Hidden Disused Airfield in Surrey UK - Minutes from M25!

TravelDog and crew head to Wisley Airfield, a former wartime airfield located in the Parish of Ockham near Wisley in Surrey, England. Originally a grass airstrip, the runway was converted to tarmac in 1952 and used to test aircraft built at Weybridge by Vickers. Flying ceased in 1973 because the runway was too short for large aircraft and was too close to Heathrow. All the structures on the site were removed, except for the runway, and the land was sold back to its principal former owner in 1980 for agricultural use.
The video is also a test of the Hero Black 12 showing all its different camera angles and styles. Plus we visit the Semaphore Tower at Chatley Heath and eat burgers at Ockham Bites! Enjoy this walk through interesting places Surrey!
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The Landmark Trust website says -
The only remaining semaphore tower in Britain
A unique remnant from the Napoleonic era, this Grade II* listed brick structure is the only surviving semaphore tower in Britain. It was once a building at the forefront of technology and design, a vital link in a signalling chain that transmitted messages from Admiralty House in London to Portsmouth Docks in just a few minutes.
Restored during the Coronavirus pandemic
Thanks to the generosity of over 1,152 supporters to our public appeal, contractors Valley Builders began work in early 2020 to sympathetically restore the five-storey structure. Within weeks of work beginning, the Coronavirus pandemic hit and England entered lockdown. Despite the many challenges - supply chain interruptions, maintaining social distancing in a narrow tower environment - works continued throughout the difficult year. BBC’s Countryfile visited in August 2020 to see the work underway. In early 2021, just as the building was on the brink of welcoming guests, the third national lockdown delayed opening until mid-April.
The innovative military structure now sleeps up to four with a double and a twin bedroom, two bathrooms, a cosy sitting room with a wood-burning stove, a top-floor kitchen with treetop views from the kitchen sink, and a roof terrace with 360 degree views across the Home Counties and towards London. Thanks to our partners Craig & Rose, their paint has been used throughout - each colour carefully chosen to gently evoke the tower’s naval history.
The semaphore machinery has been refurbished, providing a living lesson in technological and engineering history, and we look forward to demonstrating the system on our free public open days.
In the heart of a nature reserve
Chatley Heath itself is a nationally important site for dragonflies and damselflies, with twenty species recorded. It also attracts many rare birds. The tower is surrounded by 800 acres of woodland and heathland that can be explored by the many footpaths and cycle paths. The basement provides a bike store for those keen on exploring the area on wheels.
'The tower where time stood still.' Read the FT Weekend's review of Semaphore.