Photographic & Film Location
Location hire
If you’re looking for a distinctive woodland location for film, photography or creative projects, Forest Garden Shovelstrode offers a beautiful rural setting in between East Grinstead and Forest Row, Sussex, which is within easy reach of London and Brighton.
We provide a versatile outdoor location surrounded by ancient woodland, open glades and natural meadow grasses - ideal for film shoots, brand campaigns, editorial photography and creative events. Contact us to discuss your project or arrange a recce.
Full details of our facilities are listed below.
Location Information
Alongside the woodland setting, Forest Garden offers a range of indoor and outdoor spaces that support professional shoots and production teams.
- Kitchen 3.5m x 3.5m - Renovated stable building with gas cooker, fridge and freezer for catering
- Outdoor seating area 8m x 4.5m - tables and chairs for up to 25 people. 7m x 4m party tent can be supplied for inclement weather.
- Cafe interior space 3.5m x 4m
- Wood-fired clay oven
- Woodland workshop - Canvas-covered approx 90sqm area with pole lathes & shave horses (movable)
- Large fire-pit - with 20 seating logs
- Barn 5m x 6m – green woodwork tools
- Office 3.5m x 3.5m - suitable for admin/prodn or hair/make-up and wardrobe.
- Accommodation options - 2 x 6m Yurts (Sleeps 2 & 4), 4 x Log Cabins 6.4 x 3.7m (Sleeps 4)
- Wild camping – 3 pitches available
- 2 x Unisex WC’s & Showers
- Marquee space beside pond (9m x18m)
Woodland magic
Forest Garden Shovelstrode offers a rich variety of natural backdrops for film and photography. Our traditional Yurts and rustic log cabins are decorated with characterful textiles, furniture and handmade details, while the regenerating woodland features open glades, meadow grasses and abundant flora and fauna.
In Spring, the woodland floor is filled with bluebells, orchids and wood spurge, followed by a succession of wild flowers throughout the summer. The site also includes;
- A productive Forest Garden (food forest)
- Wildlife pond with jetty and small wooden rowing boat
- A mature vegetable garden and 3 greenhouses
- 11 Beehives within a small apple orchard
- Total site area : 6 acres
A wide range of rural props are available for shoots, including :-
- Old Wooden wheelbarrows and carts
- A large old haywain
- Traditional woodcraft tools and equipment
- Log piles
- Clay Pizza Oven
- Wood kiln
- Fire Pits
And much more .....
For further information or to arrange a recce, please call us on 07956 815458 or 07957 621672 or CONTACT US.
