Joyce Green Hospital and Long Reach were isolation hospitals, built on the Dartford Marshes in the early 20th century. The remote nature …
Ian Tokelove
Ian Tokelove
I enjoy exploring the wild spaces, rivers and seas around London. I promote kayaking, canoeing and SUP opportunities across London at www.canoelondon.com
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The Orchard Hospital was an isolation unit built on Dartford Marshes in the early 20th century. Bombing, fire and demolition have destroyed …
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The ghost of Joyce Green Airfield, an ill-fated WW1 aerodrome on the Dartford Marshes
by Ian TokeloveJoyce Green airfield was one of the earliest Royal Flying Corps (RFC) airfields. Based on Dartford Marshes during WW1, this was …
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The Long Reach Tavern is one of the many ghosts of the Dartford Marshes, a fading memory of past lives and …
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Wisley Airfield is a disused WW2 airfield in Surrey. It sits just beyond the M25, to the south west of Greater …
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The Centenary Walk stretches from Manor Park in east London to Epping in Essex. The full walk is about 15 miles …
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The River Ingrebourne is a blue ribbon which flows between Upminster and Rainham, and then into the Thames. The valley is …
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Swanscombe is a small Kentish town, poised on a chalk ridgeline overlooking the River Thames. Home to the first ‘British Cement’ …
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Staines Moor is a stunning expanse of wildlife-friendly flood meadows in Surrey, enclosed by the M25, huge reservoirs & gravel pits.Many …
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Warren Farm is an unexpected gem, an unofficial wild space close to the River Brent and the Grand Union Canal Walk …

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