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Rye is a town and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, two miles (three kilometres) from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede.
It covers the top attractions and best things to do and see in Rye in 24 hours. Steeped in history, Rye is a well-preserved medieval town in East Sussex with a medieval castle, a beautiful church, and some of the best preserved medieval homes in England.
From Tillingham Winery to the Mermaid Inn, here’s how to smash the perfect day (or weekend) in Rye.
Easy to reach by train or car from the capital London and from anywhere in the counties of East Sussex, Kent, and West Sussex, Rye is the perfect English day trip or weekend break. Expect historic sights, unique natural landscapes, and plenty of quirky shops and eateries.
Rye makes an excellent weekend destination or a stop on a cycle or hiking tour of the Romney Marshes. It's also a good place to warm up with tea and a cake after a bracing day on nearby, dog-friendly Camber Sands.
Rye is a picturesque town in East Sussex, with cobbled streets, historical buildings and lovely independent shops making it easy to spend several hours wandering the streets.
Possibly southeast England’s quaintest town, Rye is a little nugget of the past, a medieval settlement that looks like someone hit the pause button on time. Even the most hard-boiled cynic can’t fail to be softened by Rye’s cobbled lanes, mysterious passageways and crooked half-timbered Tudor buildings. Tales of resident smugglers, ghosts ...
Rye is a town in East Sussex that in medieval times was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. It stood at the head of a bay, which silted up, leaving the town two miles from the sea.
A medieval citadel huddled against invaders and the sea, Rye reveals its history gently. Today it’s home to a myriad of art, curiosities and cosy pubs, as well as modern boutique hotels and contemporary restaurants serving the best Sussex has to offer, from land and sea.
Situated on the south coast of England and where the English Channel is at its narrowest, Rye was often the first port of call for an intruder sailing across from North West Europe. (This was when it was a fully functioning harbour, before it was separated from the sea by marsh.)