Loughton 24 Forest Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1DX Get Directions 020 8508 1325 Contact Us Book An Appointment Opening TimesMonday: 9.00am – 5.30pm Tuesday: 9.00am – 5.30pm Wednesday: 9.00am – 5.30pm Thursday: 9.00am – 5.30pm Friday: 9.00am – 5.30pm Saturday: 8.30am – 4.30pm Sunday: Closed Our team are dedicated to helping you get the best care for your vision Formerly Meryl James Opticians and now a part of the Bayfields family, we continue to offer an excellent clinical service and our highly-skilled eye care professionals are here to help determine the best solution for you and your lifestyle. Why come to us? Key Services: Advanced Eye Tests OCT scans NHS and Children's Eye Tests FREE contact lenses trials Contact lens fitting Experts in low vision assessments, diabetic retinal screening, paediatric refractions and dry eye Glasses cleaning, adjustment and repairs Useful Info: Conveniently located on Forest Road in Loughton Free parking for 1 hour outside the practice Smarts Lane Car Park is just a short walk away Portable Ramp for Wheelchair access Free Refreshments Previously known as Meryl James Opticians and TCO Atkinson Opticians Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists Loughton Our Bayfields Opticians team at Loughton, formerly known as Meryl James Opticians, are dedicated to helping you get the best and most expert eye tests and eye care. We offer an excellent clinical service and our highly-skilled eye care professionals are here to help determine the best solution for you and your lifestyle. You’ll never be rushed —we like to take the time to get to know you When you visit us for an eye test, you won’t be in and out in 15 or 20 minutes. Our appointments usually last around 45 minutes, which gives us a chance to completely satisfy your questions and concerns while getting to know what we can do to make your life better... Audiology is here! To complement the full range of optical services we offer, we've now rolled out full audiological services to make sure that your hearing is just as healthy as your vision. We offer free hearing tests and trials of best-selling hearing products —ask one of our team when you drop by to find out more. Brands Available At Our Loughton Branch Google Reviews 5 19 reviews Write a review Joanna Wragg a month ago Meryl is always fantastic and kind, whether it’s just an eye... test or when I needed a referral onto a specialist she knew the best person to see and how to obtain an appointment. I cannot fault the service you get. This was the first time I needed glasses and the whole process was faultless; Ian the whole team get ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me. Read more Sue Faulkner 2 months ago Very good place to have your eyes tested. Everyone I spoke t...o there were very nice. Receptionist checked my glasses. Margaret (who checked my eyes plus another extra test) explained everything she was doing plus talking about the results. After that a gentleman helped me with finding a pair of glasses which is quite difficult because there are so many to look at. Read more ANN Sims 2 months ago Very happy with my first visit to Bayfields in Loughton. Eve...ryone was very friendly and informative. I had a full range of eye testing and was kept informed at every step. There was no pressure to buy their frames but a large selection was available on display if you wanted . I would definitely recommend this opticians (and the coffee is good ! ) Read more Margaret Burley a month ago I have attended Meryl James since before it became Meryl Jam...es at Bayfields . They are by far and away the best in the area. I always see Meryl and couldn’t have better attention . Another opticians in Loughton ( which shall remain anonymous) totally missed the fact that I had cataracts . This was instantly picked up by Meryl and I was referred. The staff couldn’t be more helpful . I couldn’t recommend more highly . Read more Alan Heath 5 months ago Very helpful staff. Thorough eye examination. Good range of ...frames and lenses, can recommend. Also coffee while you wait! Read more Get in Touch Name Email Phone Location --- Please select --- Abingdon Alsager Barnard Castle Beckenham Bicester Camberley Chester Clitheroe Egham Eltham Ewell Fleet Frodsham Guildford Harrogate Headingley Headington Henleaze Horsforth Huddersfield Knaresborough Leamington Spa Lightwater Loughton Lytham St Annes Macclesfield Maidstone Morpeth Nantwich Newcastle-under-Lyme North Walsham Northcote Road - London Ossett Oxted Pontefract Sandbach Sidcup South Woodford South Woodham Ferrers Staines Sunninghill Tarporley Thame University of Leeds Wakefield Wallingford Welwyn Garden City Woking Yeadon York Enquiry Please tick here if you would like us to send you information regarding our latest news, offers and updates. Your data will be used in compliance with our privacy policy.
Joanna Wragg a month ago Meryl is always fantastic and kind, whether it’s just an eye... test or when I needed a referral onto a specialist she knew the best person to see and how to obtain an appointment. I cannot fault the service you get. This was the first time I needed glasses and the whole process was faultless; Ian the whole team get ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me. Read more
Sue Faulkner 2 months ago Very good place to have your eyes tested. Everyone I spoke t...o there were very nice. Receptionist checked my glasses. Margaret (who checked my eyes plus another extra test) explained everything she was doing plus talking about the results. After that a gentleman helped me with finding a pair of glasses which is quite difficult because there are so many to look at. Read more
ANN Sims 2 months ago Very happy with my first visit to Bayfields in Loughton. Eve...ryone was very friendly and informative. I had a full range of eye testing and was kept informed at every step. There was no pressure to buy their frames but a large selection was available on display if you wanted . I would definitely recommend this opticians (and the coffee is good ! ) Read more
Margaret Burley a month ago I have attended Meryl James since before it became Meryl Jam...es at Bayfields . They are by far and away the best in the area. I always see Meryl and couldn’t have better attention . Another opticians in Loughton ( which shall remain anonymous) totally missed the fact that I had cataracts . This was instantly picked up by Meryl and I was referred. The staff couldn’t be more helpful . I couldn’t recommend more highly . Read more
Alan Heath 5 months ago Very helpful staff. Thorough eye examination. Good range of ...frames and lenses, can recommend. Also coffee while you wait! Read more