Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row - Wealden

C18 park with surviving early C19 features, including a designed water system attributed to Repton, also later gardens. Broken up after WWII, the core becoming a Steiner Waldorf school which has its own unique significance. Edge development reduced the park, and ornamental features need repair and maintenance. New imaginative opportunities for embedding the site’s landscape heritage with the school’s ethos and aims through the curriculum and activities should be explored along with developing sustainable school uses for parkland buildings, and a Parkland Plan in Countryside Stewardship.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Kidbrooke Park

Heritage Category:

Registered Park and Garden grade II

List Entry Number:

1000305

Local Planning Authority:

Wealden

Site Type:

Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park

Location

County:

East Sussex

District / Borough:

Wealden

Parish:

Forest Row

Parliamentary Constituency:

East Grinstead and Uckfield

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Park and garden

Condition:

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems

Vulnerability:

Medium

Trend:

Stable

Ownership:

Mixed, multiple owners

Designation:

Registered Park and Garden grade II, 2 LBs