Walking Kings Cliffe Airfield (27th March 2020)

A circular walk around the old USAAF airfield at Kings Cliffe including a visit to the hangar site where Glenn Miller performed his last big band concert
#KingsCliffe #GlennMiller

[@markrawson9363]

Thanks so much for producing this video. It means a lot to me as this was the airbase where my dad was stationed during the war.
I wasn’t able to tour it myself, though I was able to visit the memorial at the road.
Thanks again!

[@capristuntman]

I did the kings cliffe control tower, they were doing shooting that day, not recommended if you hear shotguns.
You found places I didn't get to see, I went in from the memorial on kings cliffe rd.
Same with Polebrook I only found the runway end and the no access part with the hangar.
I'm going to get on my ordnance survey app immediately.
Great explore and I agree they should preserve what's left especially the wall art, amazing find.

[@MrTobysDad]

The Callendar Hamilton hanger got dismantled and rebuilt is Stamford where it still stands. I've opened and closed hanger doors many times.

[@PeterboroughImages]

I never knew that. When you say "Stamford", where exactly do you mean ?

[@MrTobysDad]

@@PeterboroughImages It's at the back of the Mole Country store, Uffington road, Stamford. I tried to post a screengrab but I couldn't.

[@johnbradshaw354]

Good interesting Video.Thank you for sharing.

[@-GTP316]

King's Cliffe airfield is owned by Martin George of Whitworths milling. He's worth hundreds of millions. It's been rented out to a local farmer who has a lifetime rental contract for the last 50 years. In the 80's they were negotiating to pay the farmer out of his contract so they could develop the buildings and build a village up there. Unfortunately, the deal fell through as Martin George saw farming was going through a hard time and he thought the farmer would go bankrupt and he would get the land back for nothing. Fortunately for the farmer he held on and greed didn't prevail.

[@PeterboroughImages]

Thanks for the info.

[@Mr73050]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Are the building remains in Old Sulehay/Bedford Purlieus woods part of this airfield as well Paul ?

[@capristuntman]

I'm sure they were the accomodation blocks on the edge of Bedford Purlieus woods, same site.

[@PeterboroughImages]

There's a fantastic administrative area just off the main road that I was lucky enough to get a guided tour round about 10 years ago. The big building alongside the road is the old cinema. Deeper into the woods are a number of "dispersed" sites but these are now nothing more than concrete foundations slowly vanishing below leaf cover.