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Oh yeah, well now your visit has been recorded for posterity 😀

@@AltonTowersMemories Haha yes, captured forever, my determined stomp into Hex :D Also, similarly appalled at the state of the canal. We did the heritage tour in July and I didn’t even recognise it at first. The frustrating thing is, if they kept on top of it, it wouldn’t be a massively labour intensive/costly job.

@@carlyemms Yeah, totally agree. The problem is simply a lack of staff in the gardens. They want to do everything but there's just not enough of them. I don't think they can leave the canal for another year though, it needs to be done this closed season to some extent.

@@AltonTowersMemories Yeah that’s a real shame for the dedicated gardeners they do have, it must be so frustrating for them. Makes me want to grab a pair of waders and get it done 😅

@@carlyemms 😂😂😂

Yeah, it hasn't really changed that much. Just a few little extra touches to polish it up a bit really (and fixing the major problem that forced it to keep closing). Still a good fun ride :)

@@AltonTowersMemories such a shame about the lower part of the gardens looking a bit neglected, I wonder if they're leaving it till spring now 🤔

@@Jordan_Starr It does happen quite often that you come back when the theme park opens again in late march and they've done a fair bit of work, so it's certainly possible. It's well due! They don't do it every year though from memory. Think it's been 2-3 years since the canal was last sorted out.

Thanks buddy, you're very kind! Glad you enjoyed it, Adam 😃

That's brill, thanks for letting me know. Feels weird to be detached from the theme park whilst you're still in the grounds doesn't it? I know what you mean about being overgrown too, I was co-incidentally exploring the other side of the valley (Rock Walk) yesterday and that was all overgrown too. Best time of theme park season to explore is probably late march or something like that from memory. Adam :)

@@AltonTowersMemories Think my reply disappeared but was just saying if I’d known you were around yesterday would have loved to have said hello. How did the Rock Walk go? We considered attempting it but since I’d already lost my foot down a hole once on the way to Cuckoo Arbour we thought we’d quit whilst ahead! Look forward to more content from you next season as a historian who appreciates your evident years of extensive research on the Towers. Carly :)

@@carlyemms Thanks. Yeah, the Rock Walk went okay. Overgrown quite a bit but I got to the end of the track I wanted to. Will be putting a video out of it in 3-4 weeks or something like that. I hadn't been to Towers for a few months so it's a co-incidence that we were exploring at the same time on opposite sides of the valley 😃

@@AltonTowersMemories Oh I’m being a wally I was thinking of the Step Walk. The Rock Walk will be super interesting too though. Yes it is funny we both had similar ideas at the same time! We did Hex (half for the ride and half because I love the Octagon) and then disappeared off for our adventure. Then collapsed in a heap with our lunch!

@@carlyemms Same. I went and had a look at the Hex reopening and then had a ride on that, then went exploring. Good fun to mix it up with a bit of modern and a bit of old stuff. And yeah, it's good just to be inside the armoury, picture gallery and octagon when going on Hex. I completely get that 🙂👍

Probably in the mid 1800s, for an interesting area to look at for visitors. It was the fashion back then to have a circuit for your visitors to walk around on your estate and find things to excite them and remind them of other places. These bits have been long forgotten by the modern owners...

Yeah, it looks awful now. They could do with something more permanent 👍

You're very welcome. Glad you found it interesting. Adam 🙂👍

Thanks, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully learned a couple of new things. Adam 🙂👍

Haha, nevermind. I saw the potter and wondered if there might be some loose connection to the potters at the Towers, as you don't really see that much nowadays, and thanks to your comment it turns out that there was! Thanks again for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it, Adam :)

Definitely! Great for exploring with plenty to see. Thanks for watching 🙂

You're very welcome. There's plenty of interest to see around the area so you will not be short of sights for your video. Thanks for watching, Adam 🙂

Oh yeah, that's interesting. Maybe it would have held a religious statue or something, to be viewed from the castle windows? No idea in all honesty. Maybe someone will come along with more knowledge and let us know in the next several years haha! That is an interesting place for an arch like that. Hmmmm 🙂🤔👍

Answered your similar question in the comments on the other video, but basically businessmen stripped the place and sold fittings to recoup money that they paid to buy the estate c1950s.

