Rye Castle Museum and Ypres Tower
Rye, East Sussex
Image: Rye CastleClimb Ypres Tower, Rye's oldest landmark, for views over the rooftops, Romney Marsh and the sea, with three floors of displays on the way. Look into the old prison cells and Women's Tower, then wander the medieval herb garden and the gun garden among the cannons.
Highlights
- Views from the top of Ypres Tower
- Original prison cells and the Women's Tower
- Medieval herb garden and gun garden
- Interactive longbow and sea shanty displays
Good to know
- The museum association also runs the free East Street Museum just off the High Street
- Displays cover medieval pottery, smuggling and Napoleonic coastal defences
Getting there
Rye Castle Museum and Ypres Tower, Ypres Tower, Gun Garden, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7HEParking: Check website.
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Nearby
Image: National TrustLamb House
A red-brick Georgian house at the top of West Street in Rye, home to the novelists Henry James and later E.F. Benson. Behind it lies one of the largest walled gardens in the old town.
Image: Sussex Wildlife TrustRye Harbour Nature Reserve
A big-sky coastal reserve of shingle, saltmarsh and lagoons where Sussex Wildlife Trust has five bird hides and miles of flat paths. Start at the Discovery Centre and café, then walk out towards the river mouth or Camber Castle.
Image: English HeritageCamber Castle
An unusually unaltered artillery fort built by Henry VIII to guard the port of Rye, now standing in open grazing land between Rye and Winchelsea. The walk out across Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is half the appeal.