English Heritage sites near Ashurst Wood Parish
BAYHAM OLD ABBEY
14 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
Bayham Abbey makes a fascinating day out on the Kent Sussex border. The impressive ruins include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse.
HOME OF CHARLES DARWIN - DOWN HOUSE
15 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
Down House is a site of outstanding international significance. Here the famous scientist Charles Darwin lived with his family for forty years and worked on his revolutionary theories.
OLD SOAR MANOR
16 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
A small but complete portion of a stone manor house built about 1290. The first floor 'solar' private chamber, with attendant chapel and garderobe, stands over a vaulted undercroft.
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA
19 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
Among the most outstanding Roman villa survivals in Britain, Lullingstone provides a unique all weather family day out. See fascinating Roman artifacts and enjoy a specially commissioned light show.
EYNSFORD CASTLE
20 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
The substantial stone walls of a very early Norman 'enclosure castle', begun c.1085-7 and unusually little altered by later building works. This rare survival stands in an attractive village setting.
ST LEONARD'S TOWER
20 miles from Ashurst Wood Parish
An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height.
Churches in Ashurst Wood Parish
St Dunstan's
Hammerwood Rd
Ashurst Wood
East Grinstead
01342 822954
http://www.frparish.co.uk
Welcome to the Parish churches of Forest Row and Ashurst Wood in Sussex. We are active churches at the centre of our villages' life. We offer a range of services, activities and events that aim to meet the needs of our members and of our wider community. In all we do, our aim is to draw people of all ages and backgrounds into a deeper understanding and experience of the Christian life – life with God at the centre and we believe, as God intended it for us all.
We have a broad worship tradition, welcoming people from a wide variety of backgrounds and stages in their ‘journey of faith’.
Please take a look around our web site. Feel free to get in contact with us by phone or email, but most of all we’d love to welcome you in person at either Holy Trinity in Forest Row or St. Dunstan's in Ashurst Wood.
Pubs in Ashurst Wood Parish
Maypole
Established over 100 years ago, on the eastern edge of the village, this pub had only three landlords in a period of 82 years. It was altered in 2010 to produce a smaller, cosy bar retaining some of the original etched glass windows. A free...
Three Crowns
10 Hammerwood Road, Ashurst Wood, RH19 3TJ
(01342) 895997
threecrownsashurstwood.co.uk/