Henry VIII implemented an enormous defensive building campaign during his reign across southern England, as part of this Camber Castle was a device fort built to protect the huge Rye anchorage. The original stones were laid in 1512, but...

The church of the Holy Spirit is a Victorian church constructed in 1849. It is a most unusual church with many gothic features whilst other aspects appear to be based on Norman designs. The walls are made of Caen and...

The countryside around the ancient Cinque port community of Rye in East Sussex is amongst the finest in the United Kingdom, and one small part that is protected from development is Flatropers Wood. This nature reserve is found deep within...

Lamb House is a fine brick-fronted property in Rye that has enjoyed literary associations for several centuries. Built in the 18th Century, the property has been owned and managed by the National Trust since 1950. Henry James lived...

The Rye Art Gallery stands at the very heart of the ancient community of Rye in East Sussex, and forms one of the most important cultural hubs for the town. An artist named Mary Stormont opened the gallery in...

Rye Baptist Church can trace its history as far back as far as 1750. The Baptist Church in Rye is located at the heart of the community. Today the Baptist Church holds regular religious services and festivals throughout the year...

This club was founded in 1996 as Winchelsea Bay football club with the intention of having a football club for under nine year olds. In 2004 the club changed its name to Rye Bay Football Club to allow it to...

In the past the seaside town of Rye in East Sussex was a hotbed of religious non conformism and as a result a number of non catholic churches were founded including the Bethel Chapel. Charlotte Smith, the wife of a...

The ancient and noble sport of bowls has been played in Great Britain for many centuries and there are a large number of devotees of the game in the East Sussex seaside town of Rye. Rye Bowls Club members met...

Rye Castle Museum tells the history of Rye through exhibits in the tower, built in 1249, where the changes in the coastline, smuggling and farming are described. At 3 East Street you can see Rye’s 18th century fire engine, Maritime...

Cricket has been played on the Cricket Salts under the ancient medieval walls of Rye in East Sussex for a number of centuries and Rye Cricket Club continues playing this particularly English sport to this date. The club attracts many...

People have been playing games of golf on the course at the Rye Golf Club since 1894. The course was designed to take advantage of the seaside location near Camber and also to use the natural environment of the sand...

Located at the mouth of the River Rother, a short distance from the centre of the town of Rye in East Sussex can be found the Rye Harbour Sailing Club. The club was formed when two sailing clubs merged bringing...

The Rye Heritage Centre is designed in order to give visitors to this little Sussex town an introduction to the community, its people and the surrounding areas. There are a great deal of interesting things to see and do...

In the grounds of the church of the Holy Spirit in Rye Harbour can be found a striking and poignant memorial to the seventeen lifeboat men who sacrificed their lives for others in 1928. The tragedy is still one of...

The ancient medieval town of Rye in East Sussex has many interesting buildings and located near to the Ypres Tower Museum can be found Rye Methodist Church. In an unassuming building Methodist church goers can practice their faith. The Methodist...

Located a short distance from the centre of Rye in East Sussex is Rye Royal National Lifeboat Institute lifeboat station at the mouth of the River Rother. Inside the station can be found a modern Atlantic 75 lifeboat, which is...

Rye Rugby Club can be found on the main road coming into the town from Camber. The club was founded in 1991 and was during his life a favourite place for the comedian Spike Milligan, who lived locally. Today Rye...

Rye, in East Sussex, is a town dependent on the tourism trade and as part of a strategy to attract younger visitors to the town in October 2005 a new and complex skatepark was opened in a corner of the...

The residents of the East Sussex seaside town of Rye have in addition to refreshing sea air the benefits of a modern sports and fitness centre within the town at The Grove. Rye Sports Centre has extensive keep fit equipment...

Rye United Football Club was founded in 1952 and was one of the East Sussex town clubs that developed the Sussex County League Division Two that year. Four years later the club actually won the championship. After a number of...

In 1986 a dedicated team of watersports enthusiasts, who used the waters off Rye in East Sussex regularly, decided to establish a permanent base there to teach the basics of the sport, the result was the Rye Watersports Centre. The...

The wind from the English Channel was used in past centuries to power a number of windmills across the county of East Sussex and in particular in the seaside town of Rye. Today only one of the original mills in...

The church of St Mary the Virgin in Rye has had a chequered history. Sitting on top of the highest point in the town, the church was badly damaged by fire in 1377 by French invaders and was the scene...

Just a short distance from the centre of the seaside town of Rye in East Sussex is the tiny hamlet of East Guildeford, which has at its heart the ancient church of St Mary’s. St Mary’s church is of traditional...

The community of Playden, to the outskirts of the medieval town of Rye, was also mentioned in the famous Doomsday Book as was St Michael’s church. This remarkable church sits back from the busy main road between Rye and Tenterden...

The picturesque town of Rye in East Sussex has been an important trading port since medieval times and also important as a place of worship with numerous churches including St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. The church was built to...