Exploring Golden Acre Park | Yorkshire's Lost Coney Island

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Exploring Golden Acre Park in Leeds, the park that was supposed to be the Coney Island of Yorkshire. Looking back at the History of the Park, from where it started up to where it ended. Then we do a full explore of the whole site. Looking at what remains on the site, and also a nostalgic look back at what was once there.
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@moggiee1 Год назад

Give this man his own tv series! Brilliant as always - many thanks, Darren

@mandycoleman1394 Год назад

Totally agree with you !!

@mandycoleman1394 Год назад

I’m not sure if you could do this Darren but could you do the old buildings that were mills in and around Bradford ? Not sure what’s left as I’ve only been there a few times and it was passing through. I’m a loiner and love leeds but it would be interesting to see parts of Bradford or saltaire xx just a suggestion x

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks Mandy. Already done saltaire on the channel.

@mandycoleman1394 Год назад

@@AdventureMe thank you will check that out x

@joshcourtney5436 Год назад

Fully agree, get this man a TV show. Big up yourself geeza, great content!

@stewartdaniels3666 Год назад

One of the most beautiful parks in Leeds especially in summer, the gardeners work hard to make it as it is well worth a visit a cuppa & a walk.

@martinmarsola6477 Год назад

Thank you for the walking tour today, Darren. Thinking about the timing of the start of this beautiful park in the late 1930’s, and its ultimate demise after World War Two, the residual effects of war have a unending disturbance to all lot of projects. Luckily for the citizens of the Leeds area, you have some residual and quite picturesque remains. Again thank you for the tour, and as always, its good to see you again. See you on the next, Darren. Cheers mate! 😊

@andyv1 Год назад

Great video. I used to live in Bramhope as a kid and we came to the Blue Lagoon. I'm pretty sure it was still going in 1962 and maybe even 64. Leeds University students had fun one time during rag week when they dyed it red.

@Dan23_7 Год назад

If I lived closer me and the wife and Kev (Jack Russell) would love to walk around here. Some very interesting things are still remaining. Seeing the edge of that pool was quite exiting even from in front of a screen 😂 “The toilets are nice” 😂 Looking forward to part 2 Darren 👍🏼

@peterkuleczko348 Год назад

Just down the road from me, great to see the old photos and videos - really helps bring to life what it used to look and feel like. Looking forward to the second installment 👍

@sampoole9549 Год назад

What a fantastic place! Never heard of it before but really enjoyed your explore. Such a treasure trove. I’d definitely have visited if I was around at the time. Thanks for taking us along

@blackbirdmark495 Год назад

It’s truly amazing how much heritage there is still to be discovered, even in our own back yards. Another excellent video, thanks 👍

@paulmorris67 Год назад

I lived in Adel for 15 years and used to take my dogs to Golden Acre Park everyday. This is a brilliant vlog and you’re really bringing what used to be there to life. I can’t believe the lido is still visible, I’ve never seen it before. Thank you for doing this!

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thank you so much!

@malcolmrichardson3881 Год назад

A ghost of its former self, but still looks good for a pleasant stroll. A pity the other attractions were removed, though I guess it's relatively lower maintenance saved it from being sold to developers - and thus, returning full-circle to the original vision.

@andrewfoster259 Год назад

Great video, I love Golden Acre Park. I'm 48 and have been going there since I was little with the family and my Mum's ashes are also scattered there. Holds many memories

@michaelhamilton7111 Год назад

Fascinating. My father used to manage the scout camp at Bramhope in the early sixties I remember we used to pass this place every weekend, never went inside but this video satisfies my curiousity of yesteryear. Thank you and greetings from Costa Rica.

@oddsandwindsocks5905 Год назад

Evening Darren, superb find this is , hard to imagine the outside pool with open spaces around it like the photo shows a and now surrounded by trees, but its only been shut since 1961 I think you said, so those trees have grown at a very fast rate. Looking forward to part 2.

@davidsummerfield2594 Год назад

1951!

@davidsummerfield2594 Год назад

1961!

