The village itself is small, so the honest list is short. We only name places we can check on an official public page. Room types, prices and availability change, so confirm on the venue site before you book. Forest Row sits on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest, which the Conservators say is open every day. A stay here is often a base for a walk, then a meal back in the village.
In the village: The Chequers Inn Hotel
The stay already listed in the village centre is The Chequers Inn Hotel on Lewes Road, in The Square. Its own site describes a 15th-century pub with a lounge, dining room and a hotel offering bed and breakfast, plus conference and banqueting rooms. It places Forest Row near East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells, and surrounded by Ashdown Forest.
Historic England lists Chequers Inn on Lewes Road as a Grade II building. Use the hotel site for current rooms, not the list entry. The listing has the address, phone and official website. For a meal in the same village, start with Eat and Drink.
Brambletye Hotel is not a current stay
Brambletye Hotel stands on The Square and is still in the directory as a village-centre hotel. The listing, last checked on 18 October 2026, marks it temporarily closed and says it is not a current stay, meal or booking option. Check that page or the operator site before you treat it as open.
A country hotel at Wych Cross
Just south of the village, at Wych Cross, Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club gives its address as Ashdown Park, Wych Cross, near Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JR. The hotel’s own site presents it as a country hotel and country club surrounded by Ashdown Forest.
The Conservators of Ashdown Forest also name Ashdown Park Hotel among places to get food and drink on or beside the Forest. We already have a What’s On page for the hotel’s Christmas Market. The hotel is not yet a directory listing. If you run it, Suggest a place. Confirm rooms on the hotel site, not from this note.
Group camping and lodges, not wild camping
The Conservators say camping and overnight stays in Forest car parks are prohibited, along with tents or other structures without permission. If you want to sleep under canvas, book a proper site. Do not pull onto a verge or a Conservators car park. Start with our Ashdown Forest page, then read the Conservators parking and visitor pages on the day.
Scout Adventures Broadstone Warren sits on Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JS. The official centre page describes 400 acres in Ashdown Forest, with on-site camping, a tented village in season, and Broadstone Lodge for indoor group stays. It is run by The Scout Association for Scout and Guide camps, Duke of Edinburgh residentials and school trips. That is a booked group centre, not a last-minute bed and breakfast. Confirm availability on the Scout Adventures site.
Holiday lets and glamping around the Forest
Self-catering cottages and glamping pitches sit around Ashdown Forest more than on the village high street. The Ashdown Forest Tourism Association keeps a Places to Stay list and a Camping and Glamping list for member businesses from East Grinstead to Uckfield. Those pages change as members join or leave, so use them as a live directory, not as our own inventory.
If you run a Forest Row bed and breakfast, cottage or glamping pitch that we have missed, Suggest a place and we can add a free listing once the public facts check.
Getting here, parking and a day in the village
Forest Row has no railway station. Getting To Forest Row covers the bus from East Grinstead, Forest Way on foot or by bike, and the A22. Practical info has the library, toilets and parking notes. The Conservators Visitor Centre and Forest Office are on Colemans Hatch Road near Wych Cross; toilets there follow the centre’s own opening times. Once you have a bed, Eat and Drink is the village food list.
If a stay detail is wrong, send a correction through Update a listing or Contact.
Sources
Chequers Inn Hotel, Historic England Chequers Inn, Ashdown Park Hotel, Conservators FAQs, Scout Adventures Broadstone Warren and Ashdown Forest Tourism Association Places to Stay.