Watch the video of the abandoned mine below.
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Video credit: Rumble
Most of us had dreamed of being an intrepid adventurer at one time or maybe even still do. However, the realities of life often prevent us from following through on those dreams. Some people probably just go on adventures in their head by playing table-top role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons.
But despite all that, there are still a lot of wonders to discover in the world and people who are willing to spend time and energy looking for those places. A lot of times, these places waiting to be discovered aren’t ancient temples or archaeological sites but more recent structures or locations that were merely forgotten or abandoned.
Gregory Rivolet, 31, may be no Indiana Jones, in fact, he’s an IT engineer, but he’s an urban explorer who made a rather unusual find. He and his group stumbled upon a mysterious car graveyard composed of wrecks from the 1970’s roughly 200 feet down in an abandoned mine in Wales.
The estimated 100 cars that were found were in various states of disrepair and they were in a jumbled heap inside of a cave in Ceredigion, Wales. It was actually an abandoned mine that was supposedly abandoned in the 1960’s.
There was a pool of water at the base of the mine and the cars were reflected in the still waters. Rivolet spent four hours snooping around in the unusual car graveyard.
He said, “It was very dangerous as the mine is really unstable. Pieces of slate were falling from above our heads.
“We had to use a rope to climb down to the right level of the mine, the descent was around sixty-five feet deep, it didn’t feel very secure at all.
“There was something so surreal about this exploration, it was totally dark, wet, slippery and very dangerous. And then you see the most unexpected thing, a mountain of old cars.
“My theory about the cars is that they may have accidentally been off the road and crashed down there.
“The road is pretty dangerous in this area, especially when wet. It was probably too expensive to tow cars up and out into the nearest town.”
Rivolet’s research revealed that the mine was opened in 1836 and closed around 1960. It has been abandoned ever since.
He adds that most of the vehicle wrecks were from the 1970’s and the mine could be 200 feet deep or even more.
“A good friend talked me about this place and showed me a picture,” he explained.
“I was intrigued and started to do some research about it and realized it was in the UK. Once I found out the location of the mine, I asked a contact of mine in the UK to guide me down there.
“The whole experience was pretty intense, but it was definitely worth the risk.”
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