Rye
Rye, is one of England’s best kept secrets and it's only a short drive from Hastings.
Nestled between green rolling hills and the English Channel it’s one of the best-preserved medieval towns in England.
With names like Watchbell Lane, Mermaid Street and Wish Street you can’t fail to be enchanted by a town that time seems to have passed by. Crooked half-timbered houses line a muddle of steep cobbled lanes, there are beach walks, ancient inns and even a castle.
Rye, is one of England’s best kept secrets and it's only a short drive from Hastings.
Nestled between green rolling hills and the English Channel it’s one of the best-preserved medieval towns in England.
With names like Watchbell Lane, Mermaid Street and Wish Street you can’t fail to be enchanted by a town that time seems to have passed by. Crooked half-timbered houses line a muddle of steep cobbled lanes, there are beach walks, ancient inns and even a castle.
Rye has many literary and artistic connections.
Lamb House now owned by the National Trust was home to American author Henry James who wrote three of his novels whilst living in Rye.
Mapp and Lucia author E.F. Benson also lived here and based the imaginary town of Tilling on Rye.
Lamb House was used as the film location of ‘Mallards’ the home of Miss Mapp. Radclyff Hall and Conrad Aitken were both residents in Rye as was John Ryan who created the Captain Pugwash stories. Spike Milligan was another famous resident of the town.
There are lots of antique shops in Rye to explore. Homewares, gifts and furnishings. Clothing shops and vintage kitchen as well as upcycled furniture.
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