Beyond Epping Forest - Loughton Camp to Epping Green (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2020
- Epping Forest and Fieldpath hike from Loughton to Epping Long Green via Loughton Camp, High Beach, Honey Lane Quarters and Upshire
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The walk starts at Loughton Station and enters Epping Forest from Forest Road. We then cross the Loughton Brook and follow the Green Ride a short distance before picking up the Three Forests Way to Loughton Camp.
Loughton Camp is an Iron Age earthwork believed to have been constructed around 500BC. It's original purpose is unsure but it is likely to have had a number of uses over the years from an animal enclosure or pen, a meeting place, or place of haven. Some local legends state the Highwayman Dick Turpin had a cave in the embankments but no evidence of this has been found.
From Loughton Camp we continue to follow the Forests Way through High Beach then along the General's Ride to Honey Lane Quarters to take in the fantastic view of the hills around Waltham Abbey. The path then leads us through the Woodredon Estate to Upshire and on to Temple Hill in Warlies Park. After a short rest and check of the map, the hike continues to the Boudicca Obelisk in Obelisk Field and then across the fields of Newhouse Farm to Spratt's Hedgerow Wood. The route continues north through Parvills Farm to Epping Long Green, where we enjoy great views across Nazeingwood Common.
We stick to Epping Long Green to the village of Epping Green then take the footpath beside Epping Green Chapel. This path leads south to Epping Upland and the 13th Century All Saints Church. On the other side of Takeley Manor, a 16th Century moated manor house, is the footpath that leads us through fields of borage to the outskirts of the town of Epping in Essex.
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Brilliant walk - thank you for the vicarious experience of a warm summer's day out in the open. One of the reasons I enjoy your videos so much is exactly because it doesn't feel scripted, and it doesn't feel like a 'show'. It feels like I am walking along. I believe that is quite unusual - many other channels may show someone walking somewhere or showing the viewers an area or place; they may be commenting and talking into the camera, but I usually do not get the feeling that I am right there. I think you have a very special gift for sharing your walks in a very specific way - a conversational way where I am (or feel) part of the conversation.
I don't think it is humanly possible to get any more homesick than i do watching these wonderful videos. But its impossible to stop. An exquisite pain. As you were...
Thanks again for a wonderful film of a wonderful walk that is as much poem as walk. Thanks also for being the strong legs, eyes and interpreter, for those of us who can no longer roam as freely as once we could!
what you say about the trees resonates strongly with me.. You sound very pagan. I live 5 mins walk from 1160 of ancient woodland and its been a place I find very peaceful.. It enables me to shrug off negative vibes and begin the day as a clean page
Must to lovely to live near that ancient woodland Julie. I do have very strong pagan tendencies for sure, and draw a lot from being in the forest
It’s very satisfying watching you complete the walk sat here on the sofa! 😂👍
🤣🤣🤣
OMG had to do a second comment the moment you mentioned the Detectorists!! I so loved that series that went the final episode ended I had tears in my eyes
It's the best thing in ages
I'm a metal detectorist,i also loved that series :-)
@@mikethedigitaldoctorjarvis Pub? LOL
@@julieblackstock8650 Yep,pub :-)
Me too.
Thank you for showing this walk. I am originally from Loughton and grew up riding and walking in the Forest so I know it very well. As a teenager, I did a paper round in Forest Road and I used to walk through the forest via Loughton Camp to get to the riding stables at High Beech. We moved to Epping and I was married at Epping Upland Church in the late 80's. I now live in the Cotswolds and dont get back to Epping Forest as much as I would like, so its nice to see all my old haunts on film. One place that has special memories is Mott Street and Pepper Alley, so if you want inspo for another walk, please film that one! Kindest regards
Gina
Nature at its finest John, I recall when they found richard the third buried under that car park, they still havent found his car yet though! Cheers John.
