The future of one of the area’s most popular tourist attractions is under threat after being plagued with illegally dumped rubbish behind its premises.
Fly-tippers have been targeting The Haunted Museum in Mapperley, with piles of rubbish being dumped in the car park of the property on a regular basis – and the owners now say it’s getting too expensive to remove.
The rubbish first started appearing during the first lockdown in 2020.
A few of the fly-tippers have been caught in the act and fined, but the site remains a target.
Owner Steve Wesson said: “The longer the rubbish stays there, the more that seems to turn up, and being a tourist attraction, it doesn’t make us look good to have a car park full of old mattresses and other rubbish.
Mr Weston estimates the venue has spent around £8,000 on trying to clear the mess so far.
“We’ve spent so much money trying to shift it, but we can’t afford to keep doing it now, it’s just getting out of control.”
‘Tough year’
During the first lockdown, The Haunted Museum offered livestreams covering the most haunted parts of the venue, but were forced to stop in the second lockdown due to the costs.
Mr Wesson added: “It’s been a tough year, there’s been no real difference in maintenance costs between being shut and open, we’ve had electrical problems and leaks as well.
“Despite these challenges, we have managed to add new displays and a haunted house inside the auditorium, so we’ve gotten a lot better over the last year.”
The Haunted Museum, in line with government lockdown rules being relaxed, is expecting to re-open its doors on May 17.
You can find more details about the venue at their website: https://www.thehauntedmuseum.co.uk/
Oh dear.
Poor geographical knowledge.
The Haunted Museum is NOT in Gedling Borough but wthin Nottingham City Councils area.
The boundary between the two in simple terms is along Porchester Road and then out along Woodborough Road to the War Memorial in Mapperley and then down Woodthorpe Drive.
However the act of fly tipping is totally unacceptable and if identified the people resposible need prosecuting to the full extent of the law and if possiblefined heavily as well as paying the costs of clearing it up
Would CCTV be useful?