The last train ran on 23 February 1969 due to the condition of a bridge near Lewes but a bus service served the stations until the official closure date.

It was not until 1985, the year in which the station was purchased by Allan Slater, that preservation and conversion work on the virtually intact structure began in earnest.

Many original Victorian features have been retained, including the scalloped woodwork along the rooftops and arched brickwork around the windows.

The former ticket office and ladies' waiting room serving as a restaurant and the gentlemen's washrooms as kitchen facilities.

The adjoining stationmaster's small one-bedroom house has been converted into a four-bedroom family home, and the trackbed has been filled-in and landscaped.