Thank you soo so much for this video!! ♥️ Grew up there being a military brat lol haven't been back in my adult life. See some much about London but nothing from my home Mildenhall. Miss it so much!!
I was there for 2 years 1973-75 when I was stationed at Mildenhall, and it was the best time of my life as well. I'll never forget it. I hated to leave to go back to the States.
Thank you for the tour. I spent about 2 weeks at RAF Mildenhall in 1985. I recognized a little but it was just great seeing the place again. Very happy memories of a special, beautiful place.
I lived here just off Brandon Rd a little over 15 years ago. It will always have a piece of my heart, thank you so much for sharing! I was great seeing some of my favorite parts of town again! 💕💕💕
Memories... At 2:49, the black door in the flat was where my Aunt Maisy used to live. She dies in the late 1980's. At 2:50, that is where my Uncle Bernard lived. Mill Park gardens used to be a feed mill called Parker Bros Mills. My Grandfather (Step) was Donald Parker and his son was Bernard Parker. All those houses used to be mill property and there was a small trail that went to a bridge on the river lark where I would feed the swans Waaaaaaay back in the early 1980's... Great video!!!!!!
Wow - a Special Thank You to Kenton, for sharing this informative video with me. Living in another country (Western Australia), it’s so good to be able to visualise where our friends live. Thank you my friend, I loved watching it on our TV as well. Aussie friendship. Namaste 🙏 Mary 😌
Call me sad if you must, but I just watched this for the second time...what a beautiful place to live... It looks so tranquil, and I bet the worst crime there, was someone forgetting to pay their gas bill!
I had a friend shot and killed in his own house many years ago and the 2 sports cars crash, leaving 3 dead, memories ? i lived there for 13 years , I have visited a while ago , see friends..
When i lived there back in the 80's there was this beautiful chess shop downtown that sold beautifully carved chess sets made of stone . This video brought back beautiful memories.
I have lived in Mildenhall almost all of my life, so it's nice to see my hometown through the eyes of another. However, lots of the businesses you showed, including both banks, have closed down.
I've just watched a vid of lovely young lady, who lived here when she was six, and now came back at 24, to settle down..there are so many single gals living in UK, as well as whole families!..Must be something in the rainwater! lol
I lived on Mill Street just around the corner from St. Marys when I was a child. This was a beautiful video that reminded me of my childhood home. Thank you for this!
Great Video. You didn't show the "Fen Tigers" though. I spent many a time as a teenager going round and round there ! (I'm from Peterborough) aaah Good old Thetford Forest. Don't forget to go dancing naked in the Midnight hour there :Wink: !! Seriously, Witches aside (That's Ipswich) Mildenhall is a lovely place. My (british) sister married an American Airman and lived in Brandon for a while. (She now lives near Charlotte SC) Lovely place. I'm a trucker and always thought it funny when delivering locally (including both air bases) when the farmer used to say "Oil old moi torch up and yool just ed for the beam". The delivery point was in the middle of the fields at night !!
Thank you for sharing, it was lovely to see Mildenhall. I haven't really visited that part of the country before. I live in Birmingham. I wouldnt mind planes going over, I am on tbe flight path for Birmingham Airport.
The little village/town of Barton Mills that is just South of Mildenhall, we went the other day and got some great footage and will have that video up this weekend! Thanks for watching.
American Abby no problem just love your videos I regret we have Covid 19 because this is an area of beautiful historic places that needs your perception and attention to detail 👍👍👍 Love the Vlogs 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
American Abby Check out Suffolk Summer by John T Appleby an American Air Force guy whom wrote some of the most beautiful and touching close to nature I have ever seen . WW2 USAAF it’s a lost gem ❤️
You need to do Bury St Edmunds named after the Martyrd King who was buried in the Abbey & was the First Patron Saint of England. That now Cathedral Town has History in Buckets & the River Lark flows through it as well as the River Linnet it also has the Nutshell Smallest Pub ??