One of my all time favourites of your wonderful countryside walks! Thanks so much,
Thanks Jennifer- it was a magnificent day
fantastic day walk these are the days you remember in the dark winter days
I was thrilled to find not only this wonderful walking tour through the Epping Forest but also to see that you have prepared many fascinating, fact-filled tours of areas around London. I first saw your tour of Camden Town and commented on how the market has, sadly, changed dramatically. This tour of the forest brings back memories of visits to good friends, the Bradleys, who live/d in Leyton, literally across the road from the forest, not far from Whipps Cross. Once I was lucky to meet some of the free-ranging cows which would sometimes wander across the road into my friends' garden! What a lovely area of London. Thank you for yet another of your educational tours. I look forward to watching more of your tours. Cheers from Okinawa, Caroline C. Latham
We lived in this area, in Epping Forest, across the road from Ambresbury Banks, from 1953-55, on the old A11. I was a child but remember this all very well. After we moved to Harlow I often explored this area by horseback. As you got close to Epping Long Green I was excited to be along on your journey with you. This old roadbed, which once went from Waltham Abbey, past Harold Wood to Latten Priory, was a very familiar landscape.
I have lived in BC, Canada for 50 years now, but accompanying you on your walk today.......words cannot express how precious it has been. Thank you.
my pleasure Jane - wonderful to be able to take you back there
Goodness never seen such a field of borage! The last hour or so before sundown is magical, more so sometimes in the winter, even the wind seems to quieten, this seems to also happen out when sailing, the sea becomes gentle and the wind drops. Thanks for another great walk.
I love it when you go to Epping forest. I feel the magic. I think the fungi are the telephone lines of the trees.
that's a great line Diana, thanks - 'fungi are the telephone lines of the trees.'
@@JohnRogersWalks Perhaps I should have said , the telephone of the trees.
Good walk. A long time ago I was looking after my Dad’s dog. Sandy was a fierce little dog, he would take on other dogs twice his size, would always run ahead. One day I took him for a walk in Epping Forest and he was is usual self running ahead, till we got to Ambresbury Bank then he walked close behind me, till we got back into the forest and he was off again.
that's a good anecdote Steve, I wonder what he could sense there? It could have been the foxes that apparently made their homes in the banks
What a glorious afternoon for a jaunt in the country. Enjoyed the views thank you John.
This really was a wonderful walk - so glad you enjoyed it
Another fabulous meander John.The last 2 minutes features where i live on the edge of Epping and the fields i wander most days.
what a great place to have on your doorstep Stef
What an antidote . Flipping marvelous.
Great start to my day from the Leyton wizard .... excellent and so informative.
Gotta save i do love your channel..... especially the epping forest vids. I lived and worked in epping forrest in the 90s. I was out in the woods or in the Mill back at the main yard, a family member also worked as a keeper. I lived in the warren for a few years..... When not in work i was mostly found riding mountain bikes (my mother & i helped with the initial guidelines for moutain bikes in the forest)... As you have done i've done much adventuring around the interlinking towns/villages. There is so much to enjoy and find and research. I've also been under copped hall when it was still a burnt out shell. For me the forest was an amazing place to live and was just perfect for a reclusive person like myself to grow up in..... i now live in Manchester and very much miss the forest. During the weeks it's nice and quiet x
Great walk John, bringing back childhood memories of cycling out from Harlow to fish the little pond opposite the Travellers Friend pub!
I cycle up there from my home in Harlow all the time! Great route to continue on through Epping Green and onward to the forest.
I could almost feel the fresh air in my nose.
Great Video John, you have given me inspiration to dust off my Map & go forth and explore this beautiful area. I Thankyou.
I love it around here... I get very nostalgic with your vids... It seems you've past a few of my former abodes... Clerkenwell, Highbury/Canonbury etc. and more recently Waltham Abbey at the bottom of Woodridden Hill/Honey Lane. Perfick!
Hope your back is better 👍🏻
Thanks Jeff much better now
Wonderful walking, much enjoyed, thankyou.
