

Lastly, many of our readers and clients don’t have time to organize these type of activities, so they ask our team of experts to set it all up. There’s even an option to the sport-lovers: “Bannerman Island Guided Tour & Mini Hike to the Summit” where you arrive at the top neat sunset time! Gorgeous view, guys! They cost $35/person.īy the way, since you’ll be boarding the ferry from Beacon, you might want to visit before or after the tour, the renowned contemporary museum Dia: Beacon.īut, they do have a great variety of options. RF P68703Orange Co., New York, USA: Bannermans Castle, an abandoned military warehouse, on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. In 1949 a consortium of African-American masons bought the 36-room moldering pile for the then-grand sum of 47,500. In addition, their most sought-after tours last 2.5 hours and leave from Beacon. Unoccupied and unsold by the erstwhile curators of the Dundas family’s various estates, Dundas Castle sat abandoned through the Great Depression and the Second World War. Thank you for sharing this amazing Castle It saddens me to see Hempstead House and Sands Point Castle abandoned and NOT supported more by the county or a non-profit. Tours are led in partnership between the Bannerman Island Trust and New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.” The best part: you can actually visit Bannerman Island yourself. That somewhat make the impact of the castle, but it’s still an amazing place to see. Since our last visit there, stabilizing elements have been added. That video was recently released, reinforcing the group’s penchant for extremely dramatic soundtracks and stunning aerial shots of storied, abandoned places. This former munitions facility designed like a fairy-tale European castle looms over the Hudson River Valley. Don’t to be confused with Abandoned NYC, the website and book by Will Ellis, of North Brother Island.Īt the time, they told us their next video would be of Bannerman Island. The original Dundas Castle in Scotland was a 15th-century castle building, and the New York version is closely modeled on it.


Having several different names and owners over the course of its history, the building most famously served as a hotel and hospital during the Great Depression. “Recently, we shared a drone video by the crew Abandoned NY. Bannerman Castle is actually an abandoned military surplus storage facility. Out in Western New York in the small village of Dansville, theres an old castle on the hill that were sad to see abandoned. See below what our friends from Untapped Cities said about it: When Gilbert passed away, the castle's next. We love the thrill of exploring mysterious locations, with some of the most incredible historical facts. Dundas Castle, or Craig-E-Clair, as it's also called, is an abandoned castle in Roscoe, New York built by Bradford Lee Gilbert in the 1880's. This video is fantastic, right? The abandoned Bannerman Castle is definitely one of the spots we recommend visiting if you decide to head upstate.