I was disappointed to not see Snushalls Fish and Chips, which my friends and I used to frequent as young Airmen at RAF Mildenhall back in the early 70s. But then I saw on TripAdvisor that Mildenhall Fish and Chips is the old Snushalls.
I was actually born at Lakenheath afb in '78 (I now live in NJ USA) and visited in '90 I believe. My family and I stayed at a Travelodge in Mildenhall. There was some sort of restaurant right in front of it. I don't remember what it was. Wondering if it's still there. Fantastic video!!
Can you get any video or pictures of The Rose Hall in Newmarket? We had to get a UK civil wedding before flying back to US. I'll have to put up the list of "red flags" I missed, but love is blind.
Just to be that British elephant in the room it's a gorgeous town and beautiful place how ever most towns in England are sadly borded up sess pitts of derelict shops poor street maintenance homeless people begging on street corners especially the local shops and supermarkets and kids who have little respect for anyone or any thing. I'd give anything as a British person to live there but it's clearly a very affluent area and would cost a fortune to live there
I don't recognize that view of England at all. The places with visible homeless / beggars tend to be otherwise affluent towns where the beggars are not locals e.g. Cambridge, London, etc.
@@adventussaxonum448 OK then Middlesborough. Wolverhampton. Myther Tydfil. Chatham. Havant. Portishead. Jeywixk on sea. Worthing. Barr head. Hull. Wythenshawe. Winsford. Workington. Accrington. I could keep going and I've been to them all the same even solihull has been on a TV series the list can go on and on. Like i said there's some lovely places but I can also name some rite sess Pitt of derelict towns too
Most small English towns are not like this. Most of them are run down and barren. I hope you realize that Mildenhall and Lakenheath are kept nice with plenty of amenities simply because Americans are there and pay money to maintain the prosperity.
You really mustn't generalise things like this, my job takes me all over the UK and yes there are run down areas but most places aren't and there's plenty of towns like this all over the country.
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Thank you soo so much for this video!! ♥️ Grew up there being a military brat lol haven't been back in my adult life. See some much about London but nothing from my home Mildenhall. Miss it so much!!
i know it is kind of off topic but does anyone know a good site to watch newly released tv shows online ?
@Lyle Michael i would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
@@lylemichael5113 that's like asking. does anyone know if there are any good walking trails for the kids and dogs on the moon at week ends lol
I miss Mildenhall SO MUCH! This was the best two years of my life!!! The best way to spend my 19-22 year old times! God the U.K. was sooo funnnnnn
I was there for 2 years 1973-75 when I was stationed at Mildenhall, and it was the best time of my life as well. I'll never forget it. I hated to leave to go back to the States.
Spent '73-75 at RAF Mildenhall. Lived off base. The entire Mildenhall community couldn't of been nicer. Great memories!
I was there the same time you were. 👍
Thank you for the tour. I spent about 2 weeks at RAF Mildenhall in 1985. I recognized a little but it was just great seeing the place again. Very happy memories of a special, beautiful place.
I lived here just off Brandon Rd a little over 15 years ago. It will always have a piece of my heart, thank you so much for sharing! I was great seeing some of my favorite parts of town again! 💕💕💕
My parents ran The Maids Head pub in the eighties Mildenhall has a special place in my heart very happy growing up there
Memories... At 2:49, the black door in the flat was where my Aunt Maisy used to live. She dies in the late 1980's. At 2:50, that is where my Uncle Bernard lived. Mill Park gardens used to be a feed mill called Parker Bros Mills. My Grandfather (Step) was Donald Parker and his son was Bernard Parker. All those houses used to be mill property and there was a small trail that went to a bridge on the river lark where I would feed the swans Waaaaaaay back in the early 1980's... Great video!!!!!!
My Dad was born in ones of those houses next to the mill.
@@1963Margo thats awesome! Whats his name?
@@franklamee4904 Dick Hunt,his father George Hunt worked at Parker Mills
@@1963Margo my husband worked for Mr Bernard, 1980 until they closed, thanks for the video Abby!
Journeys to Bury St Edmonds for fish and chips on the weekends too. Air force brat here!!!