The place was stripped of all the wood panelling, lead from the roofs etc during the 1950s by some businessmen who bought the place. With the lead gone from the roofs it was no longer weather sealed and so was subjected to water damage etc. That was the end of it basically and the floors etc were no longer safe. A fire was even started in one part of the house which obviously didn't help either!

Yes, they don't open them any more. Only for paid tours occasionally. Prices are around £10 I think, but you don't get to see that much of the house. You won't see the West Wing that's in this video. Adam :)

That's a shame! I wouldn't have been happy either. At least you got their eventually though :)

@@AltonTowersMemories true, i've been on Reborn 3 times now and am going at the end of this month and for scarefest

@@TowersAltonPlanCo Enjoy :)

Cheers pal. It's gotta be done 😃

same thing is happening with Nemesis Reborn, even after being open for 6 months you still see it plastered everywhere

Nemesis has always been my favourite, but I went on Hyperia on opening day and I'm not so sure now...... 😀

@@AltonTowersMemories it is really close. Both are fantastic coasters!🦀🪽

Hope you had a good day :)

Like the very front

I know yeah, haha. I thought it was worth filming as we had the honour of being led by the actor guy as we were the first to get there. And no doubt in years to come they'll probably shut off the extended queueline again. Thanks for watching, Adam :)

Yeah, this is the normal Express parking which is right next to the main entrance. I think they limit the amount of Express parking tickets so it shouldn't be over-booked, in theory.

You're very welcome! I'm glad that you found it interesting, Adam :)

Yeah, it can be a bit crazy on an opening day like this. I'm glad that my video got that atmosphere across so that it gives people an idea of what it's like sometimes. Thanks for watching my vid :)

You're welcome! Thanks, Adam :)

You're welcome, thank you :)

You're very welcome. Thanks again, Adam :)

I'm glad that you found it interesting. Thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed it. Much appreciated, Adam :)

That's very kind, I'm glad you are enjoying the vids! Yeah, it has been a bit of a life long thing for me, since being a kid. I love the history of the place. It's really nice to know that others appreciate the videos and the history, so thanks a lot for your lovely comment, and for watching. Much appreciated, Adam :)

Yeah, I love this as it's nice and hidden away. Not much documentary evidence about it either so it's a bit of a mystery :)

Great ride I thought. Shame it's broken now...

@@AltonTowersMemories was speechless. Feel gutted for anyone who was there today.

@@HarryBoSweets Yeah, it wouldn't be so bad if it was a rubbish ride, but they've waited so long for a genuinely brilliant ride and then now it breaks after one day. The staff must be gutted after all the work that's gone into it too.

That's amazing, thanks for that. I'll remember that for future reference. Good knowledge, thank you. Adam :)

Thanks for that, very much appreciated. I'm glad you found the video interesting and that you got to see the tree before it had collapsed somewhat. It's not looking too great these days! All the best, Adam :)

Yes, I think that was pretty much around the time they first opened the Towers ruins for people to explore. The Planetarium was probably very new too. Thanks :)

Wow, that's really interesting about the 1 mile milestone. I had no idea when that went missing (as I said in the video). Annoying that someone would steal something like that! I would agree about the Chained Oak too, although we're getting to the point that there's not much left to save. Thanks for replying with that info, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Adam :)

Thanks mate. I had always been a bit curious myself as to even if it was possible to walk the full length of it these days. As you can see from the video, I went to find out :)

Thanks for that! Were your grandparents from the Bagshaw family? Do you have any old photos haha? Very interesting, thanks for sharing :)

@@AltonTowersMemories Yes, Dennis and Sheila Bagshaw. I'll see what I can dig out and will send...

@@littlevictorieswillyb1897 Wow, how interesting. Nice playground for a youngster! Thanks for your reply, Adam :)

Thanks Kevin! Only thing I can think is that Farley Lane was there before the Pink Lodge. I havn't checked that out actually. Will try to find out if there are any maps old enough that are available. And yeah, I've heard the one about the beggar being at the Towers too, but not sure which one actually came first. You don't hear of that one very often any more. Thanks again, Adam :)

I really appreciate that, thanks so much! I'll try to keep it up. Adam :)