United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Central Bedfordshire
Kensworth
London Gliding Club and Strip Lynchets
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Central Bedfordshire
Kensworth
London Gliding Club and Strip Lynchets
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 79 out of 80 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Chilterns National Landscape
Location: Kensworth, Central Bedfordshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom
London Gliding Club / Strip Lynchetts
The club was inaugurated in 1930. In 1939 Geoffrey Stephenson was the first person to glide across the Channel when he flew from Dunstable to France. The clubhouse and hangar form a listed building. During the Second World War, the club was used as a prisoner of war camp. Strip Lynchets on your left, to the north of the bridleway, are cultivation terraces or strip lynchets. They are believed to be medieval. They would have made cultivation easier and improved drainage for vines or for crops planted after ploughing.
nationaltrust.org.uk/dunstable-downs-and-whipsnade-estate/trails/walk-in-the-steps-of-history-giants
May 8, 2018
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