It wouldn’t be a holiday in the UK without the odd downpour, as much as the newspapers boast about record temperatures on the odd day, the likelihood is there may be a day of two of grey days during your stay, but don’t let this rain on your parade, put a dampener on your mood, The great indoorsRead More
Beside The Sea Luxury Holidays
Kino Cinema Rye
Kino Cinema Rye Visits to the Cinema in the “things to do” guide of most summer holiday venues in the UK usually fall under the category of “if it’s raining” or “to amuse the kids”. However if your stay with us in Camber is for more than just a couple of days you really should Kino Cinema RyeRead More
Knoops Fine Hot Chocolate, Rye
Knoops Fine Hot Chocolate, Rye At last hot chocolate has caught up with other beverages with its own specialty Hot Chocolate Shop in England’s finest small medieval town. And surely it was about time too as, since the 1960’s, the British taste for drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and the appreciation of quality beverages has Knoops Fine Hot Chocolate, RyeRead More
Spring In Your Step
As February draws to an end, along with it does the winter as far as we at beside The Sea are concerned, and shortly we will be enjoying the welcoming signs of spring. Here in Camber, near Rye in East Sussex that includes the first sightings of newborn lambs, who will soon be dotting the Spring In Your StepRead More
Winter Sun
Going back to the rat-race and drudge of the working week, after all the build up and culmination of end of year festivities can be a bit of a bore. The mornings are dark, and the evenings cold and unwelcoming on your commute home. The lightness and warmth of Spring feels like a lifetime away. Winter SunRead More
Ding Dong Merrily In Rye
It’s Black Friday today, which we believe makes the official start of the countdown to Christmas – our advent calendars are poised ready for action on Monday and the panic over what to get people as Christmas presents is setting in, what better time to pause, relax and take a moment to find out about Ding Dong Merrily In RyeRead More
Rye Bonfire Night
Rye Bonfire and Firework extravaganza Saturday 8th November welcomes the return of the Rye Bonfire, so get your thermals on, grab a toasty hot chocolate a la Knoops, a roast pork bap on the trot from The Ship and light a sparkler as you ooh and ahh at explosions decorating the night sky above the Rye Bonfire NightRead More
Wild Boar Week in Rye 2014
Boar and More – A Celebration of Game in Rye Wild Boar Week is returning to Rye from 25th October to 2nd November 2014. With lots of events being hosted throughout Rye, East Sussex, you are sure to be happy as a pig (or boar) in clover! Choose between oak beamed pubs with cosy, open Wild Boar Week in Rye 2014Read More
Misty walks and sunset strolls
Autumn is a wonderful time to explore on foot, the stunning and contrasting countryside, coast and historic towns and villages of this area. From the flat, coastal plains of Rye Bay, to the rolling hills and orchards of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, get out and enjoy this picture postcard corner of Misty walks and sunset strollsRead More
The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness
Autumn, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Skies illuminated with bursts of turquoise and pink, coast and countryside dusted with gold and auburn… The perfect time for a holiday beside the sea. Why not explore the ancient towns of Rye and Winchelsea as the sky glows red and gold in the low autumn sun. The season of mists and mellow fruitfulnessRead More
Follow in the footsteps of the Hawkhurst Gang
Whispers, hidden alleyways, narrow cobbled streets and closely built houses interconnected by attics and cellars, lights at sea… tales of smuggling tease your imagination all along our historic coast. Follow in the footsteps of the infamous smugglers and uncover the secrets of villages and towns whose prosperity relied on the smuggling gangs. