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The Swan at Forest Row

4.0 star property
4-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Restaurant
Deluxe Double Room
Terrace/patio
Exterior
Interior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar

Explore the area

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1 Lewes Road, Forest Row, England, RH18 5ES
  • Place, High Weald
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Forest Way Country Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LGW-Gatwick)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Cosy Double

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Forest Row

In Forest Row .Within 3 miles (5 km) of this Forest Row hotel, you'll find Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club and Ashdown Forest. High Weald and Standen House and Garden are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • High Weald - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Forest Way Country Park - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Ashdown Forest - 6 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Queen Victoria Hospital - 7 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • East Grinstead Station - 7 min drive
  • Gatwick Airport (LGW) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thai Time - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Swan - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Forest Brasserie - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪PizzaExpress - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Dorset Arms - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Swan at Forest Row

4-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden are also featured at The Swan at Forest Row. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Forest Row hotel.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Front-desk safe
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Swan at Forest Row offers 6 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. 48-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels and Netflix.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and portable fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 48-inch smart TV with digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday and Tuesday:
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Pets cannot be left unattended
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Certain rooms only
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: Google Pay and Apple Pay
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, cash, mobile payments, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

We should mention

  • Pets are welcome in specific rooms only, which can be requested by contacting the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation (please see the Fees section for related charges).

Property is also known as

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The Swan at Forest Row Hotel
The Swan at Forest Row Forest Row
The Swan at Forest Row Hotel Forest Row

The Swan at Forest Row Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 116 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 116 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 116 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 116 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 116 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Tim

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable Stay

Comfortable room, good atmosphere, good beers, good food albeit a little small in portion size. Parking is limited during busy periods. Breakfast not until 8am Food available until 9pm wifi wouldnt allow streaming to netflix etc..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Swan

Helpful and friendly staff. Strange sloping floor in en-suite!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue and

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rob

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Swan, Forest Row

The Swan in Forest Row was a great place to stay. Great room, fantastic food, friendly and helpful staff. Thanks to the team, I’ll be back to visit again in the future!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

GRANT

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great pub with rooms

Great place to stay, very friendly staff, decent food and really comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely, comfy and welcoming

Really easy and friendly check in. Beautiful spacious room with big super comfy bed. Parking okay, not lots but we were okay. Staff are lovely. We had an evening meal which was delicious. Nice touches are nice coffees in the room, nice shower gels and our dogs were welcomed too. Would definitely recommend and stay here again..
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Garry

Travelled with partner
The room was very dated and in need of some TLC, however the bed was comfortable and the bathroom had been recently renovated. The location was very good- a quick walk to restaurants and shopping. The rooms are above the Pub so it can be quite noisy, but once the pub closed @ 11 it was very quiet with the exception of the road traffic. We chose other options for our meals. Maria's was very good for breakfast and lunch. Jazz & Java had great breakfast and dinners. Service was excellent and a 5 minute walk from The Swan.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old English Pub and Inn, clean and well kept. The food was great and the rooms clean. We stayed the week and found the staff to be friendly and accommodating. Just what you'd imagine a village Pub should be! So happy to have found The Swan, we'll be back to stay again!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Arabella Williamson

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our bed was very comfortable. Once I turned the radiator on it the room warmed up. We had a frosty welcome. We would have appreciated an offer of help with our luggage. We are elderly and my husband struggled with the case on the stairs. The young man who was working in the morning was delightful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quick getaway

Amazing stay, extremely comfortable room, friendly staff, very polite and helpful. Beautiful food.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Forest Row

Room was compact but comfortable. Windows only single glazed, so a but cold and misted up. Had to keep blinds shut as the view was right onto the High Street, with no net curtain. So lack of privacy 😒
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Matt

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ear plugs supplied next to the bed for a reason.

Beautiful room, with a comfortable bed and very clean. The food was great and service very good. However, fundamental to staying in a hotel is getting a good night's sleep. I appreciate it's a 16th century building and probably heavily controlled in terms of building / planning regulations but my colleague in the next room and I were both kept awake most of the night by the street noise, and church bell opposite. Every hour on the hour. Every conversation you could hear from outside, every moped buzzing around and even normal conversations from passers by. We stayed at similarly aged hotels on our business trip who all had internal double glazing (not changing the exterior frames etc. If you wonder why there are two jars of ear plugs next to the bed...that's why. Shame as a lovely property and great food. Just don't expect to get alot of sleep
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Hugo

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robyn, Burgess Hill

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice pub, friendly staff, comfy room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The welcome was warm and I was shown to my room - a large well appointed room with an immaculate bathroom. All good so far. Unfortunately, it wasn't until I went to bed I realised the constant noise of traffic on the A22 that carried on until the early hours of the morning. This coupled with the Town Hall clock that chimed every hour resulted in a night of poor sleep. I should have realised that the noise would be excessive as the Swan had provided ear plugs by the bed. In the morning, I came down for breakfast and was quickly greeted with 'breakfast is extra'. This wasn't a problem but the price of £18.98 was excessive and I felt that being charged extra for coffee was unreasonable. The breakfast itself was fairly average and certainly didn't warrant the cost. In places the Swan is a bit tatty and, I would suggest that the tired single glazed windows could do with being replaced to counter the noise.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Overnight stay

Clean and comfortable room. We had a meal in the pub and the food was very good. Church bell was chiming through the night, hotel had thoughtfully supplied earplugs!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024