USAF - RAF LAKENHEATH (LIBERTY VILLAGE) HOUSE TOUR

Was stationed there 84-86. Loved it. Used to stay in Ely.

[@StevenLaneyGuitar]

Welcome to England. I love having you and your fellow countrymen/contrywomen here. I love visiting Bury St Edmunds and hearing all the accents around the town.

[@Bobbibouchersmumwasright]

My English Aunt married Airman so 3/4 times a year we stayed in Lakenheath … it’s literally the US in England food shops cars etc etc.. what great days the Planes I saw were stunning I saw the F14 when I was a small kid and tbh I’ve been hooked ever since.. on the downside Uncle Gerry was a Bears fan which made me one in 1983… it was good for 18 months then not so good till today!! 💩😏

[@EddieLeal]

Assigned there from 2007-2011, Logistics Readiness Squadron/Vehicle Maintenance Flight. Loved our time there. We had lived in Lakenheath Village for the first year and eventually moved in to what was new housing after I came back from my deployment to Iraq. We had a three bedroom home.

[@NJ-pu4dt]

A few points. 1. Many British homes have built in closets, especially newer build houses. 2. We have no plug sockets in the bathrooms because we aren’t big fans of electrocution. 3. Unusual to see a fully tiled downstairs. Carpet is generally more common, or laminate. 4. Why don’t Americans dry their clothes outside? Seems bizarre to use a dryer when it’s bright and sunny outside. 5. Fly screens should be fitted on all UK homes. So sick of wasps and flies getting into my house in the summer.

[@NJ-pu4dt]

@Mark Hepworth didn’t say I get hundreds. Four or five a year is four or five too many imo.

[@dougmasters4579]

birds crap on clothes hanging outside. Insects all over them.

[@NJ-pu4dt]

@@dougmasters4579I’ve never once had a bird make a mess on clothes drying outside. Insects could be an issue in the US but it’s never been a problem for me.

[@dougmasters4579]

@@NJ-pu4dt you obviously have never lived near a chipper after the seagulls have raided their bins.

[@Zanarful]

Oh wow, as your DPD courier I was always curious how those houses look like... Them really way better looking than the UK public housing... I wish I could see more of the base one day😊

[@chocobloco214]

Always wanted to visit lakemheath to thanks Americans for taking part in defending the UK

[@1DumbTrumpfanboy]

🤣 Defending the uk? We're just a stepping stone for them to start their bullshit elsewhere you muppet.

[@chocobloco214]

@@1DumbTrumpfanboy learn some more history

[@1DumbTrumpfanboy]

@@chocobloco214 You mean your rather twisted version of history? The sort of shit they teach you in American schools 😂

[@chocobloco214]

@@1DumbTrumpfanboy you sound like a leftist you do realise if it was not for the u.s the UK would not have been be able to put up the fight it did in ww2 we needed there support

[@h.albertmayorga5522]

🇺🇸❤🇬🇧

[@liukin95]

I've actually never seen a home in the UK that has fitted screens on the windows! In the south we get wasps and hornets fly through our windows all the time in the summer, I need to get hold of some!

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

I’ve never seen screens like this either. So great!! Because we love opening our windows 😊

[@leecal5774]

I’ve got them. You can get them fitted. They’re a brilliant idea.

[@maximuscomfort]

I brought my grand kids over to RAF Lakenheath's Halloween Liberty village for trick or treat and to check out the displays. Very innovative. Now I see the inside of those houses we strolled by. Thanks for the video.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

I’m glad you are able to trick or treat on base, we always have such a big turn out 😊

[@dantaylor7344]

Just seen your hob..........................now the utility bill makes sense now. Most UK homes have gas hob which is easier to control the temperature but is cheaper than the leccy. Makes sense now.

[@MrRawMonkey]

No they don’t. Most home have electric hobs

[@dantaylor7344]

@@MrRawMonkey What? I literally cannot recall the last time I saw a leccy hob in a house.

