Great Monk Wood, Loughton

Name: Great Monk Wood
Address: Loughton, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Loughton

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Great Monk Wood is a wood within Epping Forest, in Essex, England. ()

Coordinates: 51°40'1"N, 0°3'11"E

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Loughton United Kingdom

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Great Monk Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Epping Forest, Loughton Camp, National Jazz Archive, Debden House.

0.5 miS
Ancient woodland with lakes and ponds
Epping Forest, Loughton
13 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.
0.6 miS
Forts and castles
Loughton Camp, Loughton
16 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.
1.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
National Jazz Archive, Loughton
32 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.
1.1 miE
Campsite
Debden House, Loughton
28 min walk • Debden House is a residential adult education college, conference centre and campsite located in Loughton, Essex, England. The house is owned and operated by Newham London Borough Council.
1.2 miE
Park
Home Mead, Loughton
31 min walk • Home Mead is a 1.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Loughton in Essex. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council. This site has woodland, scrub and acid grassland. The woodland has spread into part of the grassland. A wildflower meadow has yellow tormentil and blue bugle, both of which provide food for butterflies.