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As above, that stretch really is horrific - as well as the issues mentioned above there are a few sets of lights on it too.
Move it about a mile east and you have the roads up through Epping - they should be just as quiet at that time, and although they're a bit more up and down, you're less likely to do damage to yourself or your bike.
Nice one. The Premier Inn is close by so should have time to do some practice the afternoon before.
In the meantime I took a clubmates advice and created the closest 10 mile loop I could that is flat and, early morning, should be relatively traffic (light) free.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18988624
Actual route is pretty minging from memory but that's not really the point.