[@TUDCAREL0L]

Great video, I live 7 miles from Great Yarmouth and always try to spot the F15s flying when I can either at the base view point or from my garden. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 💪

[@Nebulous0_o]

My dad was Lt Col at Lakenheath in the 80s. Dpt base commander..remember him telling me the base would take a direct hit from a Soviet ICBM if WW3 broke out. I was terrified Lol. Glad I’m back in Florida.

[@lovejetfuel4071]

UK bedrooms do have closets, not sure what kind of house you lived in?? But I live in a 60s built house where every room has a closet. If they built them back then into every bedroom im sure the new houses also have them

[@tomthornton6259]

Depends on the house. I think most in the last 60/70 years have them in the larger bedrooms, but less so in the smaller ones. In terms of general storage alot of houses have a cupboard (closet) under the stairs, or an equivalent somewhere else, and sometimes a small linen cupboard. But alot of people use their attic, and even shed/s to store alot of stuff!

[@patriciaburke6639]

Unfortunately, in the U.K. once a plot of land is designated to build ‘affordable’ housing for the general public, building spacious homes is not a consideration by the builders. The smaller the homes and the closer they are together, means more can fit on the available land and a bigger profit can be made from the extra sales. These 4 bedroom homes built for the Military on Lakenheath, are certainly built to a much higher specification and greater size than the average ‘new’ 4 bedroom house built for the U.K. public, which also cost a lot of money. Apparently, we have the smallest, yet most expensive homes in Europe, aren’t we lucky! Sad to think you have left us, but I am happy that it appears that the last 6 years have not been a bad experience for you and your family and hopefully in the months to come there may be things you really, really miss, that you might like to share with us at some time. In the meantime, keep your masks on and keep safe.

[@richardturner9317]

That's not quite how things work ! Planning over a certain number of new dwellings will include a provision for 'affordable' housing that is designed to allow local residents the opportunity to 'afford' to buy properties in the areas in which they live. This is especially useful in rural areas or in areas which are popular with 'incomers' for 2nd homes etc. Developers may try to opt out of such provisions by making a compensation payment to the local authority. There is also an uncomfortable fact that people spending large amounts on a house & home will not generally wish to live in proximity with 'affordable' homes and the developers will want to develop 'either or' rather than a mix for issues of saleability :(

[@jarnold1236]

The only question I have is who owns those Supra’s and are they manual

[@blu9450]

There’s so many nice cars there

[@richardturner9317]

when my American Uncle [his wife & my Cousins] visited the UK a few years ago, as a WW2 veteran of the 8th USAAF [388th Bombardment Group] we were invited to nearby Mildenhall by the bases Historical Officer for a tour of the base and a lunch at one of the Messes. Unfortunately having driven for 90 minutes to get there from Southwold where we were staying the base had been placed on 'lockdown' as there was a mission on for Iraq ! In the local town we did get great 'American' style sandwiches from the cafes that obviously had learned to accommodate for American tastes [and waistlines] !

[@hopebgood]

Ohhhhh...you're at RAF Lakenheath. We have relatives near there. Always used to watch the planes flying in and out when we visited our rellies. Glad ya like the UK. Be good. Be happy. Be lucky ;)

[@valeriedavidson2785]

You are not correct about built in closets. UK homes generally do have them in modern homes. Of course older homes usually do not have them unless they have been fitted. Bear in mind a lot of homes in the UK are hundreds of years old but have mostly been modernised.

[@ukjungletrooper8499]

I don’t think she’s ever been in a British home 😂

[@etbn1080]

Depends on where in the UK. We have been here for 4 years with no closets. Wardrobes aren’t the same

[@jules.8443]

My daughter, her hubby & children moved from Leicester to Portsmouth a few years ago & she told me army houses have to be in exactly the same condition when you move out as they were when you moved in. So it's best not to go drilling holes for nails to hang pictures. If you paint it, you have to re paint in exactly the same shade, which she got from the base before she moved. But she knows exactly how you feel about changing things around. She said its tiresome putting it back. She likes to visit friends so she could get away from the house as its boring.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

She’s correct. That rule is the same for on base and off base. We were aloud to hang pics etc on Lakenheath, but when we lived off base we couldn’t put any holes in the wall and had to repaint and clean the carpet when we moved out. Moving can be a hassle lol.