I always feel they are having a dance, but over so many of our life times we cannot perceive the movement, and I’m sure they are talking and communicating too, when I see trees like that it makes me very happy.
John 'Prism of their age' is a fantastic statement i must remember.
Such a lovely walk and glad to hear you love the Detectorists - as I love it too!
Lovely John, with the music and your words thank you .
Thanks Monty
Well I visited Epping Forest for the first time when on a few days to London last year. I visited the main (and biggest) part which is in Essex. It is an amazing place. So lovely and incredible there. It's brilliant that the Central line goes all the way up to there and up to Epping. I'll defintely be back
Hi John, another great video, thank you! You mentioned Woodredon House. I believe it was built by the Buxton family to live in after they sold Warlies. Buxton, a verderer, was also responsible for constructing The Clay Road from Baldwins Hill to Mount Pleasant. I was told, years ago, by a forest keeper friend that it was intended to be a shortcut road through the forest but it was never completed as such. It's a white-posted bridleway to this day as I'm sure you know! The City of London own Woodredon House and Woodredon Farm (as far as I know that's still the case!). Hopefully have my facts straight but if not, someone may know more!
fantastic video john
Wonderful walk through Epping Forest John many stories about the forest and it’s hidden secrets well done really enjoyed this walk fantastic mate keep up your brilliant work big thank you .
Thank you so much John. Wonderful as always. Bob.
my pleasure Bob
your walks in nature are so inspiring - thank you John, so great to watch during the current Auckland lockdown
Really enjoying your channel and a big fan of your walks John. As a Theydon Bois native I was interested to see if you would get lost in the fields around Epping Green and Epping upland and I wasn’t disappointed! Personally I don’t think you can beat the walk from Theydon Bois to Copped Hall followed by a stop at The Forest Gate pub in Epping for a few jars especially on a summers day. The return walk to Theydon along the acorn trail from Ivy Chimneys road is also wonderful traversing horses fields and taking in a lovely view from the fields round the back of the golf course. Thank you again for your great videos.
Fab Video, Love Epping forest.. some great walks to do.
I walked from Epping station across farmland to Waltham Cross station yesterday and stumbled across Epping Long Green behind that Travellers Friend pub. It was a lovely pathway and also forms part of the Stort Valley Way, which means I will try a walk from the Stort, near Roydon station, back to Epping next week I think. To my surprise I found a Coal Tax Post in a completely overgrown byway that comes off of Bumbles Green Lane...must have been a signifcant route back in the day. Love it when I find things like that!
Those views are beautiful
Love your videos John, thank you
thanks Ron
Uplifting to watch this in the depths of winter and covid madness, or badness, depending on your point of view.....Thanks for all the videos, just discovered them recently so have many old ones to look forward to, as well as the new ones.
Thanks for your videos John, the calmness in our insane world !
Funny you mentioned 'Detectorists' because when you rested under the oak tree it reminded me of that wonderful programme. It also reminded me that you promised last year to walk the countryside where it was filmed. I'll be looking forward to that.
very true Dave and thanks for the remind. The lockdown made getting out there a bit difficult so far but it's certainly on the list
Epping Forest is pretty special
This is wonderful, John! Thanks so much
My pleasure Julian
A lovely walk.
Really enjoying these slightly longer videos. Really great for a Sunday evening’s viewing. Keep up the good work.
Really enjoyable walking tour! I must say that what is called a forest in the UK would be called a woodland on the Pacific Coast if America. Between the Redwood Forest and the huge Douglas Fir and giant Cedars the more open forests of the UK tend to resemble the woodlands of decidious trees of New England and the American South. The nice thing for walking is the views in decidious forests versus the extremely dark, closed in feelings of our forests.
