Urban explorer films inside the UK’s first ever SeaLife centre which has been abandoned for six years from six act Watch Video
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Description: An urban explorer has filmed inside the UK’s first ever SeaLife centre – which has been abandoned for six years.<br/><br/>Daniel Sims, 35, known on YouTube as BeardedReality, travelled to Scotland and heard about Barcaldine SeaLife centre on the shores of Loch Creran in Oban.<br/><br/>The sanctuary was the first SeaLife centre in the country, opening its doors in 1979 – but closed its doors in October 2018 after visitor numbers plummeted.<br/><br/>Now, the site lies abandoned – with tanks and enclosures still in place, and cleaning chemicals and animal food left to gather dust.<br/><br/>“I research abandoned places, and I came across an article about the SeaLife Centre shutting down a few years back – and I wanted to see if it was still there,” said Daniel.<br/><br/>“The weather up there was absolutely crazy – it was completely flooding. We couldn’t really find the exact spot because it was so overgrown.<br/><br/>“Originally, we found the gift shop, and then we started seeing the other buildings around the sides – and realised that everything had just been left.<br/><br/>“There were cleaning chemicals and hazardous materials that shouldn’t have been left. There was food for the animals left, which was really weird.”<br/><br/>The centre was known for its otter sanctuary, which opened in 2002, and made headlines in 2011 after having a ‘royal wedding’ ceremony for otters Isla and Lewis.<br/><br/>Oban’s SeaLife centre also boasted a seal rescue and rehabilitation facility, offering guests the opportunity to learn more about the native creatures.<br/><br/>“We spotted the otter area – there was a sign we could measure ourselves against to see what size otter we would be,” said Daniel.<br/><br/>“We mainly spent time in the seal section – we were there for about an hour and forty minutes.<br/><br/>“We saw quite a few signs of vandalism – one side of one of the tanks had been smashed. <br/><br/>\
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