Tales of the Urban Explorer: Gypsy Farm

"I don't know where @grindle got the name, 'Gypsy Farm' from", I explained to @anidiotexplores as we tentatively approached a decaying house in the middle of nowhere.

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Not a sound came to my ears, besides the gentle undulating breeze of summer.

Despite having shit hearing, I can still cope especially when no other sounds are interfering with what I am trying to listen for; people and their movements.

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From this distance, I spotted holes in the roof, but getting past this rusty tanker was the immediate priority.

I suppose having your own source of fuel is not a bad idea, so long as it's full of gas and magically keeps full, whether that be petrol or diesel.

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If this was to keep us out, it was pitiful and doomed to failure. There were other ways in and plenty of them.

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Keep away from the nettles, and 'Gypsy Farm' would be a synch compared to some of the other places we encountered in Anglesey.

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Inside was well and truly fucked, but did contain some goodies such as this upright piano, flanked with bright red wallpaper.

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With half of the upper floor masonry finding a new home, no keys were ever going to be played again on this ex-musical instrument.

A shame, as I was dying to give it a crack and hammer out the intro to 'She's Like the Wind'. I can't remember much more than that, having no keys at home to practice.

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Front doors are generally locked, and there would be little need to climb through that broken window panel. Other access points were hardly difficult to find.

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This room proved a little surreal to me, though from this angle you may not know why. When the upper floor is completely gone, then those books don’t have any right to be there.

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They should be buried under all the crap yet I was seeing David Eddings’ fantasy classics I read when around 18 years old and James Clavell’s ‘Shogun’.

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In such bad shape, and yet still revealing lots of items, I edged past the stairs and into the dining room.

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Someone has given the place a right going over, what a sight and it was not to end here.

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This view intrigued me, especially as the window was almost gone.

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With the witch hazel and iodine perched on the ends of the shelf, so close to 'outside', a harsh breeze would be enough to topple the bottles and yet they stood firmly in place, as though glued in place.

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Wouldn't you like to sample what was being cooked in there? I am guessing human flesh seasoned with garlic and onions.

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The HP sauce as ever and these Gypsies liked their coffee. Instant it may be but not that shiity Nescafe.

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One of those no-go areas; there's far too much junk over there and a microwave oven is your prize for the pointless climb.

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Very abstract walls, it would probably win a prize in those weird art shows.

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It reminds me of a Venus fly trap but for humans. Once it's devoured that metal bucket any explorer who gets too close will be eaten. Tilt your head to the left and you can see the eyes, waiting for a victim.

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CRT TVs, a few more books as well as a large amplifier. Some arse had kicked a hole in the large speaker.

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Alien and Predator books, a sci-fi Gypsy freak once lived here.

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Bikes as well, and from the mid 80’s; a small picture about the ex-inhabitants was starting to form.

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A single bed; I doubt it was just a couple living here, likely a family and a big one if they were real Gypsies.

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A peek in the loft revealed a partial drum kit. With the piano downstairs, at least part of this family had some musical flair, and maybe talent.

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19th-century American history? It's a strange topic for a regular school kid, and yet the red writing reminds me of a school-type marking system. It's a little harsh.

A teenager wrote this? maybe one in further education. I was never taught stuff like this in school, it was all English history about the industrial revolution.

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This brings me back to the surrealistic visual I mentioned earlier. This is taken from the first floor and as you can see it is non-existent, with me perched on the edge.

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It’s all very well going upstairs in a fucked house, but you have to expect to not be able to get to certain places.

While having forty winks on that bed could have been an idea, I am quite certain my sleep would be compromised by a sudden downward movement followed by a concussion at the very least.

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Likewise taking a shit in the upstairs toilet would prove to be more than perilous. Quite drafty on your balls too.

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Who would have thought the house was in such bad shape looking the other way and this perfectly normal upper staircase?

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There's even a rare bannister, but sliding down could have been going a little far and asking for trouble.

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Given a dose of Mr Sheen, this could be a perfectly decent antique set of drawers. In a more urban location, it would have been nicked years ago.

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A time capsule? No doubt about it, and these are the types I prefer.

Nobody died recently, it's not full of police stickers, it's not for sale and there's no angry farmer hanging around threatening us with a shotgun.

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Full of crazy sights and so far out of the way to avoid spray painters and graffiti hounds. We left in search of more.

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Drums, keys, halfway to a band!

It always amazes me how many people actually have pianos. I visited a workmate's house and his wife had one in the living room. I was like, ooo, ya proper posh bastard

It amazes me how many people have piano's and don't play them. I know a couple, one of them can't even play!

Wow, that's next level piano owning! 🤣🤣

Wow man the first thing I wonder is how the hell that bookshelf managed to stay in a nice state like that when everything else is fucked. The second thing is that you should get the band back together and go have a jam on the keys and drums in that place. Squatters paradise right there.

Being a little set back saved those books, but for how long? These types of properties are rarely rescued and being in the back of beyond hardly helps.

Squatters paradise right there.

It's so rural, there are no people in this part of the world besides surrounding farmers.

The wonderful island of Anglesey, that place has really gone down hill fast, good to see no one has stolen the HP sauce LOL

There may be more on the 'map', if you can get it to behave!

yeah it fully loaded over night ! three close to me not even abandoned!! lol.

I've always found these places intriguing and fascinating, unfortunately I live in an urban area and there aren't places like this.

This Gypsy Farm looks like the people who lived there just vanished one day and left everything behind.

Also, I always think about having enough money to find a place like this and give it life again.

This Gypsy Farm looks like the people who lived there just vanished one day and left everything behind.

Yes, its more prominent on Anglesey than anywhere else I know. Finding the stories behind these is almost impossible unless there's some evidence inside.

What a perfect gypsy farm that you found!

Likewise taking a shit in the upstairs toilet would prove to be more than perilous. Quite drafty on your balls too.

Invariably, there are phrases in your posts that make me laugh out loud... and this was it!

The book shelf was spectacular. How did they stay almost all straight, and leaning against each other... In fact, there was no one around to touch them much, and they should have been stuck together with all the dust!
I loved the book Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie, about a war veteran, I think. I also liked the Motor Manual, on the top shelf and leaning to the left, as well as an Atlas at the bottom right. I seem to see a book with the “Minho” title, which is a region in the north of Portugal! I wonder if those gypsies were Portuguese, or passed through here.🤔

Your observation on the books is better than mine, or maybe I am looking for titles I am aware of, just like you. The bookshelf stuck out right away, what a strange sight that was.

The same happens when we're driving. We notice the models of the cars we like best or that are familiar to us, or even the letters on the license plates that are similar to those we know from other familiar vehicles. Bias syndrome of confirmation or similarity!

Nice tour of this broken place. I liked the library and the weird human-catching thing. It looked like a giant spider in a suitcase. The outdoor bathroom looks great.

It's not the first bathroom I and toilet I have seen hanging on by a thread. Another certain one springs to mind, and that was years ago. I would be it's collapsed now and gone.

Strange to see two bootles and one sieve are still hanging up :)

If I were gypsy I would be angry on the name of that farm. It's sooooo trashy !LOLZ

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@grindle named it so, I don't know where he got it from.

A few years ago, a bunch of pikeys camped out there, hence when they were turfed off, they put a big muck spreader across the access gate

Is that the 'tanker'?

Good looking from the outside, hell hole within. Nice time capsule explore pity decay has taken much from original gypsy home.

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Maybe that person who lived there before is a music fanatic
The set of drums might still work and sound well
But that piano is gone😅

Ooft - what a tip. Liked the piano room and the alfresco bathroom !

The old piano and books left behind add to the mystery. Have you ever found something unexpected during your explorations

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The vivid imagery of the decaying house and its forgotten items really brings the story to life.

Yes, it was an interesting visit.

pre-demolition state

The pictures reminds me of movies I had watched. Like, zombie and horror movies, it really looks like this! Scary!


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Gypsy's Farm we found a fuel tank it may be petrol or diesel, gypsy's farm has its own fuel tank, not a bad idea. Beside this farm in Anglesey there is a beautiful building bright red wallpapers on its walls, piano, tv, books, and pots inside it.

I can imagine the level of emotion you must have felt being in a place like that...
Truly impressive!

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