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Doel  
Belgium

Reports13
First reportSeptember 16 2019
by Lost_Place_Explorer_Saar
Latest reportNovember 29 2023
by fite474



Ghost Town
by Lost_Place_Explorer_Saar on September 16 2019 19:39 hr CE(S)T   Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/uhja ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date    August 18 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration    3 hours

Lost Town in Belgium.
Very many tourists.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2DY9l...

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Doel Ghost town
by fite474 on November 29 2023 13:16 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/htgx ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  few
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   November 19 2023 at 12 hr
Visit duration   4 hours

Doel is defenitly a place to visit if you want to experience your first Urbex, for me it was my first time aswell. Its a small place where many people left their house because of some politics, note however, there are still about 30 people living here, so please be polite.

You can walk around the streets for a bit, but if you want some more experience you can always take a look in some backyards for an open door at some places, just be aware of what you are doing and dont enter a backyard of a house where people still live.

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Doel
by Madden on May 21 2022 16:47 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/dmtj ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  very many
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  many


Visit date   May 20 2022 at 12 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

Doel. We expected this place being completely abandoned, but to our surprise upon our arrival there even was a bar that was open. Some of the houses in Doel are still (or, are again) occupied. Mainly you'll notice these houses, because they are the only ones that are not completely shut with iron plates. Also the residents often put signs on their doors: we are living here, do not enter.

So, all the abandoned buildings are completely shut with iron plates, so entering them will not be possible.
The abandonment (is that a word?) Of this town still makes a huge impact though, its wholesome to see that this used to be a thriving village.

Extra kudos to the abandoned boat in the middle of the town, that one makes for amazing pictures.

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Spookstad Doel
by urbex_youth on April 11 2022 10:35 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/fcew ]

Finding out the location
  easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  bad
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  many


Visit date   July 8 2021 at 15 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

De spookstad is redelijk snel te vinden waardoor er erg veel andere mensen te zien waren. In deze stad wonen nog 20 bewoners, dus respecteer ook hun rust a.u.b. We hebben hier een 3tal uur rondgewandeld, je kan alleen de buitenkant van de huizen bekijken want alles is afgesloten met platen. Op bijna elk huis staat er wel graffiti, er lopen ook veel zwerfkatten rond. Om de paar uur komt er politie om te controleren of er geen vandalen bezig zijn, dus je hebt kans om aangesproken te worden door hen. De stad was niet zo hel groot, maar zeker de moeite waard om eens door te wandelen. Ik waarschuw al wel, de stad heeft terug plannen voor Doel en wil dit stadje weer bewoonbaar maken en erin gaan bouwen. Snel nog een kijkje nemen is de boodschap!

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Doel
by valentin bouvry on October 30 2021 15:42 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/bchg ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   July 1 2021 at 12 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Magnifique petit village flamand abandonné et fort prisé. Un joli lieu pour se balader

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Ghost town
by BB_Urbex on April 9 2021 16:37 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/ygah ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  ?
General condition of the place
  bad
Traces of vandalism
  very many
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   April 8 2021 at 18 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

Geen echte ‘Urbex’ locatie,
Na de reacties gelezen te hebben wisten we al dat we niet veel moesten verwachten..
Een 5 tal huisjes toch gevonden waar we eens binnen konden, maar deze waren zeer bouwvallig, om niet te zeggen gevaarlijk, ingezakte trappen, doorgezakte plafonds, kelders vol water,...
Geen toplocatie, maar gewoon om eens gedaan te hebben.


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“Spookstad” Doel
by Shari_VS on March 17 2021 18:44 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/pmtz ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   March 7 2021 at 13 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

Doel was iets wat ik al een hele lange tijd wou doen.
De geschiedenis boeide mij enorm!
Eens aangekomen was dit een serieuze teleurstelling..
Er liep enorm veel volk, deftige foto’s maken was een uitdaging.
De meeste huizen waren dicht getimmerd met metaal en prikkeldraad.
Er waren ook veel tuning wagens aan het rondrijden voor een mooi kiekje te maken van hun auto.

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DOEL 2k20
by GM2801 on December 30 2020 01:10 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/gzus ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  very good
Traces of vandalism
  few
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   August 26 2020 at 11 hr
Visit duration   5 houres +

It was very quiet when we arrived at 11AM local time. The later it <as the more people we saw. All the buildings are closed with steel at the windows and the doors. there are still some people <he live there. At some houses it was still possible to go behind or inside with some searching skills ofcourse. It was a very beautifull place because of all the art in the streets and we even had the possibility to talk to an streetartist who was busy there.

