lightwater Valley this year came from Loudoun? I could be mistaken though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Interesting video! Liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 ^^ The only ride that needs relocating from that place is the Schwarzkopf! RCDB says it's still not gone anywhere else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 One of the workers there died after falling from one of the rollercoasters, after that I think the numbers were declining so it was no longer profitable forcing them to close. It's unfortunate because most people have happy memories of the place. You wrote that the reason the park closed was because of the accident, I can fully understand that I am sure it did a bit of harm to the visitor numbers, however it was certainly not the reason of the closure, beings that the accident was in 2007, the park were cleared of any wrongdoing in 2009, and the park closed at the end of 2010! There have been plenty (unfortunately) of Theme Park accidents around the world, even quite a few at some of the Six Flags properties, these did not affect visitor numbers, there have been incidents in the UK too which have not affected visitor numbers to the point of closure, so I am not saying that is would not have affected the visitor numbers, just merely saying that considering the timeline, it was not the reason for closure. I'm sure there were a number of factors which caused the closure, one of them was the death of a worker which had negative press and also the declining numbers going to the theme park (which was partly caused by the death and various other reasons). I'm sure there have been other incidents in the UK and around the world but i was just stating one of the reasons that it closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 That video was almost as emotionally moving as Marley & Me, I really wanted to cry! Sad to see a park abandoned, hopefully some of these rides will see new life in other parks. That S&S tower looks really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 That video was almost as emotionally moving as Marley & Me, I really wanted to cry! Sad to see a park abandoned, hopefully some of these rides will see new life in other parks. That S&S tower looks really cool! Yeah I hope you're right Doug, i'd love for the park to re-open but I doubt that will happen so the next best thing would be for the rides to go elsewhere for other people to enjoy rather than sit rotting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 ^If the park has no chance of reopening than get the rides moved before they deteriorate any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 ^If the park has no chance of reopening than get the rides moved before they deteriorate any further. Yeah I completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyD Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 On a positive note; some of the rides Henk Bembom has/had a Loudoun were once at Dreamland, Margate and the Save Dreamland people are in contact with him about the possibility of some of those rides making a return when Dreamland re-opens so you never know, hopefully some of them could get a new lease of life in Margate! I don't know if I've posted enough to be able to link to it but I would recommend checking out the Save Dreamland campaign, they're are doing a lot of good work saving old rides from around the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopLover Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I only live ten minutes away, I should check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Some pretty good stuff......... http://www.savedreamland.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abandonedscotland Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 I only live ten minutes away, I should check it out! Just watch out for the security, although they will only ask you to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopLover Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 It's so creepy to see...I used to visit a lot! I would love for the park to open up again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdoggy1678 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Amazing video! My favorite part is seeing the Log Flume panel lights still blinking and ready to be used. Makes it feel extra erie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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