Food Scene
The Gallivant
New Lydd RoadGreat restaurant
Really good, home cooked food, very friendly hosts who know us well. Relaxed, informal, child and dog-friendly restaurant/bar.
7 locals recommend
Rye Bay Cafe
1 Royal William SquareReally good, home cooked food, very friendly hosts who know us well. Relaxed, informal, child and dog-friendly restaurant/bar.
Really friendly pub with local craft ales and good food. Two minutes walk from Dunescape.
25 locals recommend
The Owl
11 Old Lydd RdReally friendly pub with local craft ales and good food. Two minutes walk from Dunescape.
Really nice pub in Rye town centre, good food, local ales and ciders
61 locals recommend
The Standard Inn
The MintReally nice pub in Rye town centre, good food, local ales and ciders
Webbe's at The Fish Cafe
17 Tower StThe best fish restaurant for miles
William the Conqueror
Fantastic pub with brilliant menu
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice pub gardens with views towards the coast, live music, local ales and ciders
39 locals recommend
The Ypres Castle Inn
Nice pub gardens with views towards the coast, live music, local ales and ciders
The best pub in Rye. Excellent range of local real ale, craft beers and ciders, all sourced very locally. Great host too.
23 locals recommend
Rye Waterworks Micropub
Tower StreetThe best pub in Rye. Excellent range of local real ale, craft beers and ciders, all sourced very locally. Great host too.
Parks & Nature
The best beach in South East England, the sand dunes are right beside Dunescape
310 locals recommend
Camber Sands
The best beach in South East England, the sand dunes are right beside Dunescape
Brilliant for birdwatchers, with several hides on a number of lakes
92 locals recommend
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Harbour RoadBrilliant for birdwatchers, with several hides on a number of lakes
Great Dixter House & Gardens
Sissinghurst
Great place to take a break on the drive to Camber Sands. Amazing gardens with lake and castle ruins, time-warp house and useful cafe
131 locals recommend
National Trust - Scotney Castle
Great place to take a break on the drive to Camber Sands. Amazing gardens with lake and castle ruins, time-warp house and useful cafe
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Harbour RoadGreat for coastal walks and birdwatching
RSPB Dungeness
Dungeness RoadGreat for bird warching
Sightseeing
Rye is a little hill town three miles from the house, great for food and drink, browsing many independent stores, or just to stroll around.
388 locals recommend
Rye
Rye is a little hill town three miles from the house, great for food and drink, browsing many independent stores, or just to stroll around.
Lamb House
West StreetOther-worldly place with lighthouse, miniature railway, two nice fish-and-chips pubs, fishmonger, Derek Jarman’s cottage and shingle garden.
120 locals recommend
Dungeness
Other-worldly place with lighthouse, miniature railway, two nice fish-and-chips pubs, fishmonger, Derek Jarman’s cottage and shingle garden.
Saint Mary's Church
Church SquareLovely church, great views over Rye from the tower
Winchelsea
Unique historic town
Bodiam Castle
Everyone’s idea of a perfect castle
Battle Abbey
High StreetSite of the Battle of Hastings
Historic town, great for food, drink and browsing. Also, on a practical note in an area with few supermarkets, it has Waitrose and Tesco
108 locals recommend
Tenterden
Historic town, great for food, drink and browsing. Also, on a practical note in an area with few supermarkets, it has Waitrose and Tesco