Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
What Visitors Say
Well worth visiting, an excellently-explained historic building and it's royal use in Henry VIII/Elizabethan times and their hunting visits to Epping Forest. Fascinating to wander the same rooms and climb the same stairs they both may have done. Dressing up table for kids. Free entry, car park opposite, visitor centre, shop and toilets. Recommended.
Historical place, well kept. Staff at visitors centre is very welcoming, polite and cooperative.
Interesting and has an example of the food they used to eat, the clothes they wear and the history. Plus they got a nice shop to visit that also has some art work on cows, and more information upstairs about the history. It is worth a visit and has a lovely place called Butlers restaurant you can get some think to eat after. The staff are also happy to tell you the history of the place and will go into more detail then me, but if you fancy a nice walk after it leads on to epping forest as well.
Historic building on the edge of Epping Forest. Wonderful views. A great place to take visiting family from USA.
Highlights
Timber-Framed Interiors
Architecture and fireplaces show how royal hunting visits were staged.A compact building built for spectacle as much as function.
Ground and first floors
Top-Floor Views
Panoramic sightlines toward Epping Forest connect house to landscape.Spot the ‘chase’ from a Tudor vantage.
Upper storey lookout
Family Touchpoints
Hands-on props make 16th-century life tangible for kids.Try on the past—literally.
Dressing-up rail, food & clothing displays
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
A rare surviving Tudor hunting lodge associated with royal visits to Epping Forest.
Free entry and a neighbouring visitor centre make it an easy add-on to a forest walk.
Interpretation explores food, clothing and hunting culture rather than only architecture.
