Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford

London · United Kingdom · Historisk byggnad · Scare 3/5

Legend says Elizabeth I rode her horse straight up the timber staircase in triumph at the Armada's defeat. The stair is still there.

The timbered tower house at the edge of Epping Forest was built in 1543 for Henry VIII as a 'great standing' — an open grandstand where the court could watch the deer hunt driven below them and shoot down into it with crossbows. Elizabeth I had it remodelled, and tradition insists that in triumph at the Spanish Armada's destruction in 1588 she rode her horse straight up the broad oak staircase to the top floor. The stair survives and is wide enough to make the story feel plausible. The building stands alone at the wood's edge above Chingford, in the same forest that sheltered Dick Turpin, that holds Hangman's Hill and the Suicide Pool, and that has for centuries been the darkest ground nearest London. Visitors report footsteps on the empty top floor.

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How scary is Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford?

Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford has a scare factor of 3/5 according to Haunted Places’ verified ratings.

Where is Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford located?

Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford is in London, United Kingdom.