Queen Elizabeth I & Epping Forest

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  Step 1: We started at Barn Hoppitt Car Park, opposite Butler’s Retreat. You can start at Chingford Station, turn right and walk 10 mins uphill

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  Step 2: Carefully cross the road and admire the stunning Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge, built in 1543 by Henry VIII

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  Step 3: It’s free to enter and there’s plenty to learn about life (and food!) in Tudor England. Anyone for 🐷?

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  Step 4: The stairs are very wide & shallow to allow the gentry access to the upper floors with dignity. The style was copied for Shakespeare’s Globe

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  Step 5: Oh hey there 👋🏻🦌

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  Step 6: The views across the plains and forest made for an excellent place view the royal hunt. The plains are fab for kite flying (and walks!)

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