@MrChrisBarker Год назад

Television quality documentation of places. You should be very proud of your work. 👏👏👏

@johnf3326 Год назад

So professional, so nostalgic, so interesting

@dawnbetts400 Год назад

What a fantastic video ,i ever knew that place existed , how i would have loved to visit it when it was something like a very early theme park , its still beautiful today and well worth a visit ,thanks for sharing this gem of history ,looking forward to the next one ,by the way totally enjoyed the reservoir videos from last years drought thanks Darren .

@shirleylynch7529 Год назад

What a brilliant video. Looking forward to next instalment. Looked a beautiful place. How sad it only lasted such a short time but a nice walk today. Great photos and filming. Thank you Darren.

@RobinHullBuilds Год назад

Another wonderful video Darren. Your enthusiasm is infectious, and your detective work is worthy of Sherlock Holmes. What I really enjoy are your fabulous photo comparisons of what was and what is. Absolutely perfect for these smashing, insightful videos. Well done sir!

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks for that!

@davewright4380 Год назад

Another fascinating video, thanks for making it! I wasn't aware of this place, will visit when next in Leeds!😊

@pietweety7020 Год назад

Great stuff mate, as usual. Look forward to your uploads every week. Long time fan cos you are doing what I would love to do but I'm 50 and my knees are knackered, my back hurts, my gut is heavy and I am basically a wreck!! so thanks for getting me out there pal

@mrlister2000 Год назад

Another fascinating video, thanks Darren. Can't wait for part 2!

@brianscales9912 Год назад

Another interesting video Darren. Thanks for the work you put into these videos and for sharing. 👍🙂

@dianeshepherd7913 Год назад

What a lovely park, very interesting history to this, thanks for sharing.

@ste.h9825 Год назад

More hidden history,fascinating stuff.Thanks Darren.💓

@richardb649 Год назад

Amazing video Darren. We have been going to GAP for years and knew nothing of its former life. Thanks so much for all your time and effort bring us this very informative and interesting video

@angelajuneholmes4933 Год назад

Wow 🤩 that was incredible, can’t wait to see the next part . I agree you should be on TV Darren x

@3xtabby Год назад

My parents favourite place for a walk . Great video thanks !

@etarepsedllits48 Год назад

I'm originally from Chapel Allerton, now living abroad, and never knew anything about the history of the park. So interesting, thanks for making this.

@grantbassett2048 Год назад

Excellent video D! I never new all that was there!! Still a lovely park. But a shadow of what it used to be. Wouldn't it be great to have all them attractions back👍

@Gilly9244 Год назад

Awww yes!!! I grew up and still live in tinshill Go here all time with my dog and nieces. Great to see the video

@davidberlanny3308 Год назад

Hi Darren, Gosh, never knew this one existed. Really enjoyed the tour, thankyou. I'll ask my mum but it closed just too early for her to have been able to go and see it. Great accompanying music, I think I've walked (virtually) the peak district with Patrick Dickinson listening to this track!! Looking forward to the surprises in the next one Good luck from Spain!!

@nicolaheald8375 7 месяцев назад

I've been to gap tons of times but never seen the lido edge....definitely going to explore on my next visit. Thanks for a great informative video.

@sarahcrowther6267 Год назад

What a lovely park to have in a city. I do like its current incarnation, not too neat and tidy with a wild edge to it. Fancy the pool still being there....wow. 🤗🐾🐾🐾

@hollimurray8856 Год назад

Fab video of this beautiful park and it's history. That Helter-skelter looked amazing 😮 I thought it was a water tower or something. Looking forward to part 2 😊

@WmDavidHarrison Год назад

Interesting vlog. When I was a student in Headingley in the 70s I walked around Golden Acre Park many times enjoying the well kept gardens but totally unaware of what used to be there.

@eileentownend Год назад

Absolutely fascinating.Thank you for researching this for us.I was born 1950 and we lived in Adel.I used to come here often with friends as a child and remember the Blue Lagoon pool which was whole but looked unused etc c 1962, and I presumed was owned by the Parkway Hotel. My mother born 1921 came from Headingley and she always told me the park used to have a railway and a fair and a dance hall, but only pointed out where the railway was.Still visit occasionally now for the lovely gardens and cafe plus summer concerts .