I walked salcey forest in northants at 6am this morning it's so beautiful to wake up with the deer and other animals it makes you feel so alive .Keep the videos coming John they are an inspiration to us all blessings
Hi John. I’m just about 10 minutes into this and already getting a forest high! The trees and light is giving me lots of inspiration for my painting 😊😊😊😊😊😊
fantastic Traci
Nice One John,Thanks.
Cheers Ralph
Thank you John.
My pleasure Les thanks for watching
Another great watch! Feels like we are with you every step of the way!
Thanks for sharing this John, very informative and enthusiastic, keep up the good work.
Lovely walk John. So much variety. Thanks for sharing. Have a great New Year
Beautiful, John. Thank you.
“It is wonderful to join the dots on the map to chart the terrain with your feet” Your comment made a tremendous impact on me this Sunday evening. Superb tour of the forest.
I enjoyed it a lot. Had no clue there was an obelisk dedicated to queen Boudicca
So glad I have just found your wonderful channel John, I was born in 1955 and grew up in West ham, lived in Brighton rd e15 our back garden, if you could call it that backed onto the old Leather cloth works, the factory was demolished and the two blocks of high rise flats were built. I left in 1971, so it is very interesting to see what is still the same, but Stratford is so different, thank you for this channel.
Thanks Terry, welcome to the channel, hope you enjoy more of the videos
Another great and inspiring video. Your enthusiasm is so uplifting. Thanks John.
thanks Rob
Looked like a great walk John!
Another great walk John! thankyou!
my pleasure Shaun, thanks for watching
Blue sky. Fluffy clouds ohhh bootiful.
Nice weather lovely walk whats not to like, great Vid John.
15.21 definitely the best view in the forest. I thought it was my secret !!
One of my favorites. Thank you
Another one of your classic summer films John. A fascinating history lesson also. Magical & entertaining. ✨ Thank you. Dave. 🙏
Nice place I reckon with good vibes
Hello, John. I walked the entire Central Line in 2019 and so I am familiar with Epping, Chingford and surrounding areas. There is just something about this area that is so special and magical, especially on a bright sunny day.
Duncan.
Thanks again John that was truly wonderful and magical so interesting to hear about Queen Boudecia demise and the chaos of Roman rule, such incredible landscape, the amount of times I got stuck in a field and had to retrace my steps, stick to the path is good advice, the light at the end across the cornfield was beautiful, stay well and safe, see you next time wherever that may be .....✌🌈😎
thanks Leslie
Terrific walk John.....Cheers Kev
cheers Kev
Thanks John once again for a beautifully shot film full of fascinating facts. Much appreciate your hard work. I need to start waliking again to get ris of the excess wait I have gained over this lockdown period. Take care and I look forward to your next walk .Wherever that may be
Great walk and video, John. Epping Forest is one of southern England's true gems. I go there each autumn to photograph fungi - with all this rain lately, that time is fast approaching.
All the best.
So so glad I came across your channel. Your walks and commentary are so well put together. A treat of escapism and a fair sprinkling of history and interesting facts. Thanks John
Thanks for watching Jon - glad you enjoyed the video
Really great walk. Thanks for sharing 👏👍🚶♂️
Many thanks for watching Subuzac
Some beautiful establishing shots and vistas; you've passed us the lovely hues of the day, especially towards sunset. I really haven't explored the northern fringes of Epping Forest and beyond; thanks for showing me that I'm missing out!
Hi John, I always enjoy watching your videos, particularly this walk as I've lived near and walked Epping forest my whole life. Have always felt at peace and connected to the forest, its a good place to reconnect.
Another truly amazing walk John 😊Always look forward to where the next walk will be. Hope the London loop will be on the list soon 👍🏼
Love it. I cycle around these paths April to October, outside that it’s too muddy getting there
This was such a pleasure to watch; very calming, informative and your camera work is top notch - thank you. I have a strong family connection to the Loughton/Epping area and it was nice to be able to see areas that members of my immediate family and ancestors would have been familiar with. There is more to the area than TOWIE.
