Owl, High Beech - pub details
Address: Lippitts Hill, High Beech, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 08721 077 077 (ref 12676)
Chingford (1.7 miles), Brimsdown (2.4 miles), Enfield Lock (2.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 6.6/10 (rated by 9 users)
> Local guide: Essex pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Duke of Wellington, High Beech (1.0 miles), Kings Oak, High Beech (1.0 miles), Plough, Chingford (1.1 miles), Bakers Arms, Waltham Abbey (1.2 miles), Royal Oak, Loughton (1.4 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Owl, High Beech
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| Potentially a fantastic pub in a fantastic location. Staff who can barely be bothered to serve you, dreadful food fresh from the microwave and a self service system that permits anyone to be loitering around your food (including sneezing kids on my last visit) because they can't even be bothered to serve you at your table all take away from the experience somewhat. A real shame. Try somewhere else. eric_is_bananaman - 17 Apr 2009 10:15 |
| I found a postcard amongst my Grandmother's belongings from her grandmother sent to her in ± 1901. It has a picture of The Owl - High Beech. The the back is written - "Grandpapa and Uncle George walked to the "Owl" yesterday - it is a funny old place over hundred years old and is liked for its good beer. All send fondest love to you .......etc" Her grandparents lived in Loughton at the time and my grandmother lived in Victoria Province, Rhodesia - she would have been about 3 yrs old. Swanscoe - 29 Jun 2007 14:55 |
| The 'Don't tease the water otter' sign is a joke. At one time there was an old water cistern (full of water) with a chain running into the water. At the end of the chain was a kettle (a 'water (h)otter'). Lame joke. But, as the previous writer pointed out, great views. Bauman - 24 Jun 2007 09:25 |
| Set on top of a verdant hill above the forest, there has been a pub on this site for centuries, though the current incarnation was built in the 1960s after the last one was demolished becauise it was unsafe. Serves decent food and the beer garden affords excellent views over Epping Forest below. And what is with that 'Don't tease the water otter' sign? Greshon - 16 Feb 2007 09:40 |
| A very nice pub in a pleasant location. Particularly nice in the summer months. lauriepage4 - 23 Oct 2006 22:10 |
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