@lynnballington8467 Год назад

Hello Darren how are you thanks for the beautiful walk in the park very interested best wishes take care stay safe xx ❤😊

@JAY61ish Год назад

Love your videos mate.. really fascinating stuff.. I find myself torn between "should it stay the same " or " it's better today" i'm like this with virtually all your shows.. keep up the great work mate .. Love it,.. Those small manholes may have been sockets for timber columns and beams ..??

@oranda15 Год назад

That was really interesting. I've never heard of this park despite working in Leeds for a few years.

@rachaelhardcastle5158 Год назад

Another great video Darren - looking forward to part 2! 🙂

@exploringthepastandthepres9793 Год назад

Look forward to part 2 bro ! Loved this one 👊🏾👍🏽

@darrenhaynes865 Год назад

Another excellent vid .I love this stuff

@lainydepp Год назад

What a beautiful place. I bet it's stunning in summer ❤

@xr6lad Год назад

Rocks? Dude they are bricks! Definitely something was there! 👍

@watcher24601 Год назад

This reminds me of Wickstead Park which had a similar idea of park, rides with a lake and miniature railway. Just like the old footage, you walk on the railway bridge to complete the lake circuit. Main difference is that Wickstead hasn't changed a lot, even the old water chute is still working

@AdventureMe Год назад

Yes very similar

@johnlumley-moore2079 Год назад

Excellent .nice history

@fredbloggs8816 Год назад

Think the Blue Lagoon continued after 1961, can well remember going there in the early 60's from school in Meanwood. Fascinating that you dug up this one !

@angelsone-five7912 Год назад

Really interesting Darren, looking forward to part 2.

@anthonyellis987 Год назад

Great video Darren. IT's so hard to imagine what it looked like in the past. At least you can see where the lido used to be.

@ffrancrogowski6263 Год назад

This park looked like a gem when it was in its heyday, Darren. It was such a tragedy that it couldn't have come back into reality again. There was everything in the place. What comes to my attention in this video is the photograph of that steam locomotive (at time 2:50) with the driver (I presume) at the side of it. I wonder what ever became of it, as it's the finest locomotive of that scale of any I've ever seen before! It's a sort of design of a North Eastern engine, wow! Most excellent description of the park, and so many thanks for showing us this place.

@Fleetwoodphil1 Год назад

Thanks for taking me somewhere new, I had heard of the railway there, but had no idea about the rest of the park. Now looking forward to part 2. BTW love the gloves

@Fred-rj3er Год назад

Wow! Love it. Thank you. Once again, a local place that I have never been able to explore much due to mobility problems. Just a thought. Have you ever explored the woods between Waterloo lake at Roundhay Park and the golf course? There is some sort of band stand or summerhouse hidden in the trees up there. The walk I'm on about goes from where the old baths were up the hill, parallel to the lake and eventually comes out near the folly.

@bobly Год назад

That was interesting Darren, I never knew what was there before the greenery, the miniture railway coming next brill

@Geoffreytomlinson24 Год назад

Great stuff again!

@davidberrell4725 8 месяцев назад

Thanks I love your and also Geo Juice videos.

@raymondlee4767 Год назад

Great video Darren , I've never been there heard of it though, Must give the park a visit.

@stevecalvert4369 Год назад

I've been past tgat Park many times on A65 up to the dales. Even went to a wedding at tge Parkway in 1968.. very intresting. Like your programs...I'm from Leeds originally

@hyper2high Год назад

Its funny Darren how you grab my interest in areas , parks whatever in which i never heard of ever! Cant wait for part 2 of this 80 years old Leeds park that most have never heard of👍👍

@joshstone4340 Год назад

Love this place i had no idea what used to be there

@garythomason9724 Год назад

Darren i love all your adventures

@shirleysmith1713 Год назад

Brilliant Darren, very interesting 👍🏻

@roberte5303 Год назад

Brilliant, yet again

@jamiefarrell4425 Год назад

I played Golden Acre Park with my band last summer but didn’t have a look around, I’ll make sure to when we play there again this summer.

@stevewalters4845 Год назад

Brilliant as ever

@gordonwebster3809 Год назад

really good park i used to go there when sister lived in adel the kids loved it nice footage from 1930s

@siccodierdorp6947 Год назад

Another brilliant installment about a place I should have no interest in and will never visit, but still you manage to entertain me thoroughly about

@Jimmy_one67 Год назад

This is an excellent video very interesting and informative. Subscribed

@AdventureMe Год назад

Awesome, thank you!

