| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a 15th-century building on a winding residential street, this cosy pub with rooms is 5 minutes on foot from rye train station and a 4-minute walk from rye castle museum. the warm pub with a redbrick fireplace and exposed-wood ceilings features a rooftop patio. breakfast is included. charming rooms featuring ceilings with rustic wood beams offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and en suite bathrooms; some have fireplaces and/or claw-foot tubs. limited parking is available nearby (fee)
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 47
Rye Castle Museum - Ypres Tower (4 min)
Venerable 14th century tower with harbor views & exhibits & artifacts depicting medieval life. Great Dixter House & Gardens (21 min)
Tours of 15th-century manor house and the late Christopher Lloyd's exemplary gardens surrounding it. Hastings Castle (25 min)
Norman fortress ruins with dungeons, a cloistered chapel and an audio-visual show inside a tent. Hastings Country Park (18 min)
Large, 853-acre coastal reserve with nature trails, wildlife, picnic areas & sandstone cliffs. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve (9 min)
Vast bit of land with habitats for rare species like the Spangled Button Beetle, plus Camber Castle. Camber Sands (12 min)
2 mi. of shoreline with picturesque sand dunes, plus lifeguards, parking & water sports. Hastings Fishermen's Museum (24 min)
Photos and memorabilia relating to the local fishing industry, plus a 14-foot model of a 1514 ship. Battle Abbey (28 min)
Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe. Camber Castle (3 min)
Remains of a vast artillery fort built by Henry VIII, with monthly guided walks. Guided tours only. Lamb House (3 min)
Red-brick, Georgian former home of US novelist Henry James, with a peaceful walled garden. Smugglers Adventure (25 min)
Series of underground tunnels tracing the steps of smugglers, with sound effects and costumed staff. Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Light Railway (24 min)
Coast & country walks & medieval churches plus steam & diesel locomotives with 4 stations. Bodiam Castle (24 min)
14th-century castle with a moat, soaring towers, events and exhibitions, plus a cafe. Kent & East Sussex Railway (23 min)
Heritage railway offering journeys on vintage steam & diesel trains, some with dining service. Hastings Pier (27 min)
Renovated dock with an observatory platform, restaurants & shops, plus open-air events. | 
