Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0Rye is a hilltop town of cobbled streets, with Camber Sands a few miles away and the Romney Marsh stretching east towards Kent.
Image: National TrustA 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: 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.
Image: English HeritageAn 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.
Image: Sussex Wildlife TrustA 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: Great DixterA medieval timber-framed house near Northiam surrounded by a bold, experimental garden with a long season. The nursery, started by Christopher Lloyd in 1954, sells plants raised from the garden.
Image: Visit 1066 Country (Hastings Borough Council)More than two miles of sandy beach near Rye. Winter is the time for long dog walks and kite flying, with the summer crowds long gone.
Image: National TrustLamb House in Rye becomes 'Mallards', the festive home of Miss Mapp and later Lucia from E.F. Benson's novels. Expect a warm Tilling welcome, a decorated Oak Parlour and a reading nook tied to Henry James's family.
Image: National TrustA 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: 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.
Image: Great DixterA medieval timber-framed house near Northiam surrounded by a bold, experimental garden with a long season. The nursery, started by Christopher Lloyd in 1954, sells plants raised from the garden.
Image: English HeritageAn 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.
Image: Sussex Wildlife TrustA 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: Visit 1066 Country (Hastings Borough Council)More than two miles of sandy beach near Rye. Winter is the time for long dog walks and kite flying, with the summer crowds long gone.