The Parrot Inn... Forest Green

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OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 125 413

Description

The Parrot is situated at the bottom of Leith Hill overlooking a large expanse of green with cricket pitch. There has been a pub here for at least 300 years. Oak beams aplenty, fireplaces with old fashioned stoves, and Youngs ales. Gardens and tables at the front and rear. Sunday lunchtime can be very popular. Otherwise, normally open all day - very handy for a mid-afternoon stop!

The pub has its own farm shop where you buy fresh produce from the owner's nearby farm. Previous owners include Gary Brooker, lead singer from the 1960s pop group Procol Harum (known for "A Whiter Shade of Pale").

The Parrot Inn

How to get there

By car
Forest Green is west of Capel on the B2126.

Cycling
From north Horsham, cycle to Rusper and then Capel. Cross the A24 [CAUTION - busy road] at Capel towards Ockley. At the junction with the A29, turn left and then immediately right at Ockley green. Follow this road for about 2 miles [3 km] and turn left at Forest Green - the pub is on the left.

Or, visit the Scarlett Arms and cycle north from there to Forest Green - this avoids the A24.

Suggested cycling routes from here

Leith Hill [height = 294m] has some excellent up-and-down bridleways [including some technical single-track descents] and some great views. Extra carbohydrates [homemade cakes] are available from the small shop in the tower at the hill top - you might need them! Great view from the top of the tower

Some quiet country lanes south of here towards Walliswood and Rudgwick.