RAF Travellers Hill

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, licensed bar, and 'sticky bun' eatery), cinema, and outdoor swimming pool (one of only two on the island).^[3]

RAF Travellers Hill
military village
RAF Travellers Hill Map showing location of RAF Travellers Hill
Coordinates: 07°56′40.82″S 14°22′20.73″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
British Overseas Territory	St Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Island	Ascension
Area
• Land	0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "RAF Travellers Hill - Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.