Framfield Road, Buxted is shut day and night until 13 November. The full Uckfield line timetable is back, but no trains run on Sunday 8 November.

The road closure that matters this week is at Buxted: Framfield Road stays shut 24 hours a day until Friday 13 November. On the railway, Southern says the full Uckfield line timetable was due back from Monday 2 November, so off-peak trains should run through to Uckfield again instead of stopping at Crowborough. Two things still bite: the 22:07 from London Bridge stops at Oxted until Thursday 5 November, and no trains run between South Croydon and Oxted on Sunday 8 November.

This is our running list of Crowborough roadworks, re-checked against East Sussex Highways’ own scheme pages, National Rail’s engineering notices and Southern’s Uckfield line page on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Dates on highway works slip, so treat them as the plan rather than the promise.

Framfield Road, Buxted: closed round the clock until 13 November

The long one. The stone culvert under Framfield Road is being extended at its upstream end and given a new headwall. Site teams work 7.30am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, but the road itself stays shut the whole time.

Framfield Road is closed between Limes Lane and Orchard Lane, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until Friday 13 November 2026. The signed diversion runs via Limes Lane, Nan Tucks Lane and Orchard Lane, with temporary stop and go boards managing traffic on Limes Lane.

Pedestrians cannot get through either, and access to properties on Framfield Road is only possible from the Orchard Lane end. Scheme page.

Trains: full timetable back, late buses to 5 November, none on Sunday 8 November

The temporary timetable has ended. Southern’s update of Wednesday 28 October says the full Uckfield line timetable is due back from Monday 2 November, including the trains that had been terminating at Crowborough. It adds that some speed restrictions stay in place while final engineering work is finished, so delays are still possible and you should allow extra time. (Southern, Uckfield line update) National Rail’s old disruption record for the restriction has been taken down; Southern gives no date for the last speed limits coming off.

Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 November, evenings: engineering work closes the lines between East Croydon and East Grinstead and Uckfield. For Crowborough, the 22:07 from London Bridge to Uckfield terminates at Oxted, and a replacement bus runs on from Oxted to Uckfield. (National Rail, 2 to 5 November)

Sunday 8 November is a full closure. All lines between South Croydon and Oxted, East Grinstead and Uckfield are shut. Replacement buses run between Oxted and Crowborough and Uckfield, and journeys take longer. Uckfield line tickets are accepted on Southeastern between London Bridge and Tunbridge Wells at no extra cost that day. National Rail’s notice gives no start or finish times. (National Rail, 8 November)

We could not read Southern’s planned engineering pages for the weekends after 8 November when we checked (they load only in a browser), so we cannot yet say whether the line is clear on 14 and 15 November. Check before you travel.

B2096 Cade Street and Battle Road, Heathfield: nights to 4 November

Carriageway works between the A265 and Upper Greenwoods Lane, 7pm to 6am, with Wednesday 4 November 2026 as the scheme’s end date. Closed to through traffic, with the signed diversion via the A271, B2104, A267, B2203 and A265. Scheme page.

Coming up in the next fortnight

Roadworks and rail work near Crowborough from 3 to 17 November 2026 A timeline from 3 to 17 November 2026. Framfield Road at Buxted is closed 24 hours a day until 13 November. Cade Street at Heathfield is closed overnight until 4 November. The 22:07 from London Bridge stops at Oxted with a bus on until 5 November. No trains run between South Croydon and Uckfield on Sunday 8 November. Willingford Lane at Burwash is closed on 3 November, the A267 at Frant has night lights on 6 November, and Buttons Lane at Wadhurst is closed on 16 November. Road and rail work around Crowborough to mid-November Source: East Sussex Highways, National Rail and Southern, checked 3 November 2026. Solid = closed or cut short, dashed = lights. 3 Nov 8 Nov 13 Nov 17 Nov Framfield Road Buxted closed until 13 Nov, 24 hours a day B2096 Cade Street Heathfield nights to 4 Nov 22:07 from London stops at Oxted to 5 Nov No trains S Croydon to Uckfield Sunday 8 Nov, buses One-day works Burwash, Frant, Wadhurst 3, 6 and 16 Nov Buxted is the constant: Framfield Road stays shut day and night until 13 November. On the railway, Sunday 8 November is the day with no trains. Graphic by Crowborough Today.
  • Willingford Lane, Burwash: today, Tuesday 3 November, 8am to 4.30pm. Closed to through traffic for repairs to cracks in the parapet above the river, with a diversion via the A265 and King’s Hill Road. Scheme page.
  • A267 Frant Road, Frant: 7pm Friday 6 November to 6am Saturday 7 November. Temporary lights at the Church Lane junction while a damaged safety barrier is repaired. This is the A267 north towards Tunbridge Wells. Scheme page.
  • Crowborough Road, Ashdown Forest: Sunday 8 November, 9am to 1pm. Closed from the cattle grid at Marlpits to the cattle grid at the Duddleswell crossroads for the 11am Remembrance service at the Airman’s Grave, with a signposted diversion. This is the forest road from the A22 at Nutley to the B2026, not a street in Crowborough. Ashdown Forest notice.
  • A272 Main Road and Summer Hill, Hadlow Down: weeknights from Monday 16 November to Wednesday 25 November, 8pm to 6am. The road stays open under temporary lights between Waghorns Lane and the A267. Affected buses will be diverted. Scheme page.
  • Buttons Lane, Wadhurst: Monday 16 November, 8am to 4.30pm. Closed to through traffic at Walland Railway Bridge, diversion via Brinkers Lane, Darbys Lane, the B2099, Stonegate Road and Churchsettle Lane. On Tuesday 17 November, 9am to 4pm, Churchsettle Lane stays open at the Bardown Road junction but traffic may be held for up to 15 minutes. Scheme page.
  • Further out: A264 East Grinstead Road, Withyham, one night from 8pm Thursday 19 November to 6am Friday 20 November. Closed between Beech Green Lane and the Kent border so the crew can finish the high-friction surfacing and road studs that bad weather stopped in October. The signed diversion runs via the A26 and A22. Scheme page.
  • Further out: A275 Resting Oak Hill, Cooksbridge, 16 to 28 November, 8pm to 6am on weeknights, closed between Hamsey Lane and Wickham Lane with a diversion via the A275, A272, A22 and A26. Scheme page.

