Winter 2018/19
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Welcome For many people, winter means shorter days, colder weather and digging out one’s woolly jumpers. But as any regular Epping Forest visitor will vouch, winter can be the most invigorating time of year to be out and about in the Forest, although it is wise to note the well-known Norwegian saying ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes’, and dress accordingly.
We once again welcome Father Christmas to Epping Forest (tickets to the grotto are £14.95 per child, bookable in advance). over the Epping Forest Festive Fair weekend on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December, entry is free. As well as seasonal winter fun, our festive weekend at The View provides an ideal opportunity to pick up a few last-minute stocking fillers and soak up the festive spirit. P12–13
The Forest Focus magazine team has, as ever, been out and about around the Forest and highlights one of the Forest’s most interesting walk routes to try out over the winter months. P14–15
In this issue, we unveil the findings of our Epping Forest Top Ten awards as recently voted by you, our Forest Focus readers. Unsurprisingly, Connaught Water was voted the best place to visit in Epping Forest. Find out whether your favourite spot made the top ten or if it is perhaps your special place, alone. P8–10
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Wishing all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy this wonderful time of year and do share your photos with us via social media. @COLEppingForest Epping Forest City of London coleppingforest
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News in brief Why not explore some of our other open spaces? The City of London owns and manages green spaces in and around London for public recreation and health, including Epping Forest, Hampstead Heath, Burnham Beeches, City Commons, City Gardens, City of London Cemetery and Crematorium and West Ham Park. The Open Spaces Department also includes London Heritage sites: Keats’ House, The Monument and Tower Bridge.
Forest Focus is produced by The City of London Corporation.
See our website for a full list of sites, locations and facilities.
The inclusion of advertising, logos or Web site links in this magazine does not constitute an endorsement by the City of London Corporation in its capacity as Conservators of Epping Forest or otherwise of the products or services so advertised.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ greenspaces
Edited by Clare Eastwood Design by Steers McGillan Eves www.steersmcgillaneves.co.uk Print by Gemini Print Southern Ltd Photographers: Nicky Bamber, Mark Powter, Jonathan Preston, David Woodfall and Yvette Woodhouse
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Borough of Culture calls for local legends London Borough of Culture 2019 has announced its official volunteering programme and is calling for anyone excited to be involved to sign up at wfculture19.co.uk to be a Legend of the Forest! Waltham Forest is the first ever borough to be awarded London Borough of Culture, and there will be events taking place all across the borough. As well as volunteering, there are lots of other ways you can be involved. Sign up to the newsletter at wfculture19.co.uk to find out about Make It Happen grants, which offer funding to put on your own event, and get all the latest updates about opportunities. London Borough of Culture 2019 is also interested in hearing from anyone who is a keen cyclist in and around the Forest. If that’s you, email wfculture19@ walthamforest.gov.uk to find out more.
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For the bookshelf Alfred Russel Wallace and Epping Forest Alfred Russel Wallace (18231913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. However, he was best known as the co-discoverer, independently of Charles Darwin, of the theory for evolution by natural selection. Sir David Attenborough has described Wallace as one of the greatest naturalists to have lived, though always in the shadow of Darwin. In 1868 Wallace was living in London, having married two years earlier. His income from the proceeds of his collections was insufficient to maintain a family and he was on the lookout for some permanent employment.
of 1878, the City of London Corporation invited applications for the post of General Superintendent of the Forest. Wallace applied and although he reached the last three of the people to be interviewed, he was not appointed. A year earlier he had conducted a survey of the state of Epping Forest, put forward some proposals for its future management and joined in many of the ensuing debates. Wallace continued to take an interest in Epping Forest and was, in 1880, made an honorary founder member, together with Charles Darwin, of the Essex Field Club. Richard Morris, a former Verderer of Epping Forest and local historian, has written an illustrated booklet on this interesting period of Wallace’s life. The book is available from The View Visitor Centre at Chingford, price £4.50.
