Theydon Oak Inn

The Theydon Oak Inn is a traditional village pub and restaurant in Epping, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. It occupies a historic 18th-century building set in a conservation area of Epping Forest, and is described as the quintessential country pub. The pub has been run as a family business by Iain and Stacey since 2013, operating as a "true" family-run free house — that is, an independent pub not tied to a particular brewery. The Theydon Oak serves modern British classics made with hand-picked local ingredients, alongside real ales and cider. Its food and drink offering is complemented by a large, family-friendly outdoor area that includes an all-weather children's play area, an award-winning beer garden and a covered pergola. The pub also hosts music and entertainment, quiz nights and a beer festival, and Christmas is described as its favourite and busiest time of year, with party nights, brunches and festive menus. The building retains original features including timber beams, two log-burning stoves and a large collection of horse brasses decorating the walls and ceilings. The pub positions itself as a welcoming local for the people of the Epping area — a place to celebrate, treat yourself or simply relax — and is listed on Wikidata as a pub in Epping, Epping Forest, Essex.

The Theydon Oak Inn is a pub and restaurant in Epping, in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Its building is a historic 18th-century pub set within a conservation area of Epping Forest, and the pub describes itself as the quintessential country pub. It retains original features such as timber beams, two log-burning stoves and thousands of horse brasses that adorn its walls and ceilings. Since 2013 the pub has been run as a family business by Iain and Stacey, operating as a "true" family-run free house — an independent pub not tied to a brewery. Under their ownership it has developed a reputation as a favourite pub and restaurant for the people of the Epping area, offering traditional home-cooked food that uses as much of the local larder as possible, together with real ale and cider. The Theydon Oak has expanded its offer beyond food and drink to include music and entertainment, quiz nights and a beer festival. Its outdoor facilities include an all-weather children's play area, an award-winning beer garden and a covered pergola, and it offers a BBQ menu in summer. Christmas is described as its favourite and busiest time of year, with party nights, brunches and festive menus. The pub is recorded on Wikidata as a pub in Epping, Epping Forest, Essex.

• 2013

  Iain and Stacey begin running The Theydon Oak as a family pub and restaurant.

A traditional, family-run free-house village pub and restaurant offering modern British food, real ales and family-friendly outdoor space in the Epping area.

• Modern British classics menu

  Restaurant menu based on modern British classics with hand-picked local ingredients.

• Real ales and cider

  Real ale and cider served at the pub.

• BBQ menu

  Summer BBQ menu served in the outdoor spaces.

• Christmas festive menus

  Party nights, brunches and Christmas festive menus.

1. 1Theydon Oak – A village pub & restaurant in Essextheydonoak.co.uk
2. 2About us – Theydon Oaktheydonoak.co.uk
3. 3Theydon Oak Inn – Wikidatawikidata.org