The London Loop: Stage 13: Enfield Lock - Chigwell

Enfield Lock Station
Enfield Lock Station
The LOOP starts in style.
'Rifles' Pub
'Rifles' Pub
This pub has seen better todays. In the olden days (late 1800s), the famous Lee Enfield rifles were made near here.
The Lee Navigation
The Lee Navigation
Flows from Luton to Limehouse Basin
The Lee Navigation
The Lee Navigation
Sewardstone Green
Sewardstone Green
Or thereabouts...
Barn Hill
Barn Hill
In the neighbourhood of...
Berries
Berries
We ate some of these - well, the black ones anyway.
View of King George's Reservoir
View of King George's Reservoir
This and the William Gurling provide more than a quarter of London's drinking water.
Barn Hill
Barn Hill
In the vicinity of...
On Daws Hill
On Daws Hill
Probably...
Horse!
Horse!
We always see a horse on the LOOP - no doubt about it.
Some nice farmhouses
Some nice farmhouses
Carolls Farm
Carolls Farm
On the Bury Road.
Tom is angry
Tom is angry
He wants something to eat I expect.
Yardley Hill
Yardley Hill
Perhaps...
Yardley Hill
Yardley Hill
Maybe...
The Hawk Wood
The Hawk Wood
I suppose...
The Road into Chingford
The Road into Chingford
Definitely...
The Chingford Plain
The Chingford Plain
Lunch at last
Lunch at last
In Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge (pub)
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
This dates from the early 16th century.
Butler's Retreat
Butler's Retreat
What you see being served from the hatch are cups of tea. Not just ordinary tea - no - they are good honest mugs of tea.
Countryside near Chingford
Countryside near Chingford
House near Chingford
House near Chingford
Powell's Forest
Powell's Forest
Most likely...
Not lost yet
Not lost yet
Urban Scenery
Urban Scenery
Sometimes it's just as good as the nature.
The Suburbs of Buckhurst Hill
The Suburbs of Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill
Welcome!
Houses on the Horizon
Houses on the Horizon
Pretty Lake
Pretty Lake
This lake was created when they dug a big hole to get all the gravel for the nearby M11.
Chigwell
Chigwell
We have arrived in the suburbs.
Chigwell Station
Chigwell Station
The end of the line.