What's On in Forest Row

Yoga Wednesdays at Nutley War Memorial Hall

11:30–12:30 at Nutley War Memorial Hall. Weekly Wednesday yoga with Yoga Fusion with Wendy, from 14 October 2026.

Mobile Post Office

Every Thursday, 11:00–11:30, at Nutley War Memorial Hall car park. Free.

New drama club

17:15–18:30 on Wednesdays at Nutley War Memorial Hall. A new drama club.

Paracise classes

Paracise classes in Nutley, live classes with Maxine.

FROW Dance

Monday evenings at Freshfield Hall, Forest Row Village Hall, from 19 October 2026. First session free, then £10. Organised by Emma Cole.

Repair Cafe

Volunteer repairs, 10:00–13:00, at Forest Row Community Centre on Hartfield Road. Usually the third Saturday of the month, except December. Check with the organiser.

Poppy Coffee Morning

10am at Peter Griffits Hall, Forest Row. Listed on the What's on Forest Row Remembrance in Forest Row flyer.

Remembrance Sunday

10:30am at the War Memorial, Forest Row. Listed on the What's on Forest Row Remembrance in Forest Row flyer.

Splat Messy Play term classes

Fridays, 11:30am–12:30pm, at St Mary's Church Hall, East Grinstead. Seven-week term from 6 November 2026.

Natural Harmony with The Garden Singers

Fortnightly Sundays, 10:30am–12pm, at Michael Hall School Walled Garden. Drop-in from £10.50.

Cre8Shed ink and watercolour

6:30–9:00pm at Cre8Shed Studio. Drawing with ink and watercolour still life. This evening session is currently full.

Introduction to Scentwork

9:30am to 12:30pm in Uckfield with My Dog-Sussex. Groups of up to 6. Contact jo@mydog-sussex.com.

The Lemon & Paice Band

Doors 7pm, show 7.30pm at Java & Jazz Event Space, Forest Row. Tickets £8 in advance, £10 on the door.

Cre8Shed Craft Social Sunday

2:30–4:30pm at Cre8Shed Studio. First Craft Social Sunday, £5. Bring a craft or come for a cuppa.

Bennett & Gaga: The Duets Songbook

7:30pm at Chequer Mead Theatre, East Grinstead. The Duets Songbook. Tickets £27.

Life Drawing Forest Row

7:15–9:15pm at Peter Griffits Hall. Life drawing. £16.

Festive Cheese and Wine Tasting

6–9pm at Java and Jazz, Forest Row. Tickets available.

Murder Mystery Night at Java & Jazz

7pm at Java and Jazz, Forest Row. Tickets available.

Silly Old Bear: 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh

Saturday 14 November 2026, 7pm to 8:30pm, at the Long Room, Michael Hall School, Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row RH18 5JA. £18. Free to Music Box Wealden members and under-18s.

Ladies preloved fashion event

Preloved clothes sale at Forest Row Village Club, everyone welcome. Contact the club if you would like to sell.

Dads and Tots

9–10:30am at Nutley Church hall. Suggested donation £2–£3.

Forest Row C of E Primary nursery autumn stay and play

9–11am at Forest Row C of E Primary nursery. Autumn stay and play. Book via the Facebook post.

Late Night Shopping

18:00–20:00 on the village high street — festive late opening.

West Hoathly School Association wreath making

7pm–9:30pm at West Hoathly School, West Hoathly. £35 including all materials, one complimentary drink and a mince pie. Bar available. Bring your own secateurs.

Wreath and table centre making

Annual wreath and table centre making evening at Forest Row Village Club. Put your name on the list in the club lobby.

Festive Cocktail Class

7–9:30pm at Java and Jazz, Forest Row. Tickets available.

Buxted Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert

3pm at St Bartholomew’s Church, Maresfield TN22 3DP. Presented by Maresfield Conservation Group. Programme: Dvorak, Czech Suite; Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending (soloist Miriam Teppich); Mendelssohn, Italian Symphony No. 4. Conductor Julian Broughton, leader Lisa Wigmore. Tickets in advance only: £15, £12 for MCG members, £5 for under-18s. Interval refreshments included.

Eternal Light

7pm at St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead RH19 3BB. East Grinstead Choral Society performs Howard Goodall's Eternal Light, plus works by Sarah Quartel and Morten Lauridsen, with professional soloists and Meridian Strings.

Forest Row Festive Trail and Raffle

Buy a Festive Trail Card for £3.50 from Java and Jazz, Seasons Forest Kitchen or Second Life, collect a stamp from each participating shop, then post the completed card at Seasons Wholefoods by 3 December. £200 hamper plus runner-up prizes. Proceeds to the Acorn Children's Clinic at The Anderida.

Fairwarp Christmas Bazaar

10:00–12:30 at Fairwarp Village Hall. The Christmas Bazaar is on the first Saturday of December — 5 December 2026.

Christmas Market at Ashdown Park Hotel

10am to 3pm in the Richard Towneley Suite at Ashdown Park Hotel, Wych Cross, near Forest Row RH18 5JR. £5 per adult, under-12s free, including a welcome drink. Book online.