@douglasthompson296 Год назад

Hi Darren, didn't know about that park at all, I'm a post war boy from the wrong part of the HWD so Leeds wasn't on my early formative years 🧐 Yeadon was nearest I ever got to that area on Sunday tea treat at Harry Ramsdens chippy 😋 The present park reminds me of Heaton Park here on outskirts of Mancs. I bet you were gagging to get at that sort of blocked culvert from the lake😎 knowing you. Cheers DougT

@waynemackie3113 10 месяцев назад

Watching from Australia nowadays but I grew up in late 80's in Holt Park, right across the road from Cookridge hall. We used to walk down through the old house that was derelict back then and go down to Pauls Pond which often looked well eerie on a morning with the mist over it. We'd then walk down through Breary Marsh and on to Golden Acre Park. Never had any idea that any of this even existed. There's loads little secret things around that area, head towards Adel and there's the church there which is a Norman church built on top of an even older Saxon church. I believe the arch door is Saxon. Further down Adel beck is the craggs, then the little pond thing and some kind of well thing. On the other side of the beck there's the derelict old buildings of the Leeds Boys Reformatory which is really creepy to wander around at night. Go a bit further down the beck and then you get to Seven Arches Aqueduct which used to supply water to the city.

@sfiv4527 3 месяца назад

Great stuff.

@grahamhaynes3420 Год назад

Love your work hope you do south end on sea lost park

@blimseynoeyes Год назад

Wow had no idea about this! Did alway wonder about the random lake that’s over the otherside of the road towards cookridge though 👍

@AdventureMe Год назад

Just a reservoir from what I read

@deborahmasjedi7932 Год назад

I found this so interesting iv been there a few time not my choice of park as there is nothing to do there not even a play area for kids but there is small area of nice gardens

@RedversCross Год назад

I used to live in Adel so we would go there quite a lot. Especially up by the quarry.

@colinevans39 Год назад

Hi m8 don't watch your videos enough 😤but you are so interesting and information filled videos nice one take care and keep safe 👍👍

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks 👍

@LA-cv9eq Год назад

Have a shot every time he says lake 😂 The swimming pool edge was an amazing find.

@dcallan812 Год назад

Another great video 2x 👍Looks like it would have been a fun day out.

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks 👍

@lindseykaine-walley6339 Год назад

Straying off the subject but what is Fountains Abbey and Gardens like? Think I got the name right near Leeds, I know you will have been. Fascinating video I really love these green spaces full of History waiting for you to explore!

@yorkshiremen1 Год назад

Great video thanks btw no one ever said two d it was always twopence pronounced tuppence. thanks again for your interesting content.

@johnhankinson1929 Год назад

Yourself and Martin Zero make some great content , keep it up

@AdventureMe Год назад

Glad you like them!

@fatlad5090 Год назад

Great video daz

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks 👍

@core-element Год назад

Hi Darren, you,ve done it, this is the one I thought needed the AdventureMe treatment, I'm so so busy I never got back to you but I swear I have still got pages open in my browser from researching interesting links to Golden acre for you, I wanted to comment b4 I watch it, then see if you have used some of the overlays and old train videos I imagined would fit well and over 19 mins can't wait, wifey just getting in the bath, she said I gotta wait until she gets out to watch it😁

@core-element Год назад

Well just as good as I hoped Darren, finding part of the old pool...crackin' discovery, I was panicking near the end I thought he must know about the part of remaining track and the it pops up at the end to take us into a Part Two... awesome, so I'll say no more, don't wanna give owt away before PT2, thanks.

@AdventureMe Год назад

Thanks Terry

@danielbooth2982 Год назад

I'm going to visit this park and check it out actually as visit Leeds City quite regularly but never been here.

@AdventureMe Год назад

Yeah you should go

@alanjewell9550 Год назад

Facinating! Was that a section of the railway still in situ in the backgroung at 6.00?

