RAF Travellers Hill
Accommodation village for Royal Air Force personnel on Ascension Island
Military village in United Kingdom
07°56′40.82″S 14°22′20.73″W / 7.9446722°S 14.3724250°W / -7.9446722; -14.3724250RAF 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]
References
- ^ Avis, Graham (December 1998). "Avis Part Twenty - The Final Saga?". Ascension Island Heritage Society. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Weber, Nicola; Weber, Sam (2014). "Biodiversity Action Plan: Finding the balance between native and introduced vegetation" (PDF). Ascension Island Conservation Quarterly (48). Ascension Island Government: 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017.
- ^ a b "RAF Travellers Hill - Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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