Christmas wreath workshop and winter walk

Two sessions, 10:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3:30pm, at Ashdown Forest Centre, Colemans Hatch Road, Forest Row RH18 5JP. Organised by the Ashdown Forest Education Team. £38 per person including materials, a drink, snack and parking.

Dads and Tots

9–10:30am at Maresfield Church. Suggested donation £2–£3.

A Winter's Day 2026

11am to 3pm at Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross, Forest Row RH18 5JP. Free entry and free parking, directed to Broadstone car park. Local producers and handmade gifts, children's crafts, woodturning demos, carols, Scots pine trees for sale. Well-behaved dogs on short leads welcome.

Nutley War Memorial Hall Country Market

11am to 3pm at Nutley War Memorial Hall. Local stalls, handmade goods and food. Times may change.

Yoga By Donation

Donation-based yoga at Freshfield Hall, Forest Row Village Hall. Thursday evenings, 18:30–19:45.

Christmas trees and evening activities at Blackland Farm

From Saturday 21 November 2026 at Blackland Farm, RH19 4HP. Weekdays 9am–8pm, weekends 9am–4pm. Tuesday light show, Wednesday indoor archery (ages 6 and over), Friday bushcraft Christmas cooking, 5–7pm. Free, with free parking.

Fun Quiz

7pm for 7:30pm at Forest Row Community Centre, Hartfield Road, Forest Row. Organised by the Forest Row Twinning Society. Teams of up to six, individuals placed in a team. Ploughman's supper included, bar and team prize. £10 per person.

Wild Wednesdays

School-holiday sessions with the Conservators of Ashdown Forest. Next: Winter Walk, Wednesday 23 December 2026, 10am to 12pm, a short walk of about 2.5km. £10 per child, adults free. Booking essential.

Wild Wednesdays: Winter Walk

Wednesday 23 December 2026, 10am to 12pm, Ashdown Forest. A short winter walk for children who can walk 2.5km. £10 per child, adults free.

The People's Emergency Briefing film screening

Tuesday 10 November 2026, 7pm to 9:30pm at Holy Trinity Church, Lewes Road, Forest Row RH18 5AF. A screening of The People's Emergency Briefing. Tickets on Eventbrite.

Ashdown Forest 10 & 5 Mile: Winter Challenge

10am at Pippingford Park Manor, Nutley TN22 3HW. A 10 mile and 5 mile trail run on hard packed trails through Ashdown Forest. On-the-day entry is listed as £35 for 10 miles and £30 for 5 miles, subject to availability.

The Forest at Dusk: walk with wildlife guide Tom Forward

4:30pm–7pm. Ashdown Forest, listed at Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross RH18 5JP. The exact start point is sent after booking. £28, ages 10+, no dogs. Organised by the Conservators of Ashdown Forest.

Forest Row Market

10am–3pm at Forest Row Community Centre and car park, Hartfield Road, Forest Row. Saturday 7 November and Saturday 5 December 2026. Up to 45 food and craft stalls. Plastic free and dementia friendly. Run by Forest Row Parish Council. First Saturday of each month, March–December.

Chequer Mead Winter Fair

10am–4pm at Chequer Mead Theatre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead RH19 3BS. Free entry, no booking needed. The stalls are sold out, which means it is full of sellers.

Remembrance Service at the Airman's Grave

11am at the Airman's Grave memorial, Ashdown Forest, off Crowborough Road between the A22 at Nutley and the B2026 at Duddleswell. Free. Crowborough Road is closed 9am–1pm. Car parks from King's Standing to Shepherds are free, and Hollies is kept for disabled parking. Keep dogs on short leads, and don't fly drones. The Forest Centre barn and café are closed during the service.

Ashdown Forest Youth Volunteer Group

12pm–3pm at Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross RH18 5JP. Free, ages 13–17.

Mini Explorers

10am–11:30am at Broadstone car park, Ashdown Forest. £5, for under-5s with an adult. Run by the Conservators of Ashdown Forest.

Horsted Keynes Preschool Christmas Toy Swap

From 7pm at Horsted Keynes Village Hall, The Green, RH17 7AP. £10 per person, with mulled wine and festive treats. Toy donations can be dropped off 16–20 Nov during preschool hours.

The Wreath Workshop

12pm–3pm at Hop Yard, Hartfield Road, Forest Row RH18 5AA. £65 plus a £1.63 booking fee.

Bloom Seasonal Gathering

2pm–5pm at The Elms, central Forest Row. The exact address is shared after booking. £22, a women's gathering hosted by Naudia Salmon. There is an optional forest walk from 11am and a bring-your-own lunch at about 1pm.

Tea Dance

1:30pm–5:30pm at Ashurst Wood Village Centre, 20–24 Maypole Road, Ashurst Wood RH19 3QN. The next one after this is 31 January 2027.

Christmas Jazz Club at Chequer Mead

7:30pm at Chequer Mead Theatre, East Grinstead.

Robin Hood

Opens Saturday 5 December 2026 with shows at 1pm and 5pm at Chequer Mead Theatre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, and runs into January, listed to 3 January 2027. Shows in this window: Sunday 6 December at 10am, 2pm and 6pm; Friday 11 December at 5pm; Saturday 12 December at 10am, 2pm and 6pm; Sunday 13 December at 10am and 2pm.

