Where Should You Live? | RAF LAKENHEATH | Areas Around Base Housing Tour
Moving to England is a big deal, especially if it is your first time out of the US. When trying to choose an area to live, it can feel wildly overwhelming. This vlog is our in-depth tour of RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall neighboring towns!! We put together as much information as we could and crafted the most detailed guide we could think of. This video should give you not only give you the statistics of what living near the base looks like, but a summary of our experiences from our 3 years living here.
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The goal of this video was to compile all of what we have learned throughout our own time here as well as the experiences of our friends nearby! Maybe, this video gives you some insight into your new life as you patiently research schools or await your move-in day in TLF.
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That tour features a completely empty 3 bedroom house located in the heart of Liberty Village. However, if you are interested in one of the other floor plans OR maybe you are looking to move to RAF Mildenhall or RAF Feltwell... if that is the case, this is your solution:
1) Download the AF Connect App (links below)
2) Search (and favorite) 48th Fighter Wing
3) Look for the "Housing" icon on the main page
4) Boom! You should see all possible floorplans for all three locations!
Hopefully, we answer some questions you might have regarding military moves/PCS. Have any other burning info you need to be answered? Want to know more about what it is like for Americans living in the UK?
Tell us, are there any stories you would like us to share? What did you think of the video? Leave a comment, like, and subscribe for more!!
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I’ve been told the roads from Ely to Mildenhall is dangerous during the winter time…But we fell in love with the town…and that cathedral is breathtaking! 😊
We were stationed at Mildenhall and really never heard much about crime problems you mentioned. You didn’t mention Thetford as an option. We really enjoyed living there with our kids attending Brit school. Lots of things to enjoy with a fairly minor commute. We too used to enjoy going to Bury.
Thanks for this. Been a few years since we’ve been there. Appreciate the info
Veri good video! All the best! Thank you for sharing . I like it Very nice
I was stationed at RAF Moldyhole (Mildenhall). We lived about 15 minutes from base at Kennett Hall. It was a massive manor house that had been divided into apartments.
It's been great to have you guys over here, you've now become proper British Americans ! 😉 We thought you lived on the base. We knew your friends Carl & family (with baby Porter) lived in a village but not you two ...how is Carl & family, are they all ok ? ..we did follow them on youtube as well until they left. All the best for the future. 👍
Really informative and helpful, thank you. I have lived in West Suffolk for around 10 years am not from the county and would say people are friendly and welcoming. A suggestion might be to reach out in the area you are in and get involved, perhaps alocal church that you would feel at home attending, or an amatueur dramatic society, for mums (moms) there may be a group that meets regularly. We know you might only be PCSing for a few years but the service people I have met I have forged great friendships with that have continued once the duty has been completed and you're on your way to your next posting!
Nice video. Just something to add, Red Lodge had a train station less than 2 miles away in the neighbouring village of Kennett, with routes going to Ipswich and Cambridge
Bury St Edmunds.
My son is stationed at Lackenheath and we are US citizens, he is just 18. He just arrived 10 days ago, so now he is going through paperwork to get his DL in England. He has temporary accommodations on Lackenheath, but July 8th he will be moved to Mildenhall. Any advice for the Mom of a newbie?? He says he needs a car...does he? Thank you for your informative video, y'all are so cute together and easy to listen to. XOXO Big Texas Mom
@AroundtheWorldandBeck
2 күн бұрын
Luckily the bases are only about 10 minutes from each other and what one base doesn’t have, the other does. He will most definitely need a car, or share with someone who does. (We have more PCSing videos, some about cars and base hotels.) The bases are kind of in the countryside, so riding bikes or walking can be pretty dangerous. Just keep in mind that everyone stationed at both of these bases are going through the same thing your son is, it makes for quick and strong friendships. Hope you make plans to visit him soon!
I have a question. What do you know about single pilots, in their late twenties, on how they live? Is there a life style that is really different from the married pilots? Where do they usually live - base housing or off base? Do they bring their POVs or they buy cars in England? If you know such a pilot, I would not mind communicating (email) with him or her. The reason why I am asking is because I am writing a realistic romance story that takes place in England, between a British nurse and an American pilot stationed at RAF Lakenheath.
Loved the video. 3 years seems such a long posting. Or is that optional? Either way I hope that you are enjoying England and I hope that you are being made welcome by my southern/eastern country men/women.
In the last 10 years there has been more service personnel, moving ,to my area Watton, Swaffham, and even Dereham.
I’m thinking about applying for a shuttle driver job.
We're preparing for our PCS out there, do you recommend any other KZread channels, or other resources we can look into? Your channel has been incredibly helpful!
@AroundtheWorldandBeck
Жыл бұрын
So glad we’ve been able to help you out, thanks for watching! KodalenPartyof3 has a pretty good playlist on moving to England!
@Starlacefield
Жыл бұрын
Us too! We will be there in July
Ely is actually a city. It has a cathedral. 🙂👍🏻
Where do the olde single airman live?
If you are young, single and free, Cambridge is the best place to meet people
Cambridge is expensive to buy a house and live. I was born there and lived there for 29 years.
If you live to close sometimes the Americans forget to drive on our side of the road ! Hairy to say least ! Very polite Americans more than some brits
Any place that has a cathedral is usually a city.
Ely is a City...
Ely is a City
What are the child care issues at this location?
Ely is a city, not a town. Peterborough is pronounced Peterbruh, not Peterburrow.
"Cambridge is by far the least safe place to live"🤣😅🤣 WTF was some caught parking on double yellow lines??? Cambridge is one of the best places to live in the UK
G.N.A.S.
I'd suggest live on Base ,because you don't get power cuts on a American military Base .now if you Live off Base in Britain 🇬🇧, you maybe subject to Power cuts ✂️, this Winter.
@stevetaylor8698
9 ай бұрын
They (mainly the BBC) say the lights will go off every winter, have done since 1975. I suppose one year they will be proved right.
@gillianrimmer7733
Ай бұрын
Power cuts? When have we had power cuts in the UK in the last 30 years?
You can strum your banjo ,and be very close to your Sister ,in a Republican way.
ITS YANKEE LAND, WHOO HA .
Complaining about the noise on an Air Base is bonkers. In the UK it is not allowed to wear uniform off camp. It has been that way since the early 1980’s when the IRA were killing Military Personnel. As for targeting Americans. What planet are you on? Zog.
To be a victim of crime is guaranteed to make you very very angry at the low life who do these things. If, and it's a very big if, the perpetrator/s are caught, then the punishment they're given (thanks to justice system) is usually wildly insufficient. But if you're targeted for crime purely because you happen to be American, then that makes me ashamed to be British.