Wow - a Special Thank You to Kenton, for sharing this informative video with me. Living in another country (Western Australia), it’s so good to be able to visualise where our friends live. Thank you my friend, I loved watching it on our TV as well. Aussie friendship. Namaste 🙏 Mary 😌
Call me sad if you must, but I just watched this for the second time...what a beautiful place to live...
It looks so tranquil, and I bet the worst crime there, was someone forgetting to pay their gas bill!
No, the worst crime was someone deliberately failing to pay their gas bill. 😄
Nope someone had a bottle smashed over their head and someone went missing 🤠
I had a friend shot and killed in his own house many years ago and the 2 sports cars crash, leaving 3 dead, memories ? i lived there for 13 years , I have visited a while ago , see friends..
I lived in Brandon and we'd hitchhike to Mildenhall as 13 yr olds from Lakenheath. Sweet times...
When i lived there back in the 80's there was this beautiful chess shop downtown that sold beautifully carved chess sets made of stone . This video brought back beautiful memories.
They are great! I have two sets, got them between 1995-2000.
Respect to all you guys out there, I live in mildenhall and work at a local base.
Thanks Abby I love your videos. It’s great to see my county from your lens❤️
I have lived in Mildenhall almost all of my life, so it's nice to see my hometown through the eyes of another. However, lots of the businesses you showed, including both banks, have closed down.
I was born in Suffolk back in 76 my parents return to the US when I was very young and I've always wanted to come back
I've just watched a vid of lovely young lady, who lived here when she was six, and now came back at 24, to settle down..there are so many single gals living in UK, as well as whole families!..Must be something in the rainwater! lol
Thanks for this. I was stationed there for 2 years in 2001. Lived offbase in Littleport. Loved every minute.
I lived on Mill Street just around the corner from St. Marys when I was a child. This was a beautiful video that reminded me of my childhood home. Thank you for this!
Have an amazing day my friend.
Thank you for sharing .
I like it Very nice
Great Video.
You didn't show the "Fen Tigers" though. I spent many a time as a teenager going round and round there ! (I'm from Peterborough)
aaah Good old Thetford Forest.
Don't forget to go dancing naked in the Midnight hour there :Wink: !!
Seriously, Witches aside (That's Ipswich) Mildenhall is a lovely place. My (british) sister married an American Airman and lived in Brandon for a while. (She now lives near Charlotte SC)
Lovely place. I'm a trucker and always thought it funny when delivering locally (including both air bases) when the farmer used to say "Oil old moi torch up and yool just ed for the beam".
The delivery point was in the middle of the fields at night !!
Thank you for posting this!! I cannot wait to come visit!
Thanks for the memories.
I loved living in Mildenhall. I can’t believe you didn’t include boot sales! Your video was awesome!!!!
Good video,I live in Suffolk in Woodbridge,never been to Mildenhall but it looks like a decent place to live.
Thank you for sharing, it was lovely to see Mildenhall. I haven't really visited that part of the country before. I live in Birmingham. I wouldnt mind planes going over, I am on tbe flight path for Birmingham Airport.
2011-2019. I miss it so much.
And if you ever get the chance please do Lavenham or Framlingham the later Ed Sheehan’s home town both beautiful 😀
I will put them on the list !!!!
@@americanabby9852 Lavenham really is stunning. Take a look ua-cam.com/video/4pv0UdAGhlM/v-deo.html
@@jerrydearman4679 I love it... I will definitely be visiting there.
@@americanabby9852 It also has some of the finest restaurants in East Anglia.
Thanks for posting, nice place.
Fantastic vlog, covered everything 👍💕
The little village/town of Barton Mills that is just South of Mildenhall, we went the other day and got some great footage and will have that video up this weekend! Thanks for watching.
American Abby no problem just love your videos I regret we have Covid 19 because this is an area of beautiful historic places that needs your perception and attention to detail 👍👍👍 Love the Vlogs 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
American Abby Check out Suffolk Summer by John T Appleby an American Air Force guy whom wrote some of the most beautiful and touching close to nature I have ever seen . WW2 USAAF it’s a lost gem ❤️
Born there in 1945 right at end pf war. My Dad was stationed on 15 squadron at Mildenhall.