East Grinstead Christmas Market

11am–3pm at East Court and Meridian Hall, College Lane, East Grinstead RH19 3LT. Free, run by East Grinstead Town Council.

Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman

7:30pm at Nutley War Memorial Hall, Nutley. Country blues, with Andy Twyman supporting. Tickets at wegottickets.com, or email gpevents@hotmail.com.

Ariel Drama Academies free trial sessions

2pm–5pm at Trinity Methodist Church, East Grinstead. Free trial sessions at their new location.

Restorative Nature Connection

10am–2:30pm at North Star Centre, Sharpthorne. A wellbeing day for adults, run by Children's Forest. Few spaces left, with free spaces for those in need.

Pressed flower gift workshop

2pm–4pm at The Hop Yard, Forest Row. Make a card, picture or bookmark with Sarah Cadman. All materials provided.

Winter tree identification and folklore walk

10:30am at The Yoghurt Rooms, Busses Farm, East Grinstead. Winter tree identification and folklore walk with Ross Symonds. £20, children free.

Christmas wreath making workshop (artificial wreaths), adults only

6:30pm–8:30pm at The Dorset Arms, 58 High Street, East Grinstead RH19 3DE. Hosted by Chantal Prado (Chantal's Wreath Designs) for Friends of Baldwins Hill PTA. Artificial wreaths, adults only. £40 including all materials and a glass of fizz or soft drink. 20 places. Tickets non-refundable.

Quiz Night

7:30pm start at Ashurst Wood Village Centre, 20–24 Maypole Road, Ashurst Wood RH19 3QN. Teams of up to 8, £5 per person including nibbles. Licensed bar and raffle. Book by emailing Rachel.dufeu@sky.com. Organised by West Sussex Wings Unit 66 / We Wunt Be Druv, fundraising to attend the 26th World Scout Jamboree in Gdansk, Poland 2027.

Hartfield Village Hall Craft Fair

12pm to 4pm at Hartfield Village Hall, Hartfield. 20 local vendors showcasing a variety of arts and crafts. Great for Christmas shopping and Christmas accessories. Refreshments available. Email Paula at hartfieldvillagehall@gmail.com.

An evening conversation on grief tending

7.30pm to 9pm at Forest Row Community Centre, Forest Row. Sophy Banks in conversation with Rohan Narse. Drawing on the Dagara tradition of West Africa and the work of Malidoma Somé, Sobonfu Somé and Joanna Macy, Sophy will share insights from years of holding grief circles and tending sorrow in community. If you're curious about grief tending, or wondering whether it's for you, come along. It'll be a relaxed and informative evening with plenty of space for questions. See booking page for tickets.

Simone Yoga

Simone Yoga & Massage lists all-levels Hatha yoga classes, one-to-ones and bespoke sessions. Also, offers massage in East Grinstead. The Forest Row class is Monday Hatha yoga, 5:30–6:30pm at Forest Row Community Centre, RH18 5DZ. Pay as you go is £12, or £10 for block bookings. Other classes are listed in East Grinstead. Book by emailing simone@simone-yoga.co.uk.

Greet the Trees

Weekly outdoor nature sessions with Children’s Forest at Spring Rise Community Gardens, Emerson College, Forest Row RH18 5JX. Meet a new tree each week through song, games, story and craft, and gather seeds for the tree nursery. Remaining autumn dates 13 and 20 Oct, 3 and 10 Nov. £10 drop-in per adult.

Takemusu Aikido

Aikido club at Peter Griffits Hall, Forest Row Village Hall, on Tuesday evenings.

Singing Mamas

Women’s singing group led locally by Kate Valentine. All-ability community singing on Wednesday mornings.

Yoga By Donation

Donation-based yoga at Freshfield Hall, Forest Row Village Hall, on Thursday evenings.

Sunday Roast @ Hop Yard

Table Tennis Club

Weekly table tennis at Forest Row Village Club, often 19:30–21:30.

The Shed

Community workshop behind Forest Row Community Centre, Hartfield Road — a local take on the men’s-shed idea, open to adults. Daytime sessions are often around 10:00–14:00.

Dance Classes (Miss Sophie)

Children’s dance classes at Forest Row Village Hall with Sophie Joel / Sophie Eastwood Dance Academy, in Freshfield and Peter Griffits halls.

Sunrise Cafe

After the school run at Nutley Church hall, 9–10am. Parents and children welcome.

Forest Row WI

Forest Row WI meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 19:00, Forest Row Village Club, Station Road.

Sketchbook Cafe

Regular informal drawing session on the village calendar.

ForestRow.co Events

ForestRow.co is a strong public event hub, with listings such as Singing Mamas, The Shed, Sketchbook Cafe, table tennis and children's dance sessions.

Village Hall And Community Centre

Forest Row Village Hall, the Community Centre and local church halls host classes, clubs, meetings, music, theatre, family activities and gatherings.

Parish Community Sessions

Forest Row Parish Churches list regular community activities such as coffee, cafe, craft and family sessions.