Forest Row featured in the film The Collector (1965)
The centre of Forest Row Village, including Forest Row Village Hall, features in the closing scene of The Collector.

The centre of Forest Row Village, including Forest Row Village Hall, features in the closing scene of The Collector.

Forest Row’s history goes back centuries, but it’s the visit of one of the 20th centuries most famous politicians that made the biggest headlines.

The story of the fundraising campaign in 1987 to enable East Sussex County Council to purchase the freehold of Ashdown Forest and save it for posterity.

Forest Row railway station opened on 1 October 1866. After serving the community for over a century, the station was closed to passengers on 2 January 1967.

Freshfield Hall in Forest Row is the heart of this lively community.
An expansive history of Forest Row, following its development over the centuries changes in land use, and the evolving character of this historic East Sussex village.