Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge

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Overview

King Henry VIII commissioned this timber-framed hunting lodge in Epping Forest in 1542 and it was completed the following year. Three storeys high, it served as a viewing platform from which spectators could watch the hunt while taking part in lavish feasting. Foreign dignitaries and various noblemen and women would be invited here if they found themselves in favour with the royalty of the day. In Tudor times, the Lodge’s upper floors would have been open to the elements and on hunt days the building would be decorated with colourful flags and banners. Still surrounded by ancient woodland, the Lodge overlooks the old hunting field as it was originally designed to do. You can explore the Tudor kitchen and the King's shooting gallery and while looking at the staircase, contemplate the legend that Queen Elizabeth I rode her white horse up it to celebrate the victory over the Spanish Armada.

Features

Opening Times
Open all year
Opening Times: Open all year, Tue-Sun 10-5

Facilities
Parking onsite
Parking nearby

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Location

8 Ranger's Road, LONDON, E4 7QH

About the area

London, the UK’s capital, is a metropolis of famous landmarks, unrivalled shopping, world-renowned arts venues, galleries and museums, dining and award-winning theatre. London is steeped in royal history, and visitors can watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, learn about the final days of Anne Boleyn at the Tower of London, or take a leisurely stroll around the capital’s Royal Parks.