Exploring The Once Abandoned Harcourt Sands Holiday Camp Now Demolished
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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This wasn’t a very hard location to find out is the most visited and well-known locations on the island itself this is a beautiful big massive abandoned holiday park but when I visited the holiday park I noticed that some of the buildings have started to be demolished but we noticed that some of the other buildings haven’t been demolished so I lock page off we visited some of the buildings as some of the buildings have been broken into by other explorers or Vandals but some of the rooms were totally empty but you could still see the layout of the rooms itself a main bedroom and also a ensuite as well there was also another room attached to the room as well so I don’t know what that was used for From overhead view on Google Maps there was also a swimming pool in the society of the holiday park and there is also a nice looking I would signpost directing you to different areas of the holiday park and holiday resort and a very well hidden green slide at the swimming pool
history
Harcourt Sands, owned by Renowned,
Originally this was two separate Warners holiday camps - St Clare (on the right) and Puckpool
Puckpool was built first (in the 1930s) on land that was previously the estate of Puckpool House (the house still survives today). The camp was requisitioned during the war and became known as HMS
Medina. It was taken over by Warners in the late 1940s. In 1972 the camp featured in the cult movie 'That'll Be The Day' starring Ringo Starr and David Essex.
St Clare was added afterwards (late 1940s/early 1950s) and was also constructed in the former grounds of a large manor house, in this case St Clare Castle (it wasn't a real castle but a 19th century manor house with castle-type features. The house was demolished in 1960).
Warner's merged the two camps together in the 1980s and renamed the site Harcourt Sands. It was later sold to Haven then to Renowned Holidays. The camp eventually closed in 2006 and plans have been announced to clear the site and replace it with housing.
closed back in 2006 resulting in over 11 hectares of land becoming an unused eyesore with the loss of 167 jobs. In 2007 vandals targeted the abandoned buildings resulting in a massive blaze that destroyed the holiday park’s entertainment complex. The site has not been occupied since, a plan emerged to turn the site into 128 residential dwellings, alongside a tourism proposal that would comprise either a 63 bed hotel or 15 holiday units.
The recent news was that the developer had given up on that plan.
HARCOURT SANDS SWIMMING POOL RIPPED DOWN AS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PICKS UP PACE
18th February 2021 08:52
It’s stood almost untouched for 15 years and many felt it could have been re-opened at a moments notice, but now the once-loved Harcourt Sands swimming pool has been pulled to the ground as the site is redeveloped for housing.
As previously reported by Island Echo, the new owners of the former Harcourt Sands holiday park in Ryde are pushing forward with the site’s redevelopment, clearing further areas of land as well submitting a request to the Isle of Wight Council to adjust planning permission.
A planning application has been submitted by K-Haus to change the already-approved road layout within the site, as well as the re-siting of the first 14 units. The request has been made to maximise the views across the Solent with the first houses set to be built being the ones closest to the sea. Unsurprisingly, Ryde Town Council and Nettlestone & Seaview Parish Council have both objected to the application.
Much of the site has already been cleared but the
The project to build 128 homes on the land between Springvale and Appley is expected to be complete by around 2025. Mostly all the buildingd have been Demolished A spokesperson for the company recently shaft to capture on camera the ‘spotless’ condition.
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Aww its such a shame seeing the old derelict holiday chalets, it was once full of families and kiddies having lovely holidays and now its a ghost holiday park. Great explore as always hun👍🥰👍
Thanks daisy yeah it’s sad in it hope you enjoyed it and thanks for enjoying it 🙏
How sad, went there a few times in the 80’s with my children who are now in their 40’s. Thanks for posting x
No worries glad it brought back good memories and now it’s all demoshed now
@@LewisMerrin That was going to be my next question as I’m currently on the IOW and was going to try and check it out! Thanks for the update
What a shame! I worked there in 1976 and 77 as a greencoat entertainer. I loved it!!!!. I,am 68 years old now and i still tell people that it was the greatest time of my life!!!!
Oh that’s fantastic hopefully it’s brought back amazing memories back to you was good to explore it shame it’s been demolished or been demolished
Oh That'll be the day Wow I'm sharing this my sister will be interested in this ,plus she loves David Essex.
great video Lewis.
Thanks 🙏
I was the drummer in the resident band of St. Clare during the season of 1967. The girl who was to become my wife worked in the gift shop. It was a wonderful summer and we met many friends who's memory has stayed with us. We married a year later, and are still together.
Oh that’s really nice and congratulations and I bet it brought back some wonderful memories and glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane 👍
@@LewisMerrin I know it's almost 60 years ago since I was there, and much must have changed, but the chalets you show have no memory for me. The St. Clare I remember had flat roofs to all the chalets. Both visitors and staff, yet I didn't see one flat roofed building in your film. Puckpool had 'apex' roofed buildings, but not St. Clare.
Another memory was a friend of my wife retained the Warners flag which was 'liberated' one evening. I remember standing to attention with other members of the band, saluting as a bra was raised in its place. There was quite a ruckus by the camp manager the next day. Our friend kept that flag for many years, but I don't think she has it now. The guest chalet blocks were named after English counties... Warwickshire, Essex, Kent, etc. The staff chalets were situated in the north-west corner of the property and slightly isolated from the rest of the camp.
Thank you for the stroll through the years.
@@RobertHoward-d8g and thank. You for the compliment on my video and the history you brought by commenting I like exploring abandoned places as it’s very interesting and it brings back memories to people who might lived or Holliday there as I explore anything to hospital or car graveyards and love to document the place before it’s been knocked down
What history amazing it's really sad to see this kind of place shut down thanks for the explorer 🤗
No worries Rachel 🙏
Thank you Lewis great video ❤🙏🏼
I worked there summer season 1991 in puckpool restaurant as a waiter. Lived on chalet line, had some wicked times..watching Benn v eubank up in sports bar..Good memories
I bet good memories but now it’s all demoshed and flattened to build houses
This makes me so sad, i used to work here, i trained a group of JCA instructors here 😞
Oh interesting thanks for in information 👍
Excellent video !! I love 💕 it!
The house’s you talked about is it for low income families? I would love to hear. As always loved the music also
Thanks 🙏
I worked and lived at puckpool in late 70s . Hurricane Higgins came as a guest one night and wanted to cover me with wine 🍷 in bed . Had no clue he was , that angered him . I remember living in an old house top of the hill in puckpool , havens back then .
Seemed grotty and dated back then .
Oh interesting and thank you 🙏
😔all that history of fun holidays,children playing,families laughing togethe,all gone to wreck and ruin thats so sad. Wants some rich person to restore even as a working history place. Great location 👌
Yeah totally agree 👍
Is the swimming building still there as that was immaculate inside?
No if it was I would of filmed it it’s harf demolished when I went that was last December i don’t know what it is like now
@@LewisMerrin oh that’s a shame but I guess it doesn’t match with the new houses I went here about 14 years ago and it’s over grown massively I remember the bowling building that was one of the first to go if not the first and the outdoor swimming pool had a frog and pineapple which is almost unseeable now as when I went there you could see all of it haven’t been back since I might go back but don’t if it’s worth going now?