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Tales from Tudor Fairmead Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge stood in what was once known as Fairmead Park, a formal hunting park established by Henry VIII in 1542/43. A reference to Fairmead now only survives via the name of a quiet country lane just off the A104 and the nearby area of Epping Forest known as Fairmead Bottom. But the discovery of two letters in the Lansdowne collection in the British Library sheds light on the area once known as Fairmead – now also known as Chingford Plain – and the hunting grounds which Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge (then known as the Great Standing) overlooked.
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On 9th September 1600 the Waltham Forest official and frequently elected MP for Middlesex, Robert Wroth of Loughton Hall, invited his good friend and fellow MP, Michael Hickes (or Hicks), of Ruckholt to hunt with him at some point over the next few days. Hickes had been servant to Queen Elizabeth’s chief adviser, the powerful Lord Burghley, who had died in 1598. Waltham Forest was then the term used to describe what had been called the Forest of Essex. It included the area we now know as Epping Forest. Wroth suggested that Hickes invite his brother-in-law, Ralph Colston, a London merchant, and another City of London Alderman, Mr Loe, to join them. While the men went off to chase bucks and stags, they planned to ‘mak the gentlewomen some sport with Mr Colstons howndes and mine.’ This was to occur ‘abowt fairmeade.’ Unable to confirm the arrangements, Wroth and Hickes had to settle for a shorter hunting trip in Fairmead with their wives joining them for supper later. This letter is one of the few pieces of documentary evidence of the area around Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge being used for its
original purpose – as a hunting ground. Henry VIII had ordered the creation of Fairmead Park and its standing in 1542/3, and Elizabeth I surveyed the site in 1589 and ordered repairs, but we lack documentary evidence for either visiting Fairmead or the Hunting Lodge in person. It is interesting that these letters discuss plans for hunting even though nearly fifty years previously in the early 1550s, Fairmead Park had been formally ‘disparked’, suggesting a change of use. The correspondence brings alive the concerns and language of the last few years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign but leaves the end of the story of a day’s hunting in Fairmead untold. How went the men’s hunting in Fairmead and did they call in to the Great Standing? Perhaps the women watched their separate sports or viewed the hunt from the middle or top floors? Sadly, we’re unlikely to know for sure. Thomas Rose University of Nottingham Researching ‘Hunting, politics and culture in early Stuart England’
Robert Wrothe to Michael Hickes, 9 Sept 1600 My good Freand Saint Michaell, I have expected and have ben in good hopes that we showld have met some times this summer and to have ben merie together, the time drawene verie near owt for sport in hunting, if therfore I might intreat you and your wife withe Mr alderman Loe and his wife your borther Colston and his wife and any other good Companye whom soever you will bring or appoint I shall be more glad therat and you shall be as welcome as to your own hows withe all the rest, and in any wise you must determine to lodg with me one night at the least, and that of your coming I desire it maye be opon Thursday morning next abowt fairmead whear I will appoint to hunt and to mak the gentlewomen some sport with Mr Colstons howndes and mine.’ Lansdowne Manuscripts, British Library
Robert Wrothe to Michael Hickes, 13 Sept 1600 Sir, the longe expectacone of your good Company caused me to write unto you as I did and desyred the tyme approtching soe neare as it is [prev letter]. But wheare as you write unto me that you wilbe with me uppon Munday next at dinner I am very sorye that it so faleth out that I am to be at a determined feast the same daye, yearely made by my Cosin John Barfoote at his hose for the hunters Cheifely appynted for my sake as one of the unthriftyest in those pastymes and the eanding of hunting is appoynted in these partes [forest officers of Waltham] and not in fairemeade wheather yf it please you to Cume with Mr Ralfe Colston and his merry dogges very early in the morning I will make you the best sport that I can, and for the gentlewomen because I doubte of theire so soone yf they will come to Lucton in the afternoon to supper they shalbe most hartyly welcome’ However Wednesday at Dunmore for the commission of the statute concerning charitable uses, and so otherwise can meet on Monday sevenight and they can play at bowls and herefore I woulde advise you to keepe you when you are well and although the male kinde of venyson growth sumthinge Ranke and stronge I will provide for you the sweete female kinde. Lansdowne Manuscripts, British Library
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We would like to extend our thanks to all who took part in the recent, just for fun, Top Ten Awards for Epping Forest, which we ran in the summer edition of Forest Focus. It was fascinating for us to go through your results and get a picture of what your Forest favourites are! We thought you may like to know what came back as the Epping Forest top three for each question…
Favourite place to visit 1. Connaught Water 2. Chingford Plain 3. Wanstead Park
Favourite view 1. Dannet’s Hill 2. Pole Hill 3. Baldwins Hill
Favourite picnic spot 1. Chingford Plain 2. Wanstead Park 3. Hollow Pond
Favourite place to fly a kite 1. Chingford Plain 2. Wanstead Flats 3. Pillow Mounds
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Favourite place for autumn colour This had some mixed responses with the highest % of respondents stating ‘other’ and including areas such as Epping, Theydon and High Beach. In joint second and third place were Bury Wood and Great Monk Wood, closely followed by Baldwins Hill and Barn Hoppitt.
