Facilities database

Buildings converted into migrant facilities

A growing, public database of buildings that used to be a business or a state property and were turned into migrant hotels, prayer rooms and other migrant centres — organised by country. Know a place that belongs here? Submit it for review; every entry is checked before it appears.

34 Verified places listed Across 2 countries

33 of 34 places mapped — those with a known location.

1 place

🇦🇱 Albania

Reception centre ► 1 Shengjin · converted 2024 Centro di Shengjin (Shengjin Hotspot) Centro di Shengjin is a dedicated hotspot and reception centre located within the commercial port of Shengjin in northwestern Albania. Opened in Oc... Former business

9 places

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Migrant hotel Horley · converted 2024 Airport Inn Gatwick Airport Inn Gatwick is a commercial hotel situated at the Longbridge Roundabout in Horley, near Gatwick Airport. It operates as part of the Britann... Former hotel

Migrant centre Gatwick · converted 1996 Tinsley House IRC Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) is an administrative detention facility located on the south perimeter of Gatwick Airport in West Su... Other former use

Migrant hotel Copthorne · converted 2021 Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick Copthorne Hotel London Gatwick is a sprawling former four-star commercial hotel situated near Crawley and Gatwick Airport in West Sussex. Beginning... Former hotel

Migrant hotel Margate · converted 2000 Nayland Rock Hotel [Nayland Rock Hotel] is a Victorian-era seafront property located on Royal Crescent in Margate. As tourist numbers fell in the late 1990s, the prop... Former hotel

Migrant hotel Folkestone · converted 2002 The Southcliff Hotel The Southcliff Hotel is a commercially owned property located on The Leas in Folkestone. It was previously contracted by the UK Home Office to serv... Former hotel

Migrant centre Folkestone · converted 2020 Napier Barracks Napier Barracks is a historic military site situated within Shorncliffe Garrison in Folkestone, Kent. In September 2020, the UK Home Office repurpo... Former military site

Reception centre ► 1 Manston · converted 2022 Manston Processing Centre Manston Processing Centre is a short-term holding and arrivals facility located at a former Royal Air Force base in Kent. Opened by the UK Home Off... Former military site

Migrant centre ► 1 Crowborough · converted 2026 Crowborough Training Camp Crowborough Training Camp is a military facility in East Sussex owned by the Ministry of Defence. In January 2026, it was repurposed by the UK Home... Former military site

Migrant centre ► 1 Braintree (Wethersfield) · converted 2023 RAF Wethersfield RAF Wethersfield is a former Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence Police airfield located in Essex. In 2023, the site was repurposed by the UK H... Former military site

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