High Beach

Worth seeing in and around High Beach

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Gilwell Park

   Gilwell Park is the headquarters and principal camp site of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom. It is a 109-acre site on the northeastern outskirts of London, located within Epping Forest in the Sewardstonebury area of Waltham Abbey, near the border with Chingford.

   2.4 km · UK camp site and activity centre for Scouting and Guiding groups and other youth organizations · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Waltham Abbey Church

   The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence, also known as Waltham Abbey or Waltham Abbey Church, is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. It has been a place of worship since the 7th century.

   3.7 km · church in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Lee Valley Park

   Lee Valley Regional Park is a 10,000-acre 26 miles long linear park, much of it green spaces, running through the northeast of Greater London, Essex and Hertfordshire. The park follows the course of the River Lea along the Lea Valley from Ware in Hertfordshire through Essex and the north east of Greater London, through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to East India Docks Basin on the River Thames.

   2.3 km · park in the Lee Valley · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Loughton Hall

   Loughton Hall is a large house in Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex. The architect was William Eden Nesfield, and it is grade II listed with Historic England.

   3.5 km · house in Loughton, Epping Forest, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Debden House

   Debden House is a conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council.

   3.2 km · residential adult education college in Loughton, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Epping Forest College

   New City College is a large college of further education with campuses in east London and Essex. The college was formed in 2016 through the amalgamation of separate colleges, beginning with the merger of Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College.

   3.4 km · further education college in Loughton, Essex, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Linder's Field

   Linder's Field is a 3.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Buckhurst Hill in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.

   3.5 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lippitts Hill

   Lippitts Hill is a hill in Epping Forest in High Beach, Waltham Abbey, Essex. It has played several historic roles in the defence and policing of London.

   1.3 km · hill in Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Butler's Retreat

   Butler's Retreat is a Grade II listed building at Rangers Road, Chingford, London E4. Originally a barn thought to have been built in the early 19th century, it is one of the few remaining Victorian retreats within the forest.

   3.2 km · building in Chingford, London · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gilwell Oak

    The Gilwell Oak is an oak tree on the grounds of The Scout Association's headquarters at Gilwell Park, Essex. It is reputed to have been used as a hiding place by Dick Turpin and since the 20th century has become closely associated with the Scout movement.

    2.5 km · Oak tree at Gilwell Park, Essex · Wikipedia

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Getting to High Beach

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 28 km · London Luton (LTN), 36 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 40 km

Stations

Loughton tube station, 2.8 km · Chingford railway station, 3.6 km

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  20 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £2–3
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  160 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £17–23
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  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · £18–24
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