Epping Forest and Copped Hall Walk

We started our walk at Epping Station (a bit later than intended, but that gave people a chance to have a cup of coffee from the stall).  It was a well attended walk with 16 members taking part.

We commenced by taking the pedestrian path near the car park and cutting through to the Forest, walking parallel to the Epping New Road where we crossed over, past the Bell Hotel, onto a path through meadows on the Copped Hall estate to eventually reach the estate road up to the White House.  We then crossed a stile and followed a grassy path to reach another small estate road which led to the entrance to The Selvedge, a fairly narrow wooded strip with a deer tunnel underneath the M25, and up to the Warren Plantation near Crown Hill.  

We sat on fallen trees to have our lunch, but as we were about to set off again unfortunately one of our members felt unwell.   As a precaution,  we called an ambulance;  thanks very much to our Chairman who took care of that.  We've now learned how to use What3Words (very useful).  Thanks so much for the support of other members waiting and obtaining  chair and blanket from the very helpful people at the Lodge near the gate (we didn't need them eventually).  Some members had to go on ahead as they had prior engagements and a number of others went along with them to meet us later at the Forest Gate pub in Ivy Chimneys.  As it happens the ambulance was with us in under an hour (that must be a record).  They were very efficient and took our unwell member along to the hospital for further checkups  (thankfully they were feeling a bit better by then) but it was the best thing to do.  I am delighted to say that they were feeling better by the following  day.

The remainder of us then carried on the walk across the main drive and through the other section of the Warren Plantation. We then walked across the field and crossed the Epping New Road to walk along through the Forest to join the others at the Forest Gate pub.  After refreshments we carried on our walk back to Eppimg Station. 

We had fine weather and some walked a bit further than others (so I understand), having done a bit of a detour back to the Pub.

Anyway, everyone got back safely and it was a very pleasant,  if eventful, walk.

I made it round about 5 1/2 miles.

Lynne,  2nd October 2025