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Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, 8 Rangers Road, London, E4 7QH.
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge was originally called the Great Standing. It was built for King Henry VIII in 1543 and was used as a grandstand to watch the hunting of deer or possibly from which to shoot deer, with crossbows.
It is the only remaining timber-framed Standing in England, possibly in Europe, and is an excellent example of Tudor carpentry. Today, it is calm and peaceful: a fabulous historic building surrounded by Epping Forest, an area of beautiful semi-natural woodland on the edge of London.
King Henry VIII commissioned this Hunting Lodge in 1542-3. The walls of the main body of the building were completely open with neither windows nor infill between the timbers. This allowed the hunters more freedom with their bows. The roof was tiled, as now.
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Opening Times:
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All Year Round |
13:00-16:00 |
Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
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Opening
times listed were correct at the time of entry but should be checked before
departure.
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Admission/Prices:
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All Visitors Free of Charge
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Prices listed were correct at the time of entry but should
be checked before departure.
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