After a year off the urbex game, an itch needed scratching and I am back with a nice local explore only 15 mins down the road!
After cautiously walking around the grounds, setting off the occasional alarm and absolutely water logging my shoes, we found a route inside hidden in plain sight.
As always with these things, much of the interior had already been removed and stripped many years ago. Disappointingly, no piano or anything of much interest despite the last report only being two months ago.
Despite the above, it was a great day out and nice easy going explore after a years break from it all. History below, as always, unashamedly pinched from Wikipedia
Briggens House is a Grade II listed 18th-century house and parklands near the village of Roydon, Essex. It has a number of features from the garden designer Charles Bridgeman from 1720. There are also some remains of the pleasure gardens developed by Lord Hunsden in 1908.
In 1979 the house was converted into a hotel and conference centre with a separate golf club occupying the parkland. The hotel closed its doors In 2006. In 2010 it reopened as a wedding venue but this did not have planning permission and was immediately closed down. As of November 2019 the house remains closed to the public but the golf course is still in place.