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Doel
by Urbex_with_nessaa on September 13 2020 15:34 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/wjwt ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  very high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   December 22 2020 at 12 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

this is a legal urbex location there is security and there are cameras if you visit have respect for the villagers they do not mind that you are there but are certainly not happy with vandals.

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Doel
by FITurbex on August 21 2020 18:25 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/sjad ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  ?
General condition of the place
  very bad
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  bad
Did you see other people?
  many


Visit date   August 16 2020 at 11 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

Finally went to visit doel. Kinda disapointed. Imagined more of this place.
Many people walking around so couldt take a lot of pictures.

[1] https://www.facebook.com/FITurbex-101113...

[2] https://www.instagram.com/fiturbex/?hl=nl

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Nice to see
by Kezmenneke on July 10 2020 13:17 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/eewf ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  ?
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  very many
Good place for taking pictures?
  good
Did you see other people?
  very many


Visit date   July 9 2020 at 13 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Deze dag viel een beetje tegen.
We gingen richting Antwerpen en hadden enkele locaties gekregen op weg naar ons uiteindelijke doel Doel.
Aldrig Hemma House bleek compleet leeg te zijn en leek gerenoveerd te worden.
Kasteel Torenhof is niet leegstaand, hebben nog even met de eigenaar gesproken, maar foto’s maken was niet mogelijk.
Chateau Gramophone Is helemaal gerenoveerd en er zijn appartementen van gemaakt.
Dus dan maar via de tolweg door de haven naar Doel.
We hadden geluk met het weer, dat het erg bewolkt was, wat te sfeer daar ten goede kwam
Toch nog een stuk of 20 toeristen gezien en er is zelfs een cafe in het dorp.
Een stuk of 5 huizen waren ook nog bewoond.
Slechts bij 3 huizen zijn we naar binnen kunnen gaan.
Alles is echt enorm dichtgetimmerd en niet met hout maar met staal.
Heel veel graffiti.
Maar zoals eerder gelezen, het is niet meer heel bijzonder, maar je moet er eens geweest zijn.
Het heeft wel wat om door een “compleet” verlaten dorp te lopen en nog enkele foto’s van de kerncentrale te maken.

This day was a little disappointing.
We went to Antwerp and had some locations on the way to our ultimate goal Doel.
Aldrig Hemma House turned out to be completely empty and seemed to be renovated.
Torenhof Castle is not vacant, have spoken to the owner for a while, but taking pictures was not possible.
Chateau Gramophone Has been completely renovated and apartments have been made of it.
So then via the toll road through the port to Doel.
We were lucky with the weather, that it was very cloudy, which was too atmospheric there.
Still some 20 tourists are seen and there is even a café in the village.
About 5 houses were also inhabited.
Only at 3 houses we were able to enter.
Everything is really boarded up and not with wood but with steel.
Lots of graffiti.
But as read earlier, it's no longer very special, but you must have been there once.
It does have something to walk through a "completely" abandoned village and make some pictures of the nuclear power plant.

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Doel
by Gootje on January 3 2020 18:44 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/httc ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  safe
Risk of being seen
  high
General condition of the place
  good
Traces of vandalism
  many
Good place for taking pictures?
  very good
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   October 2 2018 at 13 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Leuk om je er geweest te zijn...

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Lost town Doel
by gwendolynnedepon on September 20 2019 21:52 hr CE(S)T    Shortlink to this report: [ https://urbx.be/zczj ]

Finding out the location
  very easy
Access
  very easy
Safety
  very safe
Risk of being seen
  high
General condition of the place
  bad
Traces of vandalism
  very many
Good place for taking pictures?
  bad
Did you see other people?
  few


Visit date   September 11 2019 at 2 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

Laatst bezocht ik Doel. DE stad, wel gekend door elke urbexer, met reden! Je vind gemakkelijk de locatie, naar daar rijden is een fluitje van een cent buiten de files die je erbij moet nemen! Daar aangekomen zware teleurstelling. Alle huizen zijn volledig dicht gemaakt door ijzeren platen, dus nergens kon je nog binnen.
Ik ben niet snel teleurgesteld maar dat was hier wel het geval. Het idee gewoon wat daar afgespeeld heeft trok me wel aan en inspireert enorm om het toch te gaan bezoeken! Veel foto's heb ik niet. Moet je het ooit gedaan hebben? Ja! Is het de moeite waard? Hmm minder.

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