Favourite sporting activity Over half of respondents voted for walking, followed by running and cycling.
Favourite Pond 1. Connaught Water (with almost half the votes) 2. Lost Pond 3. Hollow Pond
Favourite wildlife to look for Fallow doe
Way out in the lead were, perhaps unsurprisingly, fallow deer, followed by birds and then muntjac deer.
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Well-behaved dogs are welcome in Epping Forest
Favourite bird 1. Heron 2. Kingfisher 3. Buzzard
Favourite historical landscape 1. Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge 2. Loughton Camp 3. Copped Hall Park
Favourite tree species Once again, perhaps unsurprisingly, the mighty oak came in top with 51% of the votes, followed by beech and horse chestnut.
Favourite place to see deer Clearly you are all very well-informed and knew all of the best places for catching a sight of the wild deer… 1. Copped Hall 2. Epping Thicks 3. Upshire
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Favourite place to go sledging
Favourite place for peace and quiet
1. Baldwins Hill 2. Pole Hill 3. Warren Hill
Once again, this question had some divided opinions with ‘other’ coming in top of the pops (with people stating areas which were not listed, such as Pole Hill, Long Running and Upshire). This was followed by Loughton Camp, and then Great Monkwood.
Favourite way to enjoy the Forest 1. Walking 2. Dog walking 3. Peace and quiet
Favourite flower
Favourite historical figure associated with Epping Forest
The beautiful English bluebell was way out in the lead with 53% of the votes, followed by water lily and the foxglove.
1. Queen Elizabeth 2. Dick Turpin 3. William Morris
We hope you enjoyed taking part in the survey and reading about other people’s opinions. Perhaps you may be inspired to try looking for somewhere different to witness the spectacular autumnal colour changes this year, or may venture for a picnic in a new spot. If you would like to contribute and see the full results from this survey, please see our website www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ eppingforest
Zero tolerance for fly tippers There are large environmental, social and financial impacts associated with fly tipping and the illegal dumping of waste.
imprisonment if convicted in a Crown Court. The Act also allows for the seizure of vehicles used in the commission of the crime.
The Government has stressed the range of impacts of fly-tipping :‘Fly tipping is a significant blight on local environments; a source of pollution; a potential danger to public health and hazard to wildlife. It also undermines legitimate waste businesses where unscrupulous operators undercut those operating within the law.’
Lorraine Gronbach added “Householders have a ‘duty of care’ to ensure their waste is removed by legitimate businesses. Please ask to see a waste carrier certificate, make a note of the vehicle registration number used to remove your waste and ask for a professional receipt.”
Epping Forest has been a victim of unscrupulous operators and within the last year there have been over 500 incidents of fly tipping. In an effort to tackle this problem we have employed two recently retired Scotland Yard detectives, Lorraine Gronbach and Peter Howarth. Between them they have over 60 years investigative experience having worked on serious and organised crime investigation teams.
Peter Howarth says “I was shocked at the scale of the problem when I joined Epping Forest as a Constable. However the legislation does allow us to mount successful prosecutions.”
