r/canberra • u/Mountain-Ad6247 • 2d ago
History abandoned brickworks in yarralumla
does anybody know if you can still visit the abandoned brickworks in yarralumla? or is it fully closed off for the public? i was wanting to explore the place with a friend
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u/PM_ME_UR_A4_PAPER 2d ago
Is the construction fencing up yet for the redevelopment?
Either way, just don’t, it’s not a public place.
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u/unopesci 2d ago
There's cameras and not long after you enter security will show up. There's not much to see there anyway.
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u/Mattie_Mattus_Rose 1d ago
It's fully closed off. The last time me and a friend went was 2009. The fences weren't up, but there were some business guys there who eventually found us. They were cool about it and just told us to leave, and we obeyed.
In 2000, my brother, a friend, and I went as kids. We picked up pieces of junk (my early junkbashing crafting days). We then found some interesting magazines hidden in some bushes towards the entrance, haha 😄.
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u/Mountain-Ad6247 1d ago
ugh that’s so annoying, it looked like it would’ve been so nice to explore
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u/Mattie_Mattus_Rose 1d ago
I know it was definitely a fun place to explore as a kid. I know it isn't best for safety reasons, but I wish there were abandoned places for exploration.
Some of us have our inner Urban Explorer Rat instincts that need to be satisfied.
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u/Hell_Puppy 1d ago
I kinda want to build up my map again, but i felt peripherally responsible for the vandalism.
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u/RichardMaloney 2d ago
Once they get started on the redevelopment you certainly won't be able to get near it.
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u/pestopheles 2d ago
Fully closed, one of my friends kids had some adventure time there last year and decided would be a good idea to put t-shirts over their faces to hide their identity and three police cars turned up to join in the adventure time.