[@striplow3011]

Hope all good in US 🇺🇸 respect from UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙌🙌🙌

[@jules.8443]

My daughters hubby is in the army. They live in an army house, but it's not on the base. I think the military like to use the base homes for guys like yourselves, so they buy houses on normal streets to put in families of soldiers serving here, that come from here. Her home had only British electric sockets.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

We lived off base for about 3 years. It just made more sense when we moved into base housing. Especially being overseas. It had dual plugs so I could finally use my appliances again lol.

[@ohsoright2503]

Let me buy one of those Supras! I'll be there in two weeks

[@SkyHostess]

My dad was supposed to be stationed here. But the Air Force changed there mind and sent us to Bitburg Germany.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Aw Germany is great too 😊How are you liking it? Big adjustment right??

[@lemming9984]

Nice house but you definitely need a carpet in the lounge!

[@leegoodison]

Hello. It would be lovely if your family did a final foundwell video saying goodbye to England. with some of your Family's highlights over your stay here. Hope its coming soon. Good wishes to your family. 🥰 🇺🇲 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Yes it’s coming 😊

[@leegoodison]

@@travelingfamilyoffive I'll get my Kleenex tissues ready for your goodbye video. 😪😉

[@IntelligentEating]

You can plug a shaver into the shaver socket

[@ifGarage]

WHOA!! I was NOT expecting a supra to be in the garage

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Hubby has 2 of them 😊

[@juliebrooke6099]

Definitely built to an American specification but I’m sure they’d sell very well to British people.

[@tomthornton6259]

Yeah I like the look of them, kinda small and cosy enough to feel quite British, but big enough with lots of different rooms to feel kinda American. Think we need more houses like this in BOTH countries!!

[@36814]

One thing that horrifies me - especially with America being such a litiginous society - is American cookers ( stoves ) having the controls at the rear of the appliance. This means reaching across red hot electric ring plates , boiling or frying food or open gas flames to adjust the switches . Particularly for a shorter person .

[@dantaylor7344]

Big cars don't mix well in small nations, space really is a premium, people used to own up to dinging a vehicle years ago but nowadays they just drive off. Wish it was different.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

You are right. It happens in that states as well, the only difference is our parking spots are bigger (for door room) and there’s more options so you can possibly park away from the crowd. But somehow a random buggy (trolley) can find its way to the car 🤣🤦‍♀️

[@dantaylor7344]

@@travelingfamilyoffive Yeah! It's infuriating but that's humans. I'd hoped my fellow Brits would do the honorable and right thing by owning up to anything like that but I won't hold my breath. As you know as a family now, the UK is tiny, about 525 miles as the crow flies from north to south, when a local council agrees planning permission for a supermarket the space is minimised for cars as it's "wasted" space, no food items can go there, no trolleys can go there, it's basically buying open land that will have concrete on it. That's it, so UK supermarkets loathe to offer bigger parking bays at the cost of shelf space. I think the state of Oklahoma is bigger than the whole UK to give some perspective.

[@andyhewitt809]

Show more of the supra 🥺😂 Have enjoyed your video’s btw

[@andyhewitt809]

JUST GOT TO THE 2ND SUPRA! your husband is living my dream 😂

[@petertripp3153]

a whole video at lakenheath and i didnt hear one jet flying over, must have known you were working. lol

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

🤣👍

[@burgerkingswhoper]

How has no one mentioned the 2 Supras???

[@cosimodemedici1530]

Just been watching another vid from RAF Lakenheath she has the same house. She probably was your neighbour.

[@howarthhospitality]

The hoses at Liberty Village are build for americans so like what they find in the us but to uk spesifications thats why the heating ect is like the uk

[@leecal5774]

Really good video. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully others will find it helpful. And I certainly endorse others checking your other vlogs out. Especially those moving from the States. Would also be interested to hear how the whole process and lifestyle differs from when you’ve moved internally around America on different postings?

