Forest Row Community Contacts
A short official-source list for councils, health, travel and crisis help. Numbers and hours change — use the linked page before you rely on a detail.
ForestRow.co also keeps a contacts page if you want a second village list.
Councils
- Forest Row Parish Council — Community Centre, Hartfield Road, RH18 5DZ. Parish office listed as open Monday–Friday 9am–4pm. Phone 01342 822661, email info@forestrow.gov.uk. Official contact page.
- Wealden District Council — district services including waste, planning and public car parks. wealden.gov.uk.
- East Sussex County Council — county services including libraries, roads and adult social care. eastsussex.gov.uk. Forest Row Library is listed at the Community Centre: library page.
Health
- Ashdown Forest Health Centre — Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5AQ. Phone 01342 822131. Practice contact page (checked 27 Sep 2026).
- NHS 111 — urgent medical advice that is not life-threatening. Call 111 or use 111.nhs.uk.
- Queen Victoria Hospital Minor Injuries Unit — East Grinstead (walk-in for minor injuries; not a full A&E). QVH lists the unit as open daily 8am–8pm, last booking 7.15pm, in Building 9 after a September 2026 return to that site. Confirm on the QVH MIU page before you travel.
- Emergency — life-threatening illness or injury: call 999.
Travel
- Metrobus 270 — East Grinstead–Brighton via Forest Row (Brambletye stop listed on the operator timetable). 270 timetable.
- Metrobus 291 — Crawley–Tunbridge Wells via East Grinstead, Ashurst Wood and Forest Row. 291 timetable.
- National Rail — nearest mainline station for most village trips is East Grinstead. Check live trains on nationalrail.co.uk.
Crisis and listening
- Samaritans — 24/7 listening support. Call 116 123 or see samaritans.org.
- NHS mental health crisis — use 111 and choose the mental health option, or follow local ICB advice on NHS mental health services.
This guide is not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.