Exploring the abandoned Oakhurst House in Derbyshire 

It never fails to amaze me how quickly a building gets into this state just a few years after being abandoned, what a mess.

What a crying shame to see a building of such magnificence reduced to this. Lovely video, thanks.

I used to live there. My sister and I had the turret bedroom on the first floor. It's the first thing you see, as you walk up the driveway. My heart aches to see it in such disrepair. The graffiti feels like to me like desecration. Oakhurst was grand in it's day. It was magical. My sister and I recall sculpted ceilings, huge carved fireplaces, window seats and a sense of splendour. Even in its terrible, dilapidated state, I adore the place. We were so lucky to live there. Thankyou for this video. Don't make any more like this again though, you took alot of risks. The chimneys you admired could have fallen on you. Take care and Happy Christmas.

Me and my friends explored this about 18 years ago. There is tunnels underneath. Maybe a wine cellar that lead into other little rooms. I remember the massive spiders. There was a olden day wash basin with the wrack they used to wash clothes on. We went also when it was dark. Scary place but beautiful in it's day.

Great explore Ant...very atmospheric mate....lovely tall chimney stacks...... thanks for sharing ..Frank & Lee

Wow !! What a place

Been up a couple of times here and to the Betty Kenny tree up behind it, once on Halloween. I have also seen pictures of the wine cellar taken relatively recently.

Very cool! There is a certain beauty to that type of decay. Thanks for letting us in this little gem!

Great upload 🥰

A beautiful property, and in a strange way, still is. It’s a shame the graffitied condition of the estate is now in. Thanks for the tour, Ant. It’s a great video. Cheers Ant. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂👍🇺🇸

Hiya again Mate, Thanks for the reply back and directions on how to get to the place, I'll try and get myself there hopefully once the weather improves??? Just wondering if you could do another video up there, but this time, around the old Wire Works buildings if your able to get in, as that'll be another interesting one too. Oh and by the way, that place is haunted too. Can I just say that your videos are really good and very interesting and I really loved the music to this one too, it suited the place down to a tee, very atmospheric. 🙂 Near where I live if your interested, there's a place called Seldom Seem Engine House in Eckington North Derbyshire, it used to be an old pumping station for the Plumpley Colliery and powered the narrow gauge Railway too. And that's been put on RU-vid too. Anyway keep up the good work, looking forward to seeing you in the next videos. Once again from. Mike.

Great explore.

Thanks for sharing that despite walking through the works and woods many many times I’ve never been up to the house you’ve inspired me to go up

You youngsters!!!! Thats a diff unit from a car, a bit random, and the other item is a twin tub washing machine!!! Gets a bit disorientating when all the upstairs is downstairs and the walls are missing. Take care in these places Ant we need you to carry on the good work👍❤

Definitely a "if I won big on the lottery" house. if it was entirely renovated and put back to original condition it would be like living in a fairytale home with so much potential such a shame!

Fascinating

Impressive ruins. It's always fun getting the chance to explore locations like this. It's always strange when floors are missing and you can look up and see windows and fireplaces with no floor dividing it up. Filming these places is like documenting history. Nicely done. The thing you weren't sure what it was... Looks like the rear differential from a car or small van. Strange find indeed!

Oh yes, the old twin tub washing machine, a staple diet of homes in the 60's and 70's, I recognised it straight away. It's been a bonus weekend with you producing two videos for us - a great effort Ant!! Looking at the pictures of the building in it's prime, it seems such a shame that it has been allowed to fall into the state that it is, but we don't know the whole back story - but it's still a real travesty.

i have been to shining cliff woods with my mate ian, but we did not go near the house. and i have never seen any videos before of the inside.

Fascinating as ever nice to hear some history of the house. If it's listed whoever owns it will be waiting for it to fall down so they can build something else which is a shame. Anyway keep the videos coming and stay safe

Why have 3 people thumbed this down?!? Great video by the way, answered a lot of questions I had after stumbling across this tragic wonder.. Really nice to see the Drone footage..

