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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
> Pillboxes TN31 7TT
> 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
> Pillboxes TN31 7TT
> 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.
Our Little Black Book.
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