As well as picturesque landscapes dusted with gold and auburn, autumn is also great for food and drink festivals and discovering the most famous battle in history. Autumns Festival Highlights: The Rye Arts Festival 12th-28th Sept The wonderful light and its microclimate have made Rye a haven for artists and writers, making this pretty town Autumn FestivalsRead More
Activities
Welcome to the Bordeaux of Britain
Whilst the history of wine making in England goes back to Roman times, it is in recent years that English wines are gaining a reputation internationally as being amongst some of the best in the world. English wines have repeatedly surprised experts in blind tastings and in the 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards collected three Welcome to the Bordeaux of BritainRead More
Sandcastle Inspiration
You’re a bit spoilt for coastal history at our holiday cottages on the East Sussex & Kent border – being so close to Continental Europe put this stretch of coast right on the front line in the many attempted invasions. From dramatic cliff-top forts to ancient Cinque Port Towns, we’ve got a millennia of coastal Sandcastle InspirationRead More
Dungeness National Nature Reserve
Dungeness National Nature Reserve, the RSPB’s oldest nature reserve, occupies nearly 1,000 hectares of the Dungeness peninsula – the largest shingle formation of its kind in Europe. The reserve is part of the Dungeness National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) In winter, you can see hundreds of waterbirds on the Dungeness National Nature ReserveRead More
Rye Fawkes Bonfire Night 9th November
Rye Fawkes Bonfire Night 9th November Pull on the thermals, grab a bag of roasted chestnuts and light the sparklers as you ooh and ahh at explosions decorating the night sky above these ancient cobbled streets of Rye. On the 9th November these historic cobbled streets will be filled with a raucous parade, in a Rye Fawkes Bonfire Night 9th NovemberRead More
Kitesurfing Camber Sands
If your idea of getting outdoors goes beyond that gentle stroll after lunch and you’re looking for something a little more intense, then grab your wetsuit and follow us! Camber Sands is the home of kite-surfing. A combination of windsurfing, wakeboarding, surfing and kite flying; it’s one of the fastest growing adrenalin inducing water-sports in Kitesurfing Camber SandsRead More
Wild Boar Week 2013
Wild Boar Week Medieval food in a Medieval town Wild Boar Week is being hosted in Rye, East Sussex, the beautiful Medieval Cinque Port town being the perfect setting for this Medieval food festival. Rye has many fabulous, ancient and atmospheric old buildings that have been serving the finest local foods since the 13th century, Wild Boar Week 2013Read More
Autumn Escapes
Autumn Escapes Beside The Sea As the days start to draw in and there’s the hint of a chill in the air, book an autumn break beside the sea and enjoy the most kaleidoscopic season of the year. Visit Camber this autumn when the landscape is infused with rich bonfire shades of reds, yellows and bronze, Autumn EscapesRead More
Rye Arts Festival 2013
Welcome to the Rye Arts Festival, the wonderful light and its micro climate have made Rye a haven for artists and writers – the perfect backdrop for a festival of the arts and is widely considered to be one of the best small festivals in the country. The Rye Arts Festival is a 2 week Rye Arts Festival 2013Read More
Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival 2013
Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival 14 & 15 Sept 2013 The Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival, is a celebration of Hastings’ fishing heritage, its surrounding vineyards and excellent local food producers. Attracting thousands of food lovers to taste succulent dishes from over 30 food stalls – where local chefs conjure up a colourful array of Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival 2013Read More
Le Touquet “Paris by the sea”
The beautiful white sandy beach, backed by large sand dunes, fantastic restaurants, and art galleries might make you think you are in Camber Sands or Rye in 1066 Country, but you’d be wrong. This is the jewel of the Cote d’Opale, Le Touquet or “Paris by the sea” The playground of rich Parisians. Beyond the Le Touquet “Paris by the sea”Read More
It’s a different world in Dungeness…
There’s something distinctly otherworldly about Dungeness. It might have something to do with the strange combination of nuclear power stations, battered fishermen’s huts, lighthouses, the ‘acoustic mirrors’, concrete oddities and the largest expanse of shingle in Europe. The ‘ness is simultaneously a desolate dystopian land and a place of awe-inspiring beauty. It’s no wonder then It’s a different world in Dungeness…Read More