Finished since our last check

  • A26 Eridge Road, Crowborough. The granite kerb work outside ‘St Emile’ was a one-day job under temporary lights on Monday 2 November. The scheme page is still listed with that date and carries no completion notice.
  • The Uckfield line temporary timetable. In place since 1 September, it ran until Monday 2 November, when Southern said the full timetable would return.

What it means for you

  • Buxted is the long one. Framfield Road is shut completely until 13 November. If it is on your school run, the signed route is Limes Lane, Nan Tucks Lane and Orchard Lane. Houses on the closed stretch can only be reached from the Orchard Lane end.
  • Getting the train to or from Uckfield off-peak? You should no longer need the bus from Crowborough, but speed restrictions remain, so allow a few extra minutes.
  • Coming home late from London before Friday? Until Thursday 5 November the 22:07 from London Bridge stops at Oxted, with a bus on. Allow extra time, or take Southeastern to Tunbridge Wells.
  • Travelling on Sunday 8 November? No trains north of Oxted; buses run between Oxted and Crowborough, or use Southeastern from Tunbridge Wells. The Ashdown Forest road to Nutley is also shut that morning.
  • Using the A264 between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells on the night of 19 November? It is closed at Withyham overnight, and the signed diversion sends traffic onto the A26 and A22.

Also on the 2026/27 programme near Crowborough

East Sussex Highways publishes a live list of current works. The county’s planned-works map covers the whole 2026/27 financial year, including grass cutting and patching schedules. It does not show reactive repairs, so a pothole gang that appears overnight will not be on it.

The routes that matter

Crowborough has four ways out and each one fails differently.

  • The A26 through the town. Beacon Road and Eridge Road are the same road, and it is the one most of the town uses every day: north to Eridge and Tunbridge Wells, south to Uckfield and on to Lewes. Single carriageway throughout, with the town-centre junctions and the supermarket entrance as the pinch points.
  • West to the A22 at Nutley. Crowborough Road runs out to meet the A22 at Millbrook Hill, and the A22 is the route to East Grinstead, Gatwick and the M23. September’s night closures there are finished.
  • The A267 east. Mayfield and Heathfield, and the fallback when the A22 is down. Narrow, hilly and slow, and it closes itself on October nights.
  • South to the coast. Eastbourne, Hailsham and Polegate are reached via the A22 or the A267 and take longer than the map suggests, because almost none of the route is dual carriageway.

Parking, and the charge people miss

Crowborough station car park is run by APCOA and has 119 spaces, including five disabled bays and four with electric charging. It costs £6.60 all day Monday to Friday, £3.40 from 5pm, and £3.20 at weekends, with a weekly ticket at £25.40, a monthly at £90.70, a quarterly at £263.50 and an annual at £834.50. A 15p convenience fee is added to every tariff and daily rates expire at 4am. Blue badge holders park free once registered through APCOA’s portal. Full detail on the trains page.

Ashdown Forest car parks charge. All 45 of them, at £2 for an hour, £2.50 for two, £4 for four and £5 all day, paid by app, by phone on 0330 333 8446, or by card at the Forest Centre machines. Blue badge holders are exempt. This catches out people who remember the Forest as free parking, and it applies to the walking car parks as well as the visitor centre. The location code is the same at every car park, 661122, so you can move between them on one ticket. Concessionary annual passes are available to people on Universal Credit or Pension Credit. Details on the Conservators’ parking page.

Reporting a problem

Potholes, blocked drains, broken street lights and damaged signs go to East Sussex Highways, not to Wealden District Council. The report form is at live.eastsussexhighways.com/report-problem, and the contact centre takes calls on 0345 60 80 193.

Wealden District Council handles bins, planning and council tax. East Sussex County Council handles the roads. A plan to merge both into a single East Sussex Council is minded to go ahead from 1 April 2029, so the split stands until then.