Location & Area

As a starting point, these are just some of the places to visit/things to do near us:

- Enormous beaches (sand or shingle)
- Learn how to wind surf and kite surf (in one of the surfing places in the UK, adults and kids)
- Fantastic cycling, with planned routes
- Day trips to France (tunnel entrance only 30 mins away)
- Farmers markets
- Amazing food shopping (meat and fish to die for)
- Eclectic mix of antique shops, perfect for every bargain hunter
- Culture (amazing literary festival every year, jazz and theatre)
- Fishing (fresh/sea/trout)
- Food & drink (Rye scallop festival and great local restaurants)
- Golf (Rye has one of the best link courses in the UK)
- Great NT houses & gardens
- Kids activities (karting/sailing lessons/fishing/cycling/wind/kite surfing, etc)
- Thriving local artist community (open studios)
- Horse riding on the beach and surrounding area
- Tennis (lawn tennis club in Rye)
- The magic of Dungeness (area of outstanding natural beauty)

and much much more.... 

SOME USEFUL LINKS TO GET YOU STARTED:

RYE HARBOUR
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
www.wildrye.info/reserve
Discover our Wetland Wildlife, wildlife events, notice board and much more.

RYE
Rye Heritage
www.ryeheritage.co.uk
The Rye Heritage Centre provides an ideal introduction to the town bringing
together the Story of Rye set within the Rye Town Model

Rye Castle Museum
History Rye
www.ryemuseum.co.uk
Children under 16 years free at both sites, when accompanied by an adult who takes full responsility for them.

SHOP RYE
Turtle Fine Art
01797 229999
www.turtlefineart.co.uk/turtle_home.html
Sources the very best of what's on offer locally and throughout Britain and exhibits this along with some `
period work of great quality by artists from the past. Great selection of unusual cards too.

Glass Etc.
http://www.decanterman.com/
Aladdin's cave of everything to do with glass
Andy McConnell is one of Britain’s leading authorities on glassware of all types, and his books have
covered the subject from 1650 to the present.  He is the first glass specialist recruited to BBC TV’s
Antiques Roadshow.  If you ask him nicely you might even get a cup of tea.


HEALTH & BEAUTY RYE
Freedom Leisure Centre
Gym/Pool
www.freedom-leisure.co.uk
Rye Sports Centre offering a 25m pool, fully equipped gym, squash court, badminton, table tennis, 5 a side football.... 

The Rye Retreat
www.theryeretreat.co.uk
Centre of Excellence for Hair and Beauty. Really fantastic beauty, hair and health salon offering a
enormous range of treatments and alternative therapies at very reasonable prices


FOOD & DRINK
Rye Farmer's Market
www.ryemarket.org.uk
Every Wednesday. 10.00 - 1.00 Strand Quay. Buy local produce from local suppliers and fish caught on the day!

KITE SURF/WINDSURF/SAIL/ACTIVITIES
Rye Water Sports
www.ryewatersports.co.uk
Camber Nr Rye
Teaches windsurfing, sailing and kite boarding to all ages on their beautiful lake

KIDS RYE
Ghost Tours of Rye
www.ryeheritage.co.uk
Ghosties and ghoulies and long-legged beasties...
Cassettes are available for hire by day or... overnight!

Rare Breeds Centre Farm Park
www.rarebreeds.org.uk/
South of England Rare Breeds Centre
 Whatever the weather or time of year, no other attraction offers so much to see and do as
the Rare Breeds Centre with its unique mix of fun, excitement and countryside adventure!

Port Lympne Animal Park
www.totallywild.net
Every day is different at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and there's always something new
to see and do. Set in 600 acres, including a magnificent mansion and 15 acres of landscaped
gardens the park offers a totally wild day out in Kent for all the family!

GOLF
Golf Rye
www.ryegolfclub.co.uk
Golf World Magazine ranks Rye Golf Club as 25th in the World

Lydd Golf Club
www.lyddgolfclub.co.uk
Lydd Golf Course, set on the Romney Marsh, is located approximately 15 minutes drive from the hotel.
 
BEST BEACHES
Rye Harbour Beach Reserve
www.wildrye.info
The beach is peaceful and never crowded with shingle at high tide and level sand at the low.

Camber Sand Beach
www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
Camber has 7 miles of Blue Flag award winning beach. This very popular foreshore contains
the only sand dunes in East Sussex a valuable habitat for many different animals and plants,
and provides an ideal family beach with a wide expanse of sand fronting the dunes.


THE MAGIC OF DUNGENESS
Discover why the ‘Ness’ is so popular with Art Directors

Dungeness Lighthouse
www.dungenesslighthouse.com
Climb the tower for panoramic aspects over the English Channel and the surrounding countryside.

RH&DRailway
www.rhdr.org.uk/rhdr/home_flash.html
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is Kent's mainline in miniature.


NATIONAL TRUST HOUSES AND EVENTS
Smallhythe Place
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-smallhytheplace
Ellen Terry's early 16th-century house and cottage gardens

Bodiam Castle
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-bodiamcastle
One of Britain's most famous and evocative castles

GREAT HOUSES AND GARDENS
Great Dixter house and garden
www.greatdixter.co.uk/index.htm
Home of Christopher Lloyd, famous gardener, designer and prolific writer of gardening books.

Battle Abbey
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.14113
Stand on the very spot where King Harold was slain and explore the ruins of the atmospheric abbey