Mittagong Maltings

Well, it has been a while since my last post. Holidays, work and all that had gotten rather in the way, however I have a few big plans for this year with Urbex and to start we have a big one from the end of last year. The Mittagong Maltings.

Located in Mittagong, the Tooth and Co brewery closed in 1981and the two large factory buildings are a delight to explore. The main, seen above, has a number of floors, several of which are difficult to reach. One of which we didn't even attempt as it required a gang plank walk across the very top. Before exploring the number of rooms and levels we went the the second building.

Here I was delighted to find cavernous rooms of polls and arches, looking like an industrial roman playground.

Crawling through holes and up rusted ladders we found around five levels, the highest of which both Frostalicus and Tabasco opted not to climb too. I couldn't blame them. The wooden stairwell went straight above a drop of four floors and looked precarious at best. I wish that my photo's had come through properly. As such I have to use others whose did come out well. (Used with permission)

What looked like it should have been a tennis court rested on top, as Frostalicus gave me a lift to the top, we decided not to take Tabasco's advice on simply jumping down to one of the abandoned mattresses below and made our way by a nearby ladder.

We than moved back to the first building, with a quick stop to a badly fire damaged house that was to the side between them. Due to the roof looking, very less than stable we didn't go fully inside but still managed to get a few good pictures. As one of the rooms wall-paint was still impeccable, if with some extra decorations.

The final building had a fourth level that you had to walk up a plank to get to, Frostalicus and I had an explore there whilst Tabasco waited down a level.

This place was an amazing one to visit, and even though we spent most of the day there all of us believe a second trip is in order. Whilst the higher levels are often hard to get to and downright dangerous. At no point would I recommend anyone to attempt to reach them. The bottom levels and the general area appear to be very well trodden. We ran into numerous groups, including many teenagers and someone who had simply driven in. Always be safe and cautious, but this is one that's worth having a walk around.

It was not till I got my photo's that I realized every-time Frostalicus had borrowed my camera he had been taking a photo of my arse. I have decided not to upload those.

- Phoenix