If you see a fly tip please always report it to 020 8532 1010 as soon as you see it, but please do not disturb the fly tip as it may contain hazardous items or important evidence. Do not put yourself at risk by approaching those fly tipping yourself. For further information, please visit our website or see the #TreesNotTrash campaign on our social media.
The types of waste fly tipped range from ‘black bag’ waste to large deposits of materials such as industrial waste, tyres, construction material and liquid and chemical waste. We exercise ‘zero tolerance’ to fly tipping and each incident is photographed and investigated. Fly tipping is a criminal offence and the penalties under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 range up to an unlimited fine and up to 5 years Winter 2018 Forest Focus 11
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Festive Fair Join us for the traditional Forest festivities on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December, 10am–4pm.
Father Christmas will be stopping off in his favourite grotto en route to the North Pole before the big day and is inviting all the boys and girls in the Epping Forest area to come and meet him and receive a special gift. Tickets for the grotto usually sell out early, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment. Tickets are £14.95. P18 To celebrate Santa’s visit, we’ll also be hosting a range of wonderful festive activities at Queen Elizabeth’s
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Hunting Lodge and The View in Chingford. Admission to the site is free, though there may be some charges for activities, such as face painting and craft activities. A select range of caterers will be providing some delicious and winter-warming food and drink. There will be tempting mulled wine and mulled cider, so if public transport is an option, why not relax and while away a wintry, woodland afternoon with a drink or two?
This year, for the first time, we are delighted to welcome local City Farm, Wellgate Community Farm, to the Forest. Meet and learn about some animal friends such as sheep, rabbits, chickens and ducks. There will be festive music throughout the weekend, including beautiful Christmas carols sung by the Parish Choir from Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church in Chingford on the Saturday afternoon and on Sunday afternoon, High Beach Singers. There will be a range of fabulous stalls displaying their locally produced wares, so you can get in a little bit of Christmas shopping too, bagging some unique items, whilst supporting local traders. Our Tudor heritage building, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, will be decked out in stunning greenery and there will be storytelling throughout the day. Father Christmas will park his beautiful, festive sleigh, in the courtyard at The View. He has told us that you will be very welcome to try it out for size. If all of that doesn’t sound festive enough, we’ll even be adding in guaranteed snow with a smattering of festive fairies and elves to help you enjoy the build up to Christmas, Epping Forest style! This year the stage is set for our festive event to be bigger and better than ever before, so please join us and support your local ancient woodland, Epping Forest, a Registered Charity. All profits raised from the event will be invested straight back into taking care of Epping Forest. We really hope to see you there.
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New Year’s Walk
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge to Connaught Water and back A short walk from the Forest’s most famous building, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, passing some of Epping Forest’s oldest trees and along to our visitors’ favourite spot, Connaught Water.
Parking: Barn Hoppitt car park Distance: 1.5 miles Time: 45 mins Terrain: Undulating natural woodland floor with a short section of surfaced ride. Expect some mud. A Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge The Hunting Lodge is a unique example of a surviving timberframed hunt standing still surrounded by its medieval royal hunting forest. Built on the orders of Henry VIII in 1543, the Hunting Lodge has seen various uses over the years. Serving as a manor court, then as a Keeper’s Lodge and retreat providing refreshments, to a natural history museum. Today, you can enjoy exhibitions on Tudor history and soak up the atmosphere of this incredible building, nearly 500 years after it was first built. B The View Visitor Centre Adjacent to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge is The View, Epping Forest’s flagship visitor centre. The View is the perfect place to start your exploration of the Forest, with interactive displays telling the story of Epping Forest and regularly changing art and history exhibitions. C Warren Pond Warren Pond is fringed with several magnificent veteran oak trees and is excellent for fishing and bird watching.
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Barn Hoppitt Barn Hoppitt contains many magnificent ancient pollarded oaks, several of these veteran trees predate the Hunting Lodge itself. These trees provide excellent habitats for many species of bats, birds and insects. Connaught Water As well as supporting a wealth of wildfowl and affording a tranquil setting for a Forest stroll or a day’s fishing, Connaught Water provides an interesting historical link with Victorian Epping Forest. The lake was named after the Duke of Connaught, the First Ranger of Epping Forest, who was appointed by Queen Victoria. Connaught Water is man-made and was constructed in 1881. F Chingford Plain This once extensive grassland area was under arable cultivation up to 1878 and to this day the troughs and ridges of the once furrowed soil are still evident.
