This week on the map
Find the places mentioned in this edition. The outline includes the forest and its neighbouring towns.
The places in this edition, at a glance.
Shops, cafés, restaurants & pubs
Local finds and changes around the forest.
Railway Tavern
Already tradingWoodford Green
An established pub on Snakes Lane East, Woodford Green.
Source: Food Standards Agency
Brothers Supermarket
Already tradingChingford
A grocery shop on Chingford Mount Road, already trading.
Source: Food Standards Agency
Eesa Halal Meat & Groceries
Already tradingChingford
A halal grocer on Chingford Mount Road, already trading.
Source: Food Standards Agency
Leo's Caffe Bar
Already tradingChingford
A café on Chingford Mount Road, already trading.
Source: Food Standards Agency
Tandoori Cottage
Already tradingChingford
An Indian restaurant on Chingford Mount Road, already trading.
Source: Food Standards Agency
The Gelato Kitchen
Possibly closedLoughton
This gelato and dessert café on Loughton High Road looks to have closed. Neighbours in a local community group say it's been shut for several months with no explanation, and it no longer shows up as a registered food business at that address, even though every other shop on the same stretch does. The business itself has not confirmed the closure.
Road closures & access
Things that might affect getting around the forest.
Bakers Lane, Epping
Ongoing closureEpping
Bakers Lane's roadworks and resurfacing, which began on 8 September, are still running as previously reported -- essential improvements ahead of the new Epping Leisure Centre opening. The current phase is unconfirmed; check the council’s latest notices before travelling.
Source: Epping Forest District Council
Water mains replacement
Ongoing, multi-year projectLoughton
Thames Water's three-year mains replacement across more than sixty roads in and around Loughton continues. Queens Road, Spareleaze Hill, Hillyfields, Woodbury Hill and Rectory Lane have already been completed; more streets are due to be dug up through the rest of this year and into next. Anyone on an affected road should get a letter beforehand with exact dates.
Source: Thames Water
The forest's grazing cattle
Epping Forest's conservation-grazing cattle move around the forest through the year.
Where the cattle are grazing
Moved this weekSewardstone
The forest's grazing cattle have moved to a new area close to Sewardstone.
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