Shalesbrook Lane · Edge of Ashdown Forest

Forest Row Sport Memorial Pavilion & Sports Ground · Est. 1909

Cricket, football and tennis on one ground, run by volunteers for the village since before the First World War. Four resident clubs, a pavilion with a bar, and a welcome for new players of every age and standard.

Photo: Memorial Pavilion, front elevation
1909Year the ground was established
4 clubsCricket, football, junior football, tennis
30 spacesOff-road car park with disabled access
Charity 1076797Forest Row Sports Ground Association
The clubs

Four clubs, one ground

Every club at the Memorial Pavilion is run by volunteers and welcomes new members. Get in touch with the club directly, or come up to the ground on a match day and say hello.

Cricket · April to September

Forest Row Cricket Club

Village cricket at the top of Chapel Lane, sharing the pavilion with the football and tennis clubs. Saturday league fixtures through the summer, with friendlies and junior cricket alongside.

Plays at
Memorial Pavilion ground
New players
All standards welcome
Contact
Robin Divall, fixture secretary
Email
[email protected]
Football · August to May

Forest Row FC

"Frow" was founded in 1892 and is one of the oldest clubs in Sussex. The first team plays in the Southern Combination Premier Division (currently groundsharing at Three Bridges), while the reserves play at the club's spiritual home on Shalesbrook Lane.

Founded
1892
Reserves play at
Memorial Pavilion ground
Contact
Elliott Benton, chairman
Email
[email protected]
Web
frowfc.co.uk
Junior football · September to May

Forest Row Junior FC

Youth football from under-5s to under-16s. The youngest age groups train on the pavilion ground on Saturday mornings, with older teams using the junior and senior pitches and Medway Park in East Grinstead.

Age groups
U5 to U16
Training
Saturday mornings
Contact
Nick Joyce, chair
Email
[email protected]
Web
pitchero.com/clubs/forestrowjuniorfc
Tennis · Year round

Forest Row Lawn Tennis Club

A friendly club of around 100 members with three all-weather, floodlit courts next to the pavilion. Club sessions, coaching, ladder competitions, social tournaments and Weald League matches. Visitors welcome.

Courts
3 all-weather, LED floodlit
Membership
Runs April to March, half-year option from September
Contact
[Name], membership secretary
Email
[email protected]
Web
clubspark.lta.org.uk/ForestRowLawnTennisClub
The sporting year

Something on in every month

Club JFM AMJ JAS OND
Cricket
Football
Junior football
Tennis

Seasons are approximate — check fixtures with each club before travelling.

Pavilion hire

Hire the Memorial Pavilion

When the clubs aren't using it, the pavilion is available to hire for parties, meetings, classes and community events. Hire income goes straight back into maintaining the ground for the village.

  • Function room with bar (licensed bar available by arrangement)
  • Kitchen for catering and refreshments
  • Changing rooms for visiting teams and sports hire
  • Covered verandah overlooking the cricket pitch
  • Off-road parking for around 30 cars, with disabled access
  • Pitches and courts available to visiting clubs by arrangement

Book the pavilion

Email the bookings secretary at [email protected] with your date, expected numbers and what you have in mind, and we'll come back to you with availability and rates.

Photo: function room interior
Photo: verandah and cricket pitch