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Chingford Golf Course pair are crowned PING Women’s Fourball champions Linda Woods and Pauline Nash added the icing to the Royal Epping Forest Golf Club’s 130th anniversary celebrations when they became PING Women’s Fourball Betterball champions this year.
Pauline and Linda have been members of Royal Epping Forest Golf Club for 20 and 18 years respectively and love playing on Chingford Golf Course. Linda said “It would seem that more women are now playing on the course, which is great. We would like to encourage them to join our club and continue playing on the course, developing their golfing ability with the support of other women golfers. Our club offers a great membership deal in
conjunction with The City of London Corporation, for playing on Chingford Golf Course. All membership categories are welcomed, including non-playing social membership.” If Linda and Pauline have inspired you to give golf a go, why not contact Chingford Golf Course or the Royal Epping Forest Golf Club and play on Linda and Pauline’s home course. Visit www. cityoflondon.gov.uk/eppingforest
The pair scored 46 points at PING’s Gainsborough Golf Club. “We are tickled pink.” said Linda, who is the Royal Epping Forest Ladies’ Captain. “We are the oldest club in Essex and it’s our 130th anniversary this year, which is great.” “We’ve got quite a small ladies’ section, with currently just 22 ladies playing, so we are absolutely delighted to be able to field a pair and win at national level. It is fantastic.”
What’s new at The View
If the thought of battling the busy high street leaves you cold, slip away from the hustle and bustle of the shopping centres, take a break from soulless online ordering and find some Christmas treats for all the family at The View.
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Forest flavoured Christmas dinner Why not treat your family and friends to a taste of the Forest this Christmas by purchasing Epping Forest beef and venison? A variety of pack sizes and cuts are available from The View, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, but should you require a specific cut or be interested in a larger quantity, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 020 8532 1010.
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Winter events December Exhibition: The People’s Forest: process and participation
Saturday 10 November to Sunday 27 January (during opening hours) The View An exhibition recording events and themes from artist, Gayle Chong Kwan’s project ‘The People’s Forest’ at The Barbican, William Morris Gallery and in the Forest itself. Free. No booking required. City of London Corporation event.
Course: Discovering diptera: Flies under the microscope
Saturday 1 December Epping Forest Field Centre Epping Forest Field Centre event.
Our Forest partners Waltham Forest Adult Education Service www.walthamforest.gov.uk Epping Forest Field Centre www.field-studies-council.org Epping Forest Heritage Trust www.efht.org.uk
The Hunting Lodge: Boughs of holly Christmas display
Friday 7 December to Friday 21 December (during opening hours) Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge Immerse yourself in our atmospheric Tudor Hunting Lodge festively decorated with holly and ivy and flickering ‘candle’ lights in the traditional manner. Enjoy a Tudor-inspired glass of ‘Hippocras’ spiced drink and a mince pie (donation requested) as mid-winter dusk falls from 3pm to 4.30pm each day. Free. No booking required. City of London Corporation event.
Exhibition: Nature and buildings of Epping Forest
Saturday 8 December to Sunday 27 January (during opening hours) The View Free. No booking required. City of London Corporation event.
Walk: A Christmas trail through the Forest Sunday 9 December 10.30am–12.30pm Knighton Wood car park Epping Forest Heritage Trust event.
Epping Forest Festive Fair
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December 10am–4pm Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge and The View Father Christmas will be stopping off in Epping Forest to visit his Christmas grotto. Be sure to book your tickets to see him. There is a lot to see and do at this sparkling seasonal event. Enjoy mince pies, mulled wine and listen to festive tales at this family-friendly celebration of Christmas. See pages 12–13 for further information. Tickets to visit Father Christmas in his grotto are available via Eventbrite. £14.95 per child (includes gift). Booking required. Admission to the Festive Fair is free. City of London Corporation event. Fre
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Walk: A winter walk for families
Saturday 15 December 10am–12noon Epping Forest Field Centre Epping Forest Field Centre event.
