About
Dark Tales & Strange Sounds at Copped Hall VIII
Copped Hall, For Sat Nav use: CM16 5HR
Date & Time
Saturday 31st October 2026.
Gates will open at 6.00pm for a 7pm start. The event will conclude at 9pm.
Cost
£22.00 per person. The event is unsuitable for children.
Location
Location Main storytelling and performances will be on the First floor Saloon, State Hall and other rooms, including the Ground floor. Access is to the First Floor is currently via staircases only. Those with mobility impairments interested in attending should contact the Box Office (details below) to assess the suitability of this event before booking a ticket.
Description
"An irrepressible tremor gradually pervaded my frame; and, at length, there sat upon my very heart an incubus of utterly causeless alarm. Shaking this off with a gasp and a struggle, I uplifted myself upon the pillows, and, peering earnestly within the intense darkness of the changer, hearkened - I know not why, except that an instinctive spirit prompted me - to certain low and indefinite sounds which came, through the pauses of the storm, at long intervals, I knew not whence."
The Fall of the House of Usher by Oscar Wilde
The eighth evening of tales and sounds to chill your heart! Copped Hall present another classic ghost story from Sinister Masterplan (Laura Sampson Storyteller, and Sam Enthoven Thereminist) and making her fifth appearance at the mansion will be storyteller Minnie Wilkinson, delving into the darker side of 18th century life.
We're promised another deeply disturbing performance by Poppy Liqueur and Raxil4.
And strange sounds indeed will be conjured, live, by Robin the Fog who will fill the State Hall with more of his extraordinary live tape-loops, involving your very own voices.
Don't have nightmares.....
The Copped Hall Bar will be open, and a roaring log fire will warm you in the Servants Hall. And, new this time, pianist Ben Davis will tickle the ivories as you arrive!
The event will occupy a variety of spaces in the Mansion. Main performances will be in the upstairs Saloon and State Hall and other rooms. Access to the First Floor is currently via staircases only. Please contact the Box Office to assess the suitability of this event before booking a ticket.
This event is unsuitable for children.
Event Querries?
Please contact the Box Office on 07749 397932 for any questions you have with connection with this event.
Buy Tickets
Tickets can be purchased on line:
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Both debit and credit cards may be used.
If you are having problems with buying tickets via Ticketsource, please contact our Box Office on 07749 397932 or email the Box Office on: tickets@coppedhalltrust.org.uk
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Map & Directions
Road Directions
From the M25, junction 26 Follow signs to Loughton (then to Epping). Drive uphill through the forest to the roundabout. Take the first left exit (B1393), passing the garage on the left. In slightly over half a mile, turn left, signposted Upshire. After a few hundred yards you will see on the right the entrance gates and gate houses to Copped Hall.
From Woodford and Loughton Drive to the Wake Arms roundabout, follow signs to Epping (B1393) passing the garage on your left, in slightly over half a mile, turn left, signposted Upshire. After a few hundred yards you will see on the right the entrance gates and gate houses to Copped Hall.
From Harlow and the M11 Follow signs to Epping for approximately 5 miles. Through Epping, after passing the Bell Hotel on your right, in slightly over a mile turn right, signposted Upshire. After a few hundred yards you will see on the right the entrance gates and gate houses to Copped Hall.
From North Weald. Drive to Epping Through Epping, after passing the Bell Hotel on your right, in slightly over a mile turn right, signposted Upshire. After a few hundred yards you will see on the right the entrance gates and gate houses to Copped Hall.
For Satnav, use CM16 5HR.
Public Transport Directions
Please note, Copped Hall is located on the buffer lands of Epping Forest. There is no public transport access nearby. Nearest stations are on the Central Line at Epping or Loughton where taxis can take you to Copped Hall.
