Rye (Sussex) 2026

It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since we hada weekend break. We have, of course, had lots of trips to Yorkshire and Jonathon has been to Devon and Ireland to see family and friends but this is our first "short holiday". Since 2016, we have both retired so this weekend break is mid-week.

We drove to Rye in Sussex for our three night stay in a windmill (B&B). Having checked in, we admired the view from our window then went to The Standard Inn for tea (pies were lovely). As Jonathon can't have mustard, they found a special, mustard free, beef and ale pie for him!

We had a wander round the town afterwards. It seems like a pretty place and should be lovely for our few days here.

 

Day 2 and off I went for a pre-breakfast walk. Rye is a pretty town but quite small so easy to navigate. It's quite hilly so plenty of ups and downs.

Our windmill looked lovely in the morning sun and Jonathon's car looked quite at home.

I'd found an interesting sounding walk before we left home so kind of followed the first part of that as a "where to go" guide.

The Old Harbour was very dried up but when we passed that way in the afternoon it was much fuller. Perhaps they'd opened the lock gates further up?

There are three rivers in Rye so plenty of photo opportunities.

There's also a load of history with Rye being one of the Cinque Ports.

Only a short walk away was Ypres Tower and the Gun Garden.

I came across some very pretty, well-preserved, old streets.

Lamb House is at the top of the town - we are hoping to go there tomorrow.

After refreshements in the town centre, we went to Kiko's cat cafe. We had high hopes for this but there were too many people for the number of cats so we were a bit disappointed.

Some of the cats were quite friendly and a couple took particular interest in Jonathon's phone strap but we won't be going again.