Waltham Abbey

Worth seeing in and around Waltham Abbey

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.

   3.8 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.

   400 m · 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.

   1.8 km · park in the Lee Valley · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Theobalds House

   Theobalds House, also known as Theobalds Palace, was a significant 16th-century stately home located in the parish of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Set in extensive parkland, it was a residence of statesmen Lord Burghley and his son the Earl of Salisbury, both leading royal advisers.

   3.9 km · ruined stately home and palace near Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Forty Hall

   Forty Hall is a manor house of the 1620s in Forty Hill in Enfield, north London. The house, a Grade I listed building, is today used as a museum by the London Borough of Enfield.

   5 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in the London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills

   The Royal Gunpowder Mills are a former industrial site in Waltham Abbey, England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom.

   1.1 km · military museum in Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Copped Hall

   Copped Hall, also known as Copt Hall or Copthall, is a mid-18th-century English country house in Epping Upland, Essex which has been undergoing restoration since 1999. Today, Copped Hall refers to the upstanding house, while Copt Hall or Copthall refer to the older Tudor and earlier houses.

   4.8 km · Grade II listed historic house in Epping Upland, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Capel Manor College

   Capel Manor College is a special environmental college located in Enfield, Greater London. The College has five campuses across the capital, Crystal Palace Park, Enfield, Gunnersbury Park, Mottingham and Regent's Park.

   4.1 km · college in Enfield, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   King George V Reservoir

   The King George V Reservoir, also known as King George's Reservoir, is located in the London Borough of Enfield and is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain that supplies London with drinking water. The storage reservoir is bordered by Sewardstone and Chingford to the east and Brimsdown and Ponders End to the west, and covers 420 acres, making it the largest in London.

   4 km · reservoir in the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Wright's Flour Mill

    Wright's Flour Mill is located in Wharf Road, Ponders End, Enfield. It is Enfield's oldest working industrial building.

    5.2 km · industrial building in the Enfield borough of London, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Epping Ongar Railway
2. 02
   Copped Hall

   CM16 5HR (access via Crown Hill, south of Epping), info@coppedhalltrust.org.uk.

3. 03
   Hill Hall

   Theydon Mount, CM16 7QQ (approximately three miles south-east of Epping, between Epping and Stapleford Tawney).

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Things to do

1. 01
   Walk
2. 02
   North Weald Airfield
3. 03
   The Oak Trail
4. 04
   Epping Forest District Museum

   39-41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1EL (in Waltham Abbey, approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Epping; access by road or bus from the town),.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Belgique

   Open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas.

2. 02
   Harleys Bistro and Lounge

   184 High Street, Epping, CM16 4AQ,.

3. 03
   Garnon Bushes

   13 Coopersale Common, Coopersale, CM16 7QS,.

4. 04
   Piya Bar and Kitchen

   74-76 High St, Epping, CM16 4AE, info@piyabarandkitchen.co.uk.

5. 05
   Slice Sourdough Pizza

   4 Station Road, Epping, Essex, CM13 3HU, info@slicesourdoughpizza.com.

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Getting to Waltham Abbey

Airports

London Stansted (STN), 28 km · London Luton (LTN), 33 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 40 km

Stations

Turkey Street railway station, 3.5 km · Southbury railway station, 5.5 km · Cheshunt railway station, 2.6 km · Theobalds Grove railway station, 2.6 km · Chingford railway station, 5.8 km

• London → Waltham Abbey

  22 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · £3.5–5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Waltham Abbey

  157 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £17–22
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Waltham Abbey

  161 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £18–24
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