Good to see High Beach John....... for a moment I thought you were going to walk around and talk a little about Paul’s Nursery........ perhaps another time. Thanks for another great video 🤓👍
It’s currently 35ºC outside my flat in central London (and not much less inside) and I’m sitting in front of a fan. Pollen count, fungal spore count are both high and I’ve been sneezing since I woke up. For 45 minutes this countryside walk took me right out of myself back to wandering in this area years ago! I really enjoyed mentally getting out of the city with you. As always THANKS for what you do!. And as a recovered melanoma victim I’d encourage you to make sure to use spf 50 sunscreen and reapply regularly.
glad I could take you along with me Eric. Good advice on the sunscreen, thanks
Another excellent video John well done love it!! Keep em coming!
thanks Ricky
Nice mention of your Aussie viewers👍
English summers seem so beautiful from your recent walks. As you know its way to hot here in Australia to enjoy summer walks like in the UK. Thanks for sharing your walks with us along with the excellent commentary.
most enjoyable walk thank you
Thanks John Keep safe Mate Dave ❤ oh happy memories
Cheers Dave
Thanks John, a real celebration of release from the city.
Wonderful summer walk, thank you John. Especially loved the field of borage. I think that would make a great band name; fields of borage.
Yet again John thanks, what a great film. Don't knock yourself, the 'Hippy nonsense' was great. I'm sure we all drift away when we're in our own company with little to disturb our thoughts, I've had some almost transcendental moments in the past when I used to spend hours sitting at the thick end of a fishing rod.
There was a very interesting jumping off point for me early in this video. You passed a Blue Plaque on Forest Road which, I discovered, marks the birth place of the poet George Granville Barker. I'd never heard of him but it seems he led a rather interesting, bohemian, life. www.theguardian.com/books/2008/apr/19/poetry Cheers 👍🏼
cheers Mick. It's funny I've looked at that plaque quite a few times but never really looked further into Granville Barker, perhaps because I associated him with one of his plays I'd seen in the West End in the early 90's and thought that was it (it's possible I confused him with Harley Granville-Barker but I'm pretty sure it was George, although he seems to have only written two plays). But yes what a life - 15 kids!
Good walk, and lovely to see parts of the country i have never been before. Light was so soft at the end.
thanks Street Rambler - that light was really special, so great to capture it
@@JohnRogersWalks Indeed, went for a Ramble on Saturday on part of the Staffordshire Way.
Thanks for this walk your video's are such a big part of my Sunday's. I did not cmment last week sorry. But i did see the video of in walking in Ilford I place i know so well.
And i love the face your vieo's are nice and long so thank you
That's really wonderful to hear 4thEye - I make a big effort to upload on a Sunday and love the way it's become a really special feature of my week
@@JohnRogersWalks Thank you John its become a big part of my week too. well done the video's it a great end to my week
Thanks again John. Went on a guided walk in the New Forest and the guide mentioned the his belief that trees are connected by fungi and such, like to think so.
Great stuff, John! 🌲🌲🌲
thanks Ashley
Ah August, best month for filming. Glorious golden light, nothing quite like it any other time of year. Really enjoyed this John, hope your back is better :-)
thanks Mouxbar - the back is much better now
Wonderful.
I'm hoping to visit london in the summer, and if i do, I am so coming here, looks great Epping Forest and around it
WOW! The forest in the Essex area is a big one, lots of walks and lots to see and do.
Back from a week away - and great to have a new film in the forest
When i ran the youth hostel at High Beech in the 90s that was sort of my way in and out of town. Compass can be useful.
Hi John. May i recommend a walk i was on today. Got a train to Cheshunt, walked along the Lea up to Wormley and around some of the Cheshunt pits. Really nice walk, although very hot today! I'm a bit of a lightweight walking in the sun and i tend to come alive more in the Autumn and winter!
thanks for the tip - I know the area but have somehow missed the pits - another great reason to return
Wormley definitely worth visiting. 👍