WATCH: Great-gran, 91, from Kent takes on England's longest zipwire

91-year-old Dartford Daredevil, Gwendolen Ackril, describes the feeling of riding England's longest zipwire.

A great-grandmother from Dartford has taken a ride on England's longest zipwire at Bluewater.

At 91-years-old, thrill-seeking Gwendolen Ackril has just braved a ride on England's longest zipwire at Bluewater.

"The preparation, getting to it all was very scary. But once we finally got set-off and I knew that I was hung safe I was enjoying it although I looked very anxious."

Safely back on land at home in Dartford, she described what it was like whizzing through the air 100 metres above the ground.

"It was lovely going down but a bit scary as well. I was just thinking, is this ever going to end."

Gwen, who has three children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, has raised almost £900 for Diabetes UK from her zipwire challenge.

Steve Greenberg, Assistant Director of Fundraising at Diabetes UK said, “Huge congratulations to Gwendolen for taking on the incredibly brave challenge of England’s biggest zip line to raise funds for Diabetes UK. What a wonderful challenge to have taken on."

“The money raised will help fund ground-breaking research and help us to provide invaluable support for people living with diabetes. Everyone at Diabetes UK is so grateful for Gwendolen’s support.”

It's not her first adrenalin-fuelled adventure. At the age of 80 she did a paraglide in Turkey.Now, the daredevil from Dartford is thinking about her next challenge, although she's yet to decide on what that might be.

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