Theydon Bois to Epping

Yesterday I walked from Theydon Bois to Epping. There are several pleasant ways to do this, but on this occasion I chose a three-mile dogleg via Epping Forest rather than two miles direct across the fields. I blogged these walks in 2009 and 2015 respectively, adequately at the time, so best not repeat myself. But here are several things I noted along the way in 2026 (and you can take "oh this is really nice" as read). Theydon Bois - a quick summary Rare example of a village with its own tube station, in this case on the Central line. The Underground's fifth least-used station, likely because the local population is barely 4000. Famously the only place on the tube without any street lights. The name rhymes with 'Boys' (whenever I blog about Theydon Bois this is generally the only thing people want to comment about). Used to have four pubs but The Railway Arms and Sixteen String Jack closed in 2011 and 2016 respectively and are now flats. A really nice place to live. The most famous…