Our SIL was stationed at Lakenheath. He and our daughter lived in a little town called Littleport for 2 1/2 years. We visited and fell in love with that little village, loved the people, loved Ely Cathedral and Bury St Edmonds, London, and the countryside, Stonehenge and Bath. Stayed a bit in Canterbury and attended a service at the Cathedral. So many memories, you will love it! There was a bakery close to their home we often walked to where we purchased steak and kidney pie and mushroom and chicken pie. Yummmmmm So good!

Have a good adventure!

Brace yourself: they don't refrigerate eggs here! They are found on a shelf in the middle of the grocery store, usually near the flour. Apparently in America there is some bleaching process that means eggs must be refrigerated -- but not in the UK! I kept my eggs in the fridge for the first 6 months or so. But you're right -- the fridges are tiny. Eventually, I started keeping my eggs on the counter or in the cupboard to free up space.

You are in for an adventure!

We purchased the plug adapters from www.wonpro.com We are using about 12 of them now and all are working as expected. Will have to get back to you on the source of the power converters.

About the fridges--yes, many are about 88cm high and fit under the kitchen counter. You can buy larger and/or purchase a chest freezer for a utility room, the garage, etc. One of my rentals had an American style fridge/freezer and the other had both an under the counter fridge and separate freezer.

You'll be surprised; you'll get by.

If you really want an American style fridge, you can buy one from places like John Lewis, however most of us prefer a small larder fridge.
I actually bought a big one when I returned from the US, but got a small one when I replaced it.
I would be highly suspicious of refrigerated eggs.
I want 'em fresh.

LOL - u guys are great! i had to giggle when i read these last posts. its funny that we would be suspicious of nonrefrigerated eggs over here.
next questions - how cold is it going to be when we get there in january?? and does anyone have an estimate on how long it will take the military to ship our belongings to us? they say 2-4 weeks i think, but most people say its different per location.
thanks for the link cathinjoetown!

There is another problem that eggs tend to pick up smells. Any smell in a fridge goes straight into an egg.

Normally not too cold in Jan, hovers at 0 to 10 C but the air is wet from thr nearby sea so the cold can be far worse than -10C in continental climates.

Snow unlikely which means when we get an inch the country stop

hi jessica

first of all a warm advance welcome to you and your family. the fact that you are making enquiries here bodes very well for your stay - your positive attitude and smile that I can read in your posts will go a long way.

I second the comments about getting involoved in life off base. probably the best way to do that is to enrol your son in the local school. it's the way that many people in the UK make friends that stay with them long after their children have moved on - the daily act of dropping off and collecting the little darlings forms a very strong bond! parents [mostly, but not exclusively mums], drop their kids off, have a coffee at the house of one or other of them on the way home, entertain one or other child for tea after school, go on school picnics, help out with the christmas productions....i imagine that it works the same way in parts of the US too.

as for local facilties, like cinemas etc., just use google - put in the post code and search for whatever business you need.

Hi, I may be a bit off topic and in the wrong category, but here goes anyway. I'm an American from Dallas Texas married to a brit bird I met in the US on holiday back in 2005. I'm hoping to find someone at RAF Lakenheath or Mildenhall that would feel sorry for me and help me out by offering to buy some of my fav foods i'm missing ( Miracle Whip, Fritos, Wolf Brand Chili, etc) at the commissary when they go. Thanks in advance for any consideration.

Greg S.