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Copped Hall was the burnt-out shell of a fine Georgian mansion but now being restored. Superbly sited on a ridge overlooking its landscaped parkland. The mansion and gardens are situated on a site of ancient human habitation.
Down Hall Country House Hotel, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7AS (5 miles, 9 km)
tel: 01279 731441
Epping Forest, Paul's Nursery Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AE (8 miles, 12 km)
tel: 0208 5296681
Epping Forest is of national and international conservation importance with two thirds of it being designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.
39-41 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1EL (7 miles, 11 km)
tel: 01992 564551
Epping Forest District Museum features seven galleries revealing the fascinating story of the museum's collections.
Epping Ongar Railway is Essex's LONGEST heritage railway and the CLOSEST TO LONDON, running from Ongar to North Weald and into Epping Forest.
Burnt Mill Lane, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2QS (1 miles, 2 km)
tel: 0345 200420
Activities include stand up paddleboards, archery, canoeing, high ropes, kayaking, mountain boarding, orienteering and problem solving. Now also features one of the largest climbing walls in the South East!
Civic Centre, The Water Gardens, Harlow, Essex, CM20 1WG (0 miles, 0 km)
tel: 01279 446404
A permanent collection of 20th century British watercolours and drawings as well as a changing exhibition programme featuring the work of both local artists and artists of the world-renown.
The oldest wooden church in the world, dating from the 11th century. Picturesque building in a quiet location, with Tudor chancel and Crusaders grave. A supposed resting place for St Edmund’s body.
Sewardstone Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3GP (8 miles, 12 km)
tel: 03000 030 610
Open since 2004, Gunpowder Park has been reclaimed and regenerated from its former use as a Royal Ordnance munitions testing facility.
Nazeing New Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN10 6TD (5 miles, 8 km)
tel: 01992 709 895
Lee Valley Almost Wild Campsite, Broxbourne is the perfect place to for city dwellers to escape the high rises and discover nature. With limited facilities and a beautiful natural surrounding, you'll find peace of mind in the woodland.
Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF (5 miles, 8 km)
tel: 01992 892781
Let the kids go wild, Lee Valley Park Farms where there’s so much to see and do one visit is never enough!
Myddelton House, Bulls Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HG (7 miles, 11 km)
tel: 03000 030 610
The award-winning Lee Valley Regional Park stretches an incredible 26 miles along the leafy banks of the River Lee, from Ware in Hertfordshire, through Essex, to the Thames at East India Dock Basin.
Station Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN9 1AB (7 miles, 12 km)
tel: 03000 030 616
Enjoy an unforgettable day of adrenalin pumping white water rafting as you take on the wild rapids international athletes will face in the London 2012 Games! Open in spring 2011, this impressive venue is the best of its type in the world.
Redwings Ada Cole is home to around 70 horses, ponies and donkeys. Visitors can enjoy walking tours and horse care demonstrations, followed by hot drinks and tasty bakes from the café.
Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 2EF (6 miles, 9 km)
tel: 03000 030 610
Open countryside, forming part of Lee Valley Regional Park, dotted with lakes & wildflower meadows attracting a wide range of wildlife including kingfisher, great crested grebe, little ringed plover & dragonfly. An ideal place for a picnic.
Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY (7 miles, 11 km)
tel: 01992 707370
Discover a top secret world of excitement, experiments and explosions at the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey. A fascinating, hands-on guide to gunpowder, big bangs, weapons and warfare, too.
Rye Road Rye House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 0EH (4 miles, 6 km)
tel: 01992 460895
Due to the recent achievements of Lewis and Jensen, Rye-House Kart Raceway is now a famous venue that has become the UK's foremost Karting centre and offers the perfect introduction into the world of Motor Sport.
Marsh Lane, Gilden Way, Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NA (3 miles, 5 km)
tel: 01279 442112
The Gibberd Garden is a tranquil, 7 acre garden, planned as a series of theatrical spaces, with a unique collection of sculpture – a garden to delight the senses and the mind.
