Theydon Bois

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Theydon Bois is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It is 1.4 miles south of Epping, 0.85 miles northeast of Loughton and 6 miles south of Harlow. The population was 4,062 as at the 2011 Census. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.8 thous.Coordinates: 51°40'17"N, 0°6'5"E

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Theydon Bois – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Copped Hall, Epping Forest, Loughton Camp, Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge.

2.1 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Copped Hall, Epping
55 min walk • Copped Hall, also known as Copt Hall or Copthall, is a mid-18th-century English country house close to Epping, Essex, which has been undergoing restoration since 1999. Copped Hall is visible from the M25 motorway between junctions 26 and 27. There was a separate Copped Hall in Totteridge, which was demolished in 1928.
2.3 miW
Ancient woodland with lakes and ponds
Epping Forest, Loughton
60 min walk • Epping Forest is a 2,400-hectare area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area.
2.4 miW
Forts and castles
Loughton Camp, Loughton
61 min walk • Loughton Camp is an Iron Age Hill fort in Epping Forest, one mile northwest of the town of Loughton. The camp's earthworks cover an area of approximately 10 acres and are visible today as a low bank and ditch encircling the main camp.
4.4 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, London
113 min walk • Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge is a Grade II* listed former hunting lodge, now a museum, on the edge of Epping Forest, at 8 Rangers Road, Chingford, London E4, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, near Greater London's boundary with Essex.
3.7 miW
Hill
Lippitts Hill, Loughton
95 min walk • Lippitts Hill is a hill located at High Beach, Epping Forest, Essex. It has played several historic roles in the defence and policing of London.
3.5 miSE
Park
Hainault Forest
91 min walk • Hainault Forest Country Park is a Country Park located in Greater London, with portions in: Hainault in the London Borough of Redbridge; the London Borough of Havering; and in the Lambourne parish of the Epping Forest District in Essex.
2.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
National Jazz Archive, Loughton
61 min walk • The National Jazz Archive is a collection of materials pertaining to jazz and blues that is kept at the Loughton Library in Essex, England. The archive was founded by British trumpeter Digby Fairweather in 1998 and contains visual and print materials from the 1920s to the present.
2.9 miNE
Park
Gernon Bushes
74 min walk • Gernon Bushes is a 32 hectare nature reserve north-east of Epping in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Epping Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest and Nature Conservation Review site.
2.2 miE
Museum, History museum
Hill Hall, Epping
56 min walk • Hill Hall is an Elizabethan mansion located in Theydon Mount near Epping, Essex, England. Although owned by English Heritage, the building consists of many private apartments. It is a grade I listed building. The importance of Hill Hall lies in two features.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Great Monk Wood, Loughton
54 min walk • Great Monk Wood is a wood within Epping Forest, in Essex, England. The wood, in the parish of Loughton, is centred on the Wakes Arms junction roundabout of the A104 Epping New Road, and the A121, and is southwest from the town of Epping and north from Loughton.
4.5 miW
51°41'12"N • 0°0'0"E
Epping Forest District Museum, Waltham Abbey
114 min walk • History museum, Museum