@PK-yf3hd Год назад

We nostalgics should console ourselves with the thought that what has been can always be recreated, if we so will...but often if we're honest ,we dont

@allenhughes867 Год назад

The blue Lagoon was an open air swimming pool much the same as the outdoor swimming pool at Roundhay park, when we were kids we played in the empty pool before it was filled in, the lake at Golden Acre park is the source of both Adel Meanwood and Sheepscar beck which eventually runs underneath the present day bus station to the river Aire there is a sluice gate at the rear corner of the lake.

@ElijahBradley08 Год назад

I've been there many times and never had a clue! I'm sure my parents will have told me about it when I was younger but I didn't remember. It's amazing just how quickly something can change so drastically. Golden Acre Park is known for being a beautiful place but when compared to what it once was, it sort of looks a bit dull.

@AdventureMe Год назад

Get there on your scooter

@ElijahBradley08 Год назад

@@AdventureMe Haha, not sure it'd make it that far but it would be fun trying.

@johnabbitt690 Год назад

I was just thinking, I wish he found some of the old railway, and then the video ended with the tease! :-)

@colinwhitley5778 Год назад

Brilliant video and I can't wait for part 2 of it either. I go to Golden Acre quite often and always like to have a walk around, always a nice thing to do. Hipe you are good also Darren, it sounds like you have the sniffles a little bit

@AdventureMe Год назад

I did Colin. I was poorly for a few days after this.

@rjmun580 Год назад

Breary Marsh sounds like the setting for an Emily Bronte novel; just across the moor from Wuthering Heights.

@rockabilly375 Год назад

Brilliant as always. Do you have plans to do Barry Island Butlins that was? Like the Filey camp? That was brilliant.

@AdventureMe Год назад

Yes I do. And all the others

@rockabilly375 Год назад

@@AdventureMe Brilliant, can't wait, thank you

@stevenjoy3537 Год назад

As you went through the tunnel under the road, if you had turned left and followed it along for half a mile, there is another lake called Paul's Pond

@lockout1bikes Год назад

Darren the D as in 2d meant pence d was just the symbol for it. 👍

@rachelwalker7091 Год назад

He’s too young to know that 😂

@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer Год назад

Absolutely amazing find with the lido. Would make a nice feature restored 👏 did they have a natural spring water supply then in the area with all the lakes, I recall most lido were supplied with either mineral or sea water?

@AdventureMe Год назад

I believe they do have a spring.

@si86cossie 6 месяцев назад

I am a Leeds lad and knew a little bit about this. I love to go exploring and researching. I think if you got a drone it would help buddy. Sometimes the Birds Eye view can show things better. Please do more in leeds as it’s fascinating and your approach is very professional but not rigid. Thank you.

@AdventureMe 6 месяцев назад

I have a drone. Couldn't use it on this one as it's in the airport flight path.

@si86cossie 6 месяцев назад

@@AdventureMe you can at the far end of the lake as it’s out of the 5k airport perimeter so about 1 3rd of the park but from the hight you can zoom in and see the rest. I have snapped my Achilles tendon and am house bound for 12 week and found your channel 2 days ago, it’s keeping me sane lol. I can’t wait to get healed up and get out there again. Your work on Leeds station is amazing. Please do more on Leeds and maybe Bradford too. Thanks and keep up the good work. Ps Merry Christmas 😀

@AdventureMe 6 месяцев назад

@@si86cossie Thanks mate. I tried, but the DJI app wouldn't let me take off.

@jetsons101 Год назад

The civil engineer looked at the raging river and said "Men, dam that river." not swearing.... Darren, what a great park it was way back when. Was the Miniature Railway real live steam or a diesel-powered steam lookalike? So much history, so little time.

@KeithHambidge Год назад

Shame there is nothing left of the original park, but what exists today looks very pleasant

@Wedgedoow Год назад

Did the locomotives move to the NBR in Scarborough? Very interesting video Darren

@AdventureMe Год назад

Yes. You will see more in the next vid.

@stepheng8779 Год назад

Excellent as always. Unfortunate timing for the park I guess with the war. Council's like Scarborough deserve all the kicking they get with what they've done to the place over the years but at least here Leeds council have looked after the site and not bowed to developing houses on it. Money will have been tight straight after the war too so for once can't knock em 👍

@andreejor Год назад

My mum said that the local coal merchant used to put benches into the back of his cart and take kids from Burley Village (Kirkstall) up to Golden Acre on a Sunday.