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THE CASTLE INN
High Road
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 0XG
020 8505 8615 |
The area around the Castle Inn was once a hamlet known as Woodford Row. The present Castle Inn dates back to the early 1800s but there has been a hostelry on the same site at least since the 1750s. A former posting house, the Castle has long been one of the area's most popular watering holes for visitors to Epping Forest.
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THE CROWN & CROOKED BILLET
13 Cross Road
Woodford Bridge
Essex
IG8 8BN
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The Crown and Crooked Billet was built in the late 18th century though altered since. Its scenic position overlooking the larger of the two greens and the pond at Woodford Bridge has ensured its popularity.
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THE EAGLE INN
73 Hollybush Hill
Snaresbrook
London
E11 1PE
020 8989 7618
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Originally known as the Spread Eagle, this was an important 18th century coaching inn on the London-to-Newmarket route. Now rebranded and owned by a carvery chain, the Eagle has a restaurant to the rear. Eagle Pond, nearby, takes its name from this popular inn.
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THE GEORGE, WANSTEAD
High Street
Wanstead
London
E11 2RL
020 8989 2921
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The present George was built in 1904 to replace an earlier hostelry which in its early days was called the George and Dragon. This was a coaching inn on the London to Epping route: coaches could be booked next door. The building of the railway in 1856 meant there were fewer coaches from that time on, but the George has remained a popular watering hole ever since.
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THE GEORGE, WOODFORD
70 High Road
South Woodford London
E18 2QL
020 8532 2441 |
The traditional-looking George Inn, on the corner of High Road and George Lane, helps retain some historic character in South Woodford. The building dates from the early 18c but has later additions. There is known to have been a 17th century inn preceding this one, however, known as Horns Inn. By the mid 18th century the George was one of five inns in Woodford: the others being the White Hart, the Ship and Castle, the New Wells, and the Old Wells.
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THE HORSE AND WELL
566–568 High Road
Woodford Wells
Essex
IG8 0PS
020 8505 8805
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The Horse and Well at Woodford Wells existed as the Horse and Groom by the early 1770s, and as the Woodford Wells in 1838. It was licensed as the Horse and Wells in about 1784. There had been two other pubs at Woodford Wells: The Old Wells and the New Wells. Both those were gone by the end of the 1700s. The present Horse and Well was built in the early 19th century.
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KING'S HEAD INN
High Road
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 6QA
020 8500 2021
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This historic pub in Chigwell was the inspiration for the Maypole Inn in Charles Dickens’ novel Barnaby Rudge. In the 20th century it was a favourite lunch venue for Sir Winston Churchill during his time as the local Member of Parliament.
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