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Thank you - I’ll keep that vlog in mind 😊

[@stasia0606]

Thanks so much for the tour, this is super helpful! How was the process of getting your pup to and from the UK?

[@Querenciatv]

So beautiful. Thanks for uploading 👍

[@Glar106]

Why was this not the first thing shown in the video 7:00. Was not expecting to see a Supra 😍

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Haha because it wasn’t the focus of the video 😂😂😊

[@EddieLeal]

10:12 The look on that poor mans face when she said "two husbands"😮😆You guys assigned to MacDill AFB now? Will be searching for your hubbies new assignment tour. 😉 Your husbands a real comedian. I think if we would have been assigned together we would have gotten along great. In regards to vehicles, I had taken my 2005 Ford F150 quad cab. Tight fit on those UK roads. Fortunately I never lost a mirror or any other incidents.

[@larajayn8158]

Hi, how was the process to get your pets into UK? I read that they have to be into quarantine in a Kennel? Can you tell me more about your experience? Thank you in advance! ;)

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

We didn’t bring animals into the UK, only out. But they do have to be quarantined and it’s more expensive to get them in than out

[@Aviationandautomotive]

My house in the UK has closets in every bedroom 3 bathrooms and the hallway has 2 closets and a large garage for 3 cars. It is not American styled at all. We don't all have tiny homes here 😂😂 Probably like yourself, Work hard and you can buy nice homes. Nice video to show us how your homes are.

[@jaceyschulte2098]

My husbands on mildenhall! We live in lords walk

[@jamesm9127]

British homes don’t have a closet?! Hmmm very debatable lmao 😆

[@StevenLaneyGuitar]

How are you getting on with the upside down light switches?

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

That’s doesn’t bother me....it’s the fact that the light switches are on the outside of the bathroom 😂😊🤦‍♀️

[@cassidymcclelland7695]

Hi! We’re headed to Lakenheath for our first PCS out of tech school. We’re a family of 5 as well but they’re younger (4yo girl, 3yo boy, and 10mo girl) do you happen to know if we would also qualify for a 4 bedroom house? I’ve heard that since they’re younger we won’t qualify for separate rooms for the girls. Also how long did you have to wait in TLF before you were able to get a home? If you’ve already answered things like this I’m sorry! I just happened to find this video! Thanks!

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

No worries, I would still apply for the 4 bedroom house but the waitlist that you e heard about is REAL! The bigger homes have about a year waitlist. We was offered housing in another location (but I think they’re getting rid of that) and we denied it. We lived off base for 2 years before getting on Lakenheath. As far a hoe long in TLF- about 3 weeks. It’s ALOT when you first arrive(not just housing) so they give you a little time. Best of luck! I have lots of videos from our time there. Hope they can help you!

[@recetasdeliciosasyfacilesc1795]

Very helpful video!

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Good 👍😊

[@recetasdeliciosasyfacilesc1795]

Would you advise taking our suv (Ford Explorer) o should we get a smaller car

[@thecoolnerdplaysvr5674]

Smaller. Britain is built for small vechiles. Hence why you never see pickups

[@donvitocascioferro4040]

Was your kitchen near the front door and your living room at the back?

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Yes 👍

[@donvitocascioferro4040]

@@travelingfamilyoffive I’ve never seen that before

[@camrondirossi3249]

Well I'm in Coventry our kitchen is at the front and living at the back

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

When we lived off base (British home) our kitchen was also at the front door, and the living room was at the back 😊

[@halloweenville1]

So in Britain, they build massive American style homes for Americans living here. , but UK Brits get pokey tiny houses with no storage, how is that fair. i did think the house looked very Americanised in terms of storage and bigger appliances, why can't Britain make all new builds this size for everyone.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Because it’s American dollars building these homes on base. Some homes in the UK are bigger as well. I’ve been in a few. Not as common though. Just not enough land for big homes in the UK

[@halloweenville1]

​@@travelingfamilyoffive Oh that would explain it, , but the UK has around 95% empty land to build on, we measure our homes by how many rooms you can fit into a unit, where most other countries measure by floor space, in the UK we have tons of empty countryside to build bigger homes, but our government is more interested in profit, and how many pokey bedsits they can fit into a normal family sized home. you have to be rich to afford an average country house with garden and garage all to yourself in this country, i would love to live in an American suburbia, the houses have there own plot of land, and everything is newer and cleaner, and you don't bankrupt yourself for wanting a decent size home.

