where to go fro a nice drive and lunch from east london

[housen]

hi guys love driveing on nice roads and love eating in nice resturants , where can i drive to from east london and experience both a nice drive and a nice place for lunch ?

dont mind if its a 1hr plus journey

hope you can hlep

[EDLT]

France?

[Chris71]

Depends whereabouts in East London you are, but beyond the icky bits inside the M25 most of Essex is actually very nice.

If you're north of the river I'd suggest heading out into the more rural parts of Essex towards Thaxted and the Bardfields. You're into idyllic villages pretty quickly, so I wouldn't expect it would be difficult to find a smart gastro pub somewhere.

[Fas1975]

EDLT said:

France?

This. I live in Berkshire and have done a day trip to teteghem, near Calais, for lunch and a drive, just on a whim with Mrs Fas

[rallycross]

Head down to Kent some nice rural lanes around canterbury/Lydden Hill stop for a nice lunch at the Dog Inn at wingham

http://www.thedoginn.co.uk/

Just be careful when you tell people afterwards what you did at the weekend in case they miss- hear you!

[car crazy]

Burnham on crouch via Chelmsford Danbury and south wooham ferrets lovely village nice pubs and a good drivers road
Lol my phone obviously doesn't know the word ferrers

Edited by car crazy on Friday 18th May 12:04

[Alfa numeric]

If you're south of the river then the road from Sevenoaks to Caterham is a nice one and Westerham's a good place for lunch. This route has the added bonus of taking in an Aston Martin dealership, a Ferrari dealership and of course Caterham's showroom!

[Grey Ghost]

This place is owened by a PH'er who runs a breakfast club there:

http://www.pieandpintinns.co.uk/thehare/index.php

If the Full English is anything to go by the pub food in normal hours should be OK. Just to the west of Chlemsford so easy in 1 hour from East London straight up the A12 and through the town centre past the cricket ground.

Another potential little gem that has been mentioned recently on here is this place:

http://www.theredcow.com/

Me and Mrs Ghost are going to pay a visit one Saturday lunchtime when the weather picks up a bit. From the map I estimate about 20 minutes from J8 (Stansted Airport) of the M11 so again you have easy access from East London.

[z4chris99]

I'm in the same position, east London 1st and 2nd gear does my head in.

I drove down to the mulberry chris Evans place on a Sunday and was a nice drive once you got out of the sticks.

[crashley]

Finchingfield's nice.