ICI explosive factory in Ardeer Scotland - Sep 2024

Anyone fancy visiting this in the next few weeks?

If you don’t know, it was Alfred Nobels Explosive factory on the Ayrshire coast.

It’s on the ardeer peninsula just outside Irvine.

Massive site with bunkers magazines and buildings to explore.

There’s talk of this being redeveloped so times running out if you’ve not already done it.

Gauging interest and then will set a date.

There is a lot of walking on this one.


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Premier inn nearby ?

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There’s a few within 15 minutes drive.

Long way up for you though. Would need to turn it into a weekender with a bevy in Glasgow.

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Looks great place to fly, but it is Scotland :grin:
Too far for me and weekend break not possible at the moment
:grinning:

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Wouldn’t expect you to drive up that far mate.

I’ll catch you soon Steve.

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Good looking beach too

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429 miles - makes Corby look like next door! :joy:

I win! 445 miles! :wink:

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Checks mileage from here in Kraków :joy:

It was once any may still be a nudist beach :rofl:

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… and a swarm of drones. #WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong

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My last excursion over the channel was 8,750 miles in one trip. :wink:

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I’m on my way!

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driving there now!!!

Hope you’re bringing your ‘big coat’.

I’m through their next week, thursday :grin:

Be up for that, date in mind ? Be aware some parts of the site still active and fenced, as to nudist beach is active but is also west of Scotland and September …

Was thinking a weekend before end of September.

Just putting feelers out to see who would be interested and can sort a day out.

We would be going in from Kilwinning side near Todd Hill country centre and staying away from Chemring.

There’s an old service bridge that crosses the river onto peninsula.

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