[@MonkeyBidness359]

@@halloweenville1 I am British but live in the U.S. (been in KY for 15 years this September). One of the reasons my American wife and I chose to settle here and not the U.K. is the cost of housing. We have a four bedroom/3 bathroom house, about 2200 sq feet and our house cost $214k five years ago when we brought it. We wouldn't get anything close to it for our budget in the U.K. The downside about being here is that I am a long way from my family, especially in a global pandemic. God bless the U.K. and the U.S.A. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@halloweenville1]

@@MonkeyBidness359 Ok, no need to rub it in, lol.

[@dantaylor7344]

Can you film any of the F15s flying in and out? Is that legal? I also read recently about a fatality not so long back in the summer at Lakenheath sad to hear. Hope it wasn't anyone you knew or were close to

[@jimmymac7410]

As much as I’ve enjoyed your videos over here in the UK 🇬🇧 it’s nice to see videos of you in America 🇺🇸 and learn about your country and culture.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Thank you I have plenty more coming 😊

[@jimmymac7410]

@@travelingfamilyoffive . My daughter will be made up you have replied to me lol . She loves your vids .

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

@@jimmymac7410 thank you 😊

[@paulfarnier3914]

You obviously like racism and gun crime then?

[@jimmymac7410]

@@paulfarnier3914 What brings you to that conclusion ?

[@normanorourke5832]

Love the house

[@TheMadman1981]

Did you guys take your supras home with you?

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Yes

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

Basically Married Quarters in UK military terms

[@normanorourke5832]

Do you get pre leaving inspection like U.K. forces

[@marquisgarvin6324]

Is this SNCO housing?

[@samuelhunter219]

Are we not going to talk about the fact he has two supras lol

[@MegaBoilermaker]

What is a "silling fan "?

[@davidgraham7783]

ceiling fan - you have to be bilingual LOL..I'm Canadian so I speak both English, Canadian & American Ha Ha

[@leegoodison]

@@davidgraham7783 go to the top of the class.....well done Mr David.😉

[@TdotSoul]

Two Supras!

[@SCHRUBBE1966]

Is there duel voltage in the units or only American

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Both American and UK

[@peterlloyd8313]

We have a.ground floor and first floor. The US has a first.floor.and.second.floor.

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

So confusing lol 😊

[@ohsoright2503]

So what's up with those Supras?

[@tacoprincessmaddiewolfy5613]

I live here in RAF Lakenheath

[@Chris_GY1]

In British houses there is only ground floor and first floor.

[@glastonbury4304]

Unless you live in a townhouse 🤣🤣

[@normanorourke5832]

Would you come back to the uk

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Yes 😊

[@ohsoright2503]

Oh are these SNCO or Officer housing?

[@ohsoright2503]

??

[@bogey361]

Sweet baby Jesus a Supra!

[@benbaker4655]

WHO DO THE SUPERAS BELONG TOO?????

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Hubby

[@ranger2255]

Is that a supraaaaaaa

[@christoroy1310]

👍 🇬🇧

[@TAnimations]

Who owns that supra? 😂😂😂😂

[@foremyslf1598]

Is that a supra?!!!!!

[@travelingfamilyoffive]

Yes

[@ratatouille9084]

the supra tho

[@ratatouille9084]

nvm supra's

[@michaeldunn9228]

Obviously specified and build with US budget. Have a look at UK military accommodation in comparison. Old, damp, small and not 2 shits given by those supplying 😂😂

[@cropstar]

It's a standard British house with lots of weird shit you don't need.

[@etbn1080]

British house still use radiators. Most houses in the states stop using them in the 70s