Alconbury?

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mr_spock

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3,340 posts

214 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Hi all,

just had an offer accepted on a house in Alconbury. It seems like a nice village, easy access to the A1, Huntingdon and, er, stuff.

Are any of you near there? Opinions? I'm not committed yet, just starting the process and can pull out if needed.

CambsBill

1,909 posts

177 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Can't comment on the village itself as don't live close enough, but you do know about the scale of housebuilding planned (& started) on the airfield site don't you?

If not, a search on Alconbury Weald will yield plenty of info

mr_spock

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214 months

Thursday 27th April 2017
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Yes, the village is the other side of the A1 and not affected. Actually, it will improve local services and may add a new, closer, train station. Alconbury Weston is much closer to Alconbury Weald, but I'm looking in Alconbury itself.

n3il123

2,602 posts

212 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Pubs not long closed frown

mr_spock

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214 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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The Manor?

n3il123

2,602 posts

212 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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No the White Hart ... but I was getting my Alconbury; Weston confused with my Alconbury... Panic over.

feef

5,206 posts

182 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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I'm in St Neots, so not a million miles away. There's a monthly meet here at the Riverside car-park, check out the Herts, Beds and Cambs section for more info,

mr_spock

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Tuesday 9th May 2017
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Thanks, I went to that once. Good breakfast! When I'm more local I'm sure I'll be a regular.

ammark

54 posts

155 months

Wednesday 9th August 2017
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We designed and built the travel website for the new development on the airfield, so was lucky enough to get a tour around the airfield, some really cool old stuff there so suggest keeping your eyes open for open days particularly on the old U2 spy plane photo bunker (big enough to drive into in a Discovery) and surrounding bits.

The quality of the houses and infrastructure puts all the ones I've seen in Bedfordshire to shame.


mr_spock

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Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Nice! I'll be in Alconbury itself, the other side of the A1. Contracts exchanged, moving on 15th September. Packing boxes abound at the moment!

kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Wednesday 9th August 2017
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ammark said:
We designed and built the travel website for the new development on the airfield, so was lucky enough to get a tour around the airfield, some really cool old stuff there so suggest keeping your eyes open for open days particularly on the old U2 spy plane photo bunker (big enough to drive into in a Discovery) and surrounding bits.

The quality of the houses and infrastructure puts all the ones I've seen in Bedfordshire to shame.
Likewise, had the full tour with work inc. all areas of the bunker - bloody cool place, unfortunately the runway was full of cars/storage containers so no drag races could be performed :/

ammark

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155 months

Wednesday 9th August 2017
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kiethton said:
Likewise, had the full tour with work inc. all areas of the bunker - bloody cool place, unfortunately the runway was full of cars/storage containers so no drag races could be performed :/
We got a bit of a run up the runway, but the end had motorcycle training going on. Not sure vmax in a Disco 4 is much cop mind!

steve-5snwi

8,593 posts

92 months

Thursday 10th August 2017
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I used to work for a company that rented a few hangers, we had a couple of the bomb hangers and a couple of the all weather hangers, we used to sit up in the roof or would sit on the water tank watching track days, I've also seen well into 3 figures as part of a VW fleet day in an r8 on half a runway. It's an impressive place, the biggest highlight was a raf chinook flying over around 100ft off the ground.

It's that long ago we used to go the the McDonald's flying saucer for breakfast

Neilos24

6 posts

81 months

Saturday 12th August 2017
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I pop over from St Neots now and again and have a few friends there. The hot rock steak at the manor is great.

blade7

11,311 posts

215 months

Saturday 12th August 2017
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Doesn't it flood in the village...

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 12th August 2017
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Sometimes it does around the river (stating the obvious biggrin )

Its a nice village, I lived there for a year.

mr_spock

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214 months

Saturday 12th August 2017
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Yes, it does. Fortunately, the house I'm buying is one of the more modern ones, and is built up a slope from the road and is elevated anyway. The survey (and owner) says it didn't flood even in the highest recorded one in (IIRC) 1996. I'll treat is as an excuse to put a snorkel and wading kit on the Landy wink

blade7

11,311 posts

215 months

Monday 14th August 2017
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I think it's the High St that's on the flood risk map.

mr_spock

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Monday 14th August 2017
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Yup. I'm just in Flood Zone 2. Just. So no risk assessment needed.


bimsb6

8,034 posts

220 months

Thursday 24th August 2017
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If thats the village i am thinking , does it have a ford you can drive through in the middle of the village ? If so you will need to get on fttc broadband as standard out there is terrible ,the telephone exchange is miles away in a place called woolley . Nice village but no shops !