Useful Information

Rye is one of the friendliest places to live and to visit

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By Road

Rye is situated on the A259 between Hastings to the west and Folkestone to the east and on the A268 from the north. Visit www.theaaa.co.uk for a details route planner to Rye from your starting destination.

From London/M25, take the A21 or M20 and follow signs to Rye. Upon arrival, follow the signs to any one of the numerous car parks in town.

By Train

Trains depart from London Charing Cross, London Bridge, St Pancras (High Speed Link) and Waterloo East (change at Ashford International for Rye) approx 1 hour 5 minutes. Trains also depart from London Victoria and Gatwick Airport (change at Hastings for Rye). Journey times may vary at different times of the day so do check before and after your preferred time.

Currently the quickest journey from London to Rye is 46 minutes making Rye a comfortable commute to London well under the hour whilst allowing considerably more living space and a better quality of life and probably for a smaller mortgage.

Rail information: is available on 08457 484950  or see www.nationalrail.co.uk

For further information contact Sustrans Information Line: 0845 113 0065

or email info@sustrans.org.uk see also www.sustrans.org.uk


By Bus

Bus enquiry line: +448456002299

With a Coach Operator

Coaches are of course very welcome in Rye. (Avoid Deadman’s Lane as it is very narrow). There are ample parking places in the town for coaches in a specially designated area adjacent to the BR station (TN31 7AB). There are also plenty of extra parking at Harbour Road call 01797 224778 for more details.

SET DOWN POINT:

Coach Park next to Railway Station, and A259 outside Heritage Centre on Strand Quay SET DOWN POSTCODE: TN31 7AB COACH PARK ADDRESS: Next to Railway Station COACH PARK POSTCODE: TN31 7AB ROUTES4COACHES: At the A259 Strand Quay Roundabout, turn into Wish Street, follow the one way system into Ferry Road. Take 1st right into Crown Fields.

The Coach Park is next to the Railway Station.

By Sea

The Harbour of Rye is open to visiting boats. For more information contact the Harbour office: 01797 225225 or email rye.harbour@environment-agency.gov.uk

By Air

International flights
Gatwick (LGW) under 90 Minutes from Rye

Lydd Airport is about 20 Minutes from Rye with frequent daily short haul flights to Le Touquet in France. Private planes and Helicopters can fly into Lydd Airport 01797 322400

By Helicopter

There is one helipad close to the town centre free to those staying at the venue in all case landing is PPR

See Helipaddy  for more details see the venue, you can also stay there https://saltcote.co.uk/helicopter-landing-pad-rye-east-sussex/

By Bicycle

Rye can easily be reached using National Cycle Network Route 2. Hire Cycles in Rye from Rye Hire on 01797 223033
Ask your accommodation providers about secure storage for your bicycles as many are happy to oblige.
Call East Sussex County Council: 01273 482 652 email cycling@eastsussex.gov.uk

Taxis 

We hope these numbers will help you, they are formatted in a way that works for all mobiles including our overseas guests.

Kevin 8 seater    +447788727414
David Hollands    +441797230388
Village Taxis        +447479012485
Rye Royal Taxi (Adem) +447840404006
Tony Botley        +447772886094
Mike                    +447496965050
Mac                    +447902948950
Rye Taxi              +441797224554
Quayside Tony    +447707430053
Dorian                +447707737017
Taxi                    +447943723137
Kris Duda          +447459456137
All Sevens          +447775377777
Winchelsea Taxi  +447378 322266

Busses
The 100 goes between Hastings and Rye then onto Camber Sands

Hire Cycles in Rye from Rye Hire on +441797223033

There are many Electric Bike places to hire from

With care and prior planning everyone can enjoy a visit to Rye Bay area.

Unfortunately being a medieval Cinque Ports town many of the footpaths are uneven and at the junction between Footpath and the Road it is not uncommon the find the camber is unhelpful. 

Footpaths to be careful on
Junction of High st and East street camber goes wrong way.

Accommodation Providers and their facilities

River Haven Motel
Has a permanent ramped access to the Motel with full unrestricted access to all ground floor facilities including the bar and restaurant.

 

Saltcote Place
Has a lift for narrow wheelchairs, access to the building is up a five inch step, a ram is available on request, Accommodation is available however a phone call to clarify expectations and facilities would help on +441797222220

The George Hotel

Wheelchair access – with our front entrance, we can provide a DDA ramp for wheelchair users; please call in advance with your estimated time of arrival and ask to speak to the Operations Manager to discuss your requirements so we can organise assistance as required.

The George has an accessible bedroom as part of its inventory, which can be accessed via the ground floor lift or lift lobby stairs. Its front door has a perko type closer to aid entry, the door is sufficiently wide for wheelchair entry and the bathroom has accessible fittings for example, an alarm pull cord, a pull down WC bar and low level mirrors to the sink. Call 

Access to the restaurant is without complications or prior arrangement.

Pubs
Access to bar and toilets without assistance
Robin Hood Icklesham Bar and function space access without issue – toilets awaiting update
Kings Head, 
The Ship Inn
Playden Oasts

Access to Bar but not toilets

Restaurants with access

Yes business in the area is welcome to create a listing using the Add Listing button
Be prepared to have the following details handy
Business Name
Phone number if entered as +441797 (remove the leading zero) and people from within the UK or overseas can just click on the number to dial
Description of what you do
Images for the Gallery
Image for the cover page
Image for your Logo if you have one
A link to your website show has https://
Links for each of your social media

Events
If you run events then add in your events, if they recur every Sunday, Every other Sunday or every third Wednesday until next December that’s ok you can add these as well in the events section.
When adding Events be sure to add in your Logo, gallery images and cover image. If the event is at your venue then scroll down to the entry “Related Listing” and select your venue. Now when a visitor finds your venue they will also see any related events you are running.

All Events will automatically appear in the events section for the correct period and will expire after the event date has passed.

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The more online content we have for Visitors looking to visit the Rye Bay Area the more Google will send traffic this way – Simple.

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