You need to do Bury St Edmunds named after the Martyrd King who was buried in the Abbey & was the First Patron Saint of England. That now Cathedral Town has History in Buckets & the River Lark flows through it as well as the River Linnet it also has the Nutshell Smallest Pub ??
Im PCSing here in a few months. Cant wait!
Same
@@iiKalcifer AFSC?
Love seeing where you live
Hopefully this spring I can get a lot more videos of the little towns and villages close by.
I was disappointed to not see Snushalls Fish and Chips, which my friends and I used to frequent as young Airmen at RAF Mildenhall back in the early 70s. But then I saw on TripAdvisor that Mildenhall Fish and Chips is the old Snushalls.
I was actually born at Lakenheath afb in '78 (I now live in NJ USA) and visited in '90 I believe. My family and I stayed at a Travelodge in Mildenhall. There was some sort of restaurant right in front of it. I don't remember what it was. Wondering if it's still there. Fantastic video!!
Depressing how everything is closed and deserted because of COVID. Otherwise, Mildenhall is always crowded.
My Home I’ve always lived in Mildenhall and still do since I was 6
If I'm up that way I always drive by and see planes and go up to Lakenheath
Where was the little graveyard in your video please?
This should take you to an instagram pic that will show you a map to find it!
instagram.com/p/CBEXUB1A8PA/?igshid=mu8ahl1afk6o
Memories. You did not show Mildenhall Cricket Ground though.
I lived with my family, the last house on queens way, torn down for housing development, they reused the rock walls as accents in the new homes.
this video makes it look very friendly to nature. right now its hard to agree with that in 2022 lmao
Can you get any video or pictures of The Rose Hall in Newmarket? We had to get a UK civil wedding before flying back to US. I'll have to put up the list of "red flags" I missed, but love is blind.
Got to ask why Industrial Park
I’m surprised you haven’t done a Norwich Vlog
slowed way down with all these dang lockdowns... don't want to go visit a town where everything is closed down. :(
Some of the extra-terrestrials still live here!
Was this during Lockdown or Before?
Right at the start of the first lockdown. Spring 2020
THE FORREST LOOKS MUCH THE SAME
Big up river lark
Actually moving to let’s play s
The Bell.....
Just to be that British elephant in the room it's a gorgeous town and beautiful place how ever most towns in England are sadly borded up sess pitts of derelict shops poor street maintenance homeless people begging on street corners especially the local shops and supermarkets and kids who have little respect for anyone or any thing. I'd give anything as a British person to live there but it's clearly a very affluent area and would cost a fortune to live there
I don't recognize that view of England at all. The places with visible homeless / beggars tend to be otherwise affluent towns where the beggars are not locals e.g. Cambridge, London, etc.
@@nickreeve9644 come to birkenhead I'll happily show you round and show my point
@@rockferry222
Birkenhead isn't "most" of England.
@@adventussaxonum448 OK then Middlesborough. Wolverhampton. Myther Tydfil. Chatham. Havant. Portishead. Jeywixk on sea. Worthing. Barr head. Hull. Wythenshawe. Winsford. Workington. Accrington. I could keep going and I've been to them all the same even solihull has been on a TV series the list can go on and on. Like i said there's some lovely places but I can also name some rite sess Pitt of derelict towns too
@@rockferry222
Merthyr isn't in England.
Havant? A couple of rough spots, but really?
Most small English towns are not like this. Most of them are run down and barren. I hope you realize that Mildenhall and Lakenheath are kept nice with plenty of amenities simply because Americans are there and pay money to maintain the prosperity.
You really mustn't generalise things like this, my job takes me all over the UK and yes there are run down areas but most places aren't and there's plenty of towns like this all over the country.
What load of rubbish ,there’s good and bad places in every country ,
Yeah this isn’t true. And mildenhall has its ups and downs. At several points in time there have been high numbers of closed down businesses.