England: Rye
England: Rye
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The Rye Windmill |
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The town of Rye is located on the east coast of England, close to Hastings. A huge storm in 1287 diverted the River Rother so that it met the sea at Rye, and for more than 300 years it was one of the most important channel ports. However, in the 16th century the harbor began to silt up and the town is now 2 miles inland. Rye was frequently attacked by the French, culminating in 1377 with it was burnt to the ground. In February of every year, the town hosts their Scallop Festival. We drove down for the day, about a 90 minute drive from our flat to enjoy the scallops. There were several restaurants throughout the town participating in the festival of fresh scallops caught in the Ray Bay. Rye is also a great place to wonder through the antique shops are they are scattered all around the town. |
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| Around the Town: Various photos from around the town. | |||
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| Mermaid Street: Part of Mermaid Street showing the cobbled stones. | |||
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| Webbe's Fish Cafe: This is the restaurant we chose to sample some of the fresh scallops during the Scallop Festival. | |||
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| Landgate: The ancient monument was built in 1329 when Edward III made grants for further fortifying the town, and of the four gateways built, this is the only existing one. It has a chamber over the arch and two towers. There were gates, a portcullis and a drawbridge. | |||
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| Windmill: The windmill located at the edge of town. | |||
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| St. Anthony Church: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church (Franciscans). | |||
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| St. Mary the Virgin Church: The first photo shows the 16th-century clock tower containing the oldest working clock in England. The face was added in 1761. The original figures next to the clock are now housed inside the church. The church also contains several beautiful stained glass windows. | |||
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Ypres Tower: The tower was built as
a fort in 1250. It was turned into a house in 1430 and has since
been a prison and mortuary.
Of course when we were there, the entire structure was being restored as shown in the first photo. I found another photo on the internet so you can see what it actually looks like. |
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Camber Castle: The castle now in ruins
are west of the sands between Rye and Winchelsea. This was one of
the forts built along the coast by Henry VIII when he feared an attack by
the French. When it was built it was on the edge of the sea but it
was abandoned in 1642 when it became stranded inland as the river silted
up.
This is a view from the town of Rye. The castle is a long walk from the town through very wet and muddy marshlands so we did not actually go up to see it closely. |
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| Rye Bay: Photos of the bay, about 2 miles from Rye. | |||
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