RAF Travellers Hill explained

Official Name:RAF Travellers Hill
Settlement Type:military village
Pushpin Map:Ascension Island
Pushpin Map Caption:Map showing location of RAF Travellers Hill
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:United Kingdom
Subdivision Type1:British Overseas Territory
Subdivision Name1:St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Ascension
Area Land Km2:1.63
Elevation M:203

RAF Travellers Hill, originally known as Travellers Hill Camp, is a small military village of the British Armed Forces, located near Two Boats on Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory. It was built following the Falklands War to house Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working on RAF Ascension Island, opening in December 1983.[1] [2] [3] In addition to residential accommodation, RAF Travellers Hill also contains a NAAFI club complex (consisting of a general provisions store, licenced bar, and 'sticky bun' eatery), cinema, and outdoor swimming pool (one of only two on the island.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avis. Graham. December 1998. Avis Part Twenty - The Final Saga?. Ascension Island Heritage Society. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713212932/https://Heritage.org.ac/avis20.htm. 13 July 2011. dead.
  2. Weber. Nicola. Weber. Sam. Ascension Island Conservation Quarterly. Biodiversity Action Plan: Finding the balance between native and introduced vegetation. 2014. 48. 5. Ascension Island Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211170936/http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/VOL48.pdf. 11 February 2017.
  3. Web site: RAF Travellers Hill - Google Earth. 2020-10-22. earth.google.com.