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The RyeZine guide to: Things to checkout

When people visit the South East, they always ask us, “Where should we go? What should we see?” so from now on, we’ll send them a link to this page.

This page will be updated every time we visited or heard good things about somewhere new.

Annual Festivals and Events. (Rough dates)
Wassailing the Orchard in January in Tenterden
Rye Bay Scallop Week in February in Rye
Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green in Hastings in May
Hastings Pirate Day in July in Hastings
Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival in August in Rye
Rye Arts Festival in September in Rye
Rye Festival of the Sea in September in Rye
Hastings Tap Takeover in October in Hastings
Hastings Bonfire in October in Hastings
Rye Bonfire Pageant in November in Rye
The Rye Christmas Festival in December in Rye

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Bars, Breweries, Pubs, Taprooms and Wineries to try.
Cactus Hound Bar in Saint Leonards TN37 6DJ. Closed on Mondays.
Collected Fictions Bar in Saint Leonards TN37 6AE. Open Wed to Sun.
Heist. Market in Saint Leonards TN37 6NW. Food and Drink.
The George in Rye Hotel in Rye TN31 7JT with bar, restaurant and rooms.
The Courtyard Source Park in Hastings TN34 1JL.
The Cove Pub in Fairlight TN35 4AX. With food.
The Crown Pub in Hastings TN34 3BN. With Food.
Nightingale Cider Co. Taproom in Gibbet Oak Farm Tenterden TN30 7DH
The Three Legs Brewing Company Taproom in Brede TN31 6BX. Open Fri + Sat.
The Woolpack Inn in Warehorne TN26 2LL with bar, restaurant and rooms.
The Ypres Castle Inn Pub in Rye TN31 7HH. Beer garden. Open Thurs to Sun.
Tillingham Winery in Peasmarsh TN31 6XD. Restaurant, bar, pizzas and rooms.

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Cafés, Coffees and Restaurants.
Dungeness Snack Shack Fish Hut in Dungeness TN29 9NE Sat-Sun 11am-3.30pm.
Goat Ledge Lower Promenade in St Leonards TN37 6FA
Three Faces of Del Parc in St Leonards TN37 6DG
Starsky & Hatch in St Leonards TN37 6FD
The Fig in Rye TN31 7JE
Half Man! Half Burger! in St Leonards TN38 0DX in Hastings TN34 1RT
Heist. Market in Saint Leonards TN37 6NW. Food and Drink.
Knoops Chocolate in Rye TN31 7LD
Marino's Fish Bar in Rye TN31 7EN
The Clam in CamberTN31 7RJ (also at Heist in Saint Leonards).
The Gallivant in Camber TN31 7RB. Eat, Drink, Stay, Spa.
The George in Rye Hotel in Rye TN31 7JT with bar, restaurant and rooms.
The Courtyard Source Park in Hastings TN34 1JL.
The Cove Pub in Fairlight TN35 4AX. With food.
The Crown Pub in Hastings TN34 3BN. With food.
The Nest Café in Hastings TN34 3EW
The Union Rye Restaurant in Rye TN31 7JY
Tillingham Winery in Peasmarsh TN31 6XD. Restaurant, bar, pizzas and rooms.
Water Lane Walled Garden in Hawkhurst TN18 5DH
Whitehouse Café, bakery and rooms in Rye TN31 7JF

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Galleries and Exhibitions Spaces.
Big Yin Gallery in St Leonards TN37 6AE
De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill TN40 1DP. Exhibitions, Events, Gigs…
Hastings Contemporary Gallery in Hastings TN34 3DW. Open Wed-Sun 11am - 5pm.
McCully & Crane Gallery in Rye TN31 7AD. Open Mon-Wed-Fri: 10am-12pm/1pm-4pm
Sat: 11am-5pm

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Walks.
Beaches
Camber Sands Parking
Dungeness Map
Hastings Info
Pett Level Info
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in Rye Harbour TN31 7TX
> Mary Stanford Lifeboat House TN36 4LU
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Pillboxes TN31 7TT
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Red Roofed Hut TN31 7TT
St Leonards on Sea Beach Info
Winchelsea Beach Info

Castle
Camber Castle TN36 4JS

Woods
Brede High Woods TN31 6EX

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Activities.
• Rye Bay E-bikes
Hastings Aquarium in Hastings TN34 3DW
Hastings Miniature Golf in Hastings TN34 3AJ
Kino Cinema and Café in Rye TN31 7LB
Rye Watersports in Camber/Rye TN31 7QS
Source Park BMX and Skateboard underground park in Hastings TN34 1JA
• Climb the St Mary’s Church Tower in Rye TN31 7HF
• Ghost Walk

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Places to Visit.
Great Dixter House & Gardens in Northiam TN31 6PH
House 135 All Saints Hastings TN34 3BG
> Jack in The Green Weekend, Old Town Carnival Week, Bonfire Night, The Christmas House.
Prospect Cottage (Cultural landmark) TN29 9NE
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in Rye Harbour TN31 7TX
> Mary Stanford Lifeboat House TN36 4LU
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Pillboxes TN31 7TT
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Red Roofed Hut TN31 7TT
Rye Heritage Centre home of the Rye Town Model TN31 7AY
Sound Mirrors AKA Acoustic Mirrors, in Greatstone TN28 8SA
The Old Lighthouse Dungeness TN29 9NB

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10 Shops to Visit in Rye.
Ashbees100 Art & Quirky finds. TN31 7JN
Ferry Road Store Interiors, Fashion and Lifestyle. TN31 7DJ
Handmade Rugs Rug Store TN31 7JP
Merchant & Mills Cloth Store. TN31 7AT Open Wed-Sun.
Puckhaber Decorative Antiques TN31 7JE
Rae Lifestyle and Homewares with Coffee TN31 7EW
Rye Chocolate Over 40 different locally made chocolate bars TN31 7JE
Sailors Homewares TN31 7JN
Soap & Salvation Homewares TN31 7NA
The Green House House plants and decor TN31 7EN

10 Shops to Visit in St Leonards.
Milk + Hustle xxx
GOD /… xxx
Glasses Shop
Record / barbers
Shop Norman Road

10 Shops to Visit in Hastings.
A G Hendy Store Info
Only Coco Chocolate Info
Deli

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For places to stay, take a look at our Listings pages.

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