The metal thing at 8.17 is a differential out of the axle of a car , great videos just started following you atb paul

Would have been so beautiful what a shame it wasn’t done up. You took quite a risk going in there tho. Thanks for taking me along

Hiya again Mate, thanks for posting another great video, keep up the good work. It's a wonderful old building and looked impressive in the old days from the photos you put on, plenty of money in those days!!!! It's a shame the place has been left in such a state. 😢 Would make a nice home for someone and with lovely views too. I've always wanted to try and find the place, I've seen it up in the woods a few times when passing on the bus, so I was wondering if possible you could give me directions from the Hurt Arms pub please? I've been told there's a footpath from there which leads up to the house? Anyway if you can let me know I'll be really grateful. Ps. Oakhurst House is haunted and like someone posted on here, the shining cliff woods are too. Apparently it is a very eerie place. Ps. again, while in the same area, have you managed to visit the old Railway station at South Wingfield at all yet? It's about ten minutes ride away from Alfreton and is a beautiful place, even with the old station house, now lived in, and station building too, but, sadly you can't get onto the old platforms because it's fenced off, and it's right next to the Midland Mainline too, be very careful as it's only a small flimsy fence. But parked in the station yard are three old motor vehicles, an electric hospital van, an electric car and another old van. Anyway it's a lovely place and has been put on RU-vid a few times by other people. Anyway once again thanks for another great video. All the best from. Mike.

What a shame it’s fell into that state,I have been past that area more times I did not even know it was there thank for the video.

Wow, just watchedthis now in December 2023...and I'm wondering how much of it is left today. What a dreadful shame, such a beautiful property left to decay ☹️

you missed the main basement.also can get up dodgy stair frames to top room

Great looking old house. Wish it could be restored.

I spent 25 years working at the wire works from 1970 to 1995. this house was turned into flats and I know some families who lived in them, my sister and brother in law being one of them. it is such a shame to see it in this condition now.

So sad to see a lovely house fall into disrepair like this has

Much wow, such spooky! You missed the best bit about this place... leaving

yes, so sad when you think how this once must have looked!

I went through that little doorway into the dark space back in 95 and believe me the floor that's not there now had the structural strength of a Cadbury ' Flake then,the bath you mentioned was still in place with a pair of big brass taps still on it.Most of the house was still standing and all the lower windows were blocked,one of the few ways in was over the red brick wall round back that has a slab leaning on it.So sad to see it really going down now,even 3 years back it wasn't as bad and had nearly no graffiti on it

There’s a new gate and security camera now.

That item at 8.17 is a rear differential off a car

was you aware of the cellars that is here? its great to go down and see

If I knew who owns this place I would try to purchase it and try to return it to its former glory, I would love to be able to walk through the halls as if a building trapped in time

So sad it left to rot like that BTW the washing machine was a twin tub - one side for washing and the other side was for spinning and rinsing 😂

Was a twin tub washing machine my nan had one when I was a kid in 1960s

What a waste of such a beautiful house.

Hey just wondering where do you park your car and the way to walk to it as I want to do a RU-vid video x

the angled wall isn't the stairs that's where someones pushed it over

That's what happens when ivy takes hold.

So sad to see a beautiful house in ruin. A fate often seen once being turned into flats. Better to have sold cheap for renovation.

A great shame it was allowed to go to ruin.

Once the roofs gone, eh ? Looks impressive, on its own but in fact, from't main road tis just the house across the river, tother side of t, Lane, behind t'owd wire works. Looks impressive on its own however, tis spooked, and has an original family history, way before the WW2 refugees moved in. Nature is devastating when allowed to run riot.

Well Ant you are to old for me to tell you,you needed to wear a hard hat walking around this building,😂, its such shame for it to be left to rot and decay like this. A very interesting video though thank you,i wonder if there are any photos of it back in the day ,when it was occupied, 🤔 be nice to see it in all its glory.

GUDONYA MATEY. HOW DO YOU FIND PLACES? JUST WEAR YOUR YELLOW HARD HAT IN FUTURE!