Further information 020 7332 1911 cityoflondon.gov.uk/ eppingforestevents Book Epping Forest events through Eventbrite www.eppingforest. eventbrite.com
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Taster session: Magical forest boxes
Taster session: Nature’s patchwork purses
Friday 11 January 1.30pm–3.30pm The View Make a box and transform it using collage and decoupage techniques. Use nature’s materials found on the Forest floor to cover and inspire. Led by Talula Noor, an experienced textiles lecturer. Free. No booking required. This event is for adults (19 years+). Waltham Forest Adult Education Service in partnership with the City of London Corporation.
Course: Identifying trees without leaf in Epping Forest
Wednesday 6 February 1.30pm–3.30pm The View Join Sidiqua Tabasum, a longstanding fashion and textile lecturer, as she demonstrates how to construct a felt purse using hand-sewing and patchwork techniques. Find out how to use contrasting fabrics to create designs inspired by the patterns, colours and shapes which occur in nature. Free. No booking required. This event is for adults (19 years+). Waltham Forest Adult Education Service in partnership with the City of London Corporation.
Saturday 26 January 9.30am-5pm Epping Forest Field Centre Epping Forest Field Centre event.
Family half term workshop: Drawing birds across the ages
Wednesday 20 February 1.30pm–3.30pm The View A family workshop for grandparents, parents, carers and children to enjoy listening to and drawing birds together. We’ll inspire you using objects from our museum and handling collections and demonstrate some different techniques. Take home your artwork or add it to our February art exhibition. £5 pp. Booking required. City of London Corporation event.
Exhibition: Birds, birds, birds
Tuesday 5 February to Sunday 24 February (during opening hours) The View An interactive exhibition displaying bird-inspired artwork by local artists together with eggs and taxidermy from our museum collection. This exhibition invites all the family to use the art materials provided to create their own bird-inspired artwork to share with our visitors as part of the display. Free. No booking required. City of London Corporation event.
Multisensory birds – a listening and line drawing workshop for adults
Thursday 14 February 1.30pm–4.30pm The View An arty exploration of the shape and sounds of birds with an opportunity to see and touch birds – carved and stuffed – from our museum collection. The session includes a range of line drawing activities including using markers and foil to design a low relief image of your chosen birds. This workshop is aimed at adults with and without sight impairment. People with all levels of artistic experience welcome. Booking required. Suggested donation of £5. City of London Corporation event.
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Visit us The View Visitor Centre
The Temple
6 Rangers Road, Chingford, E4 7QH Tel 020 7332 1911
Wanstead Park, E11 2LT Tel 020 7332 1911
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am–5pm Open Bank Holidays (except Christmas Day) The View, with its displays and regularly changing exhibitions, is the perfect place to start your exploration of Epping Forest.
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge Rangers Road, Chingford, E4 7QH Tel 020 7332 1911 Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am–5pm* Open Bank Holidays (except Christmas Day) The Hunting Lodge is a Grade II* listed building built for Henry VIII in 1543 and is an amazing survival of an intact Tudor hunt standing. * Subject to closure for private hire or school visits. Please check website.
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Open Saturdays and Sundays April – September 12pm–5pm October – March 10am–3pm The Temple, a Grade II listed building, dates from the 1760s and is a survival from the heyday of Wanstead Park.
Epping Forest Visitor Centre at High Beach High Beach, IG10 4AE Tel 020 8508 0028 (during opening hours) Tel 020 7332 1911 (Monday to Wednesday) Open Thursday to Sunday and Bank Holidays (except Christmas Day) November to March 10am–3pm Snuggled in the heart of the Forest, the Centre is located adjacent to the High Beach easy access path. The Centre is run by Epping Forest Heritage Trust.
Contact us Epping Forest Headquarters, The Warren, Loughton, Essex IG10 4RW Tel 020 8532 1010 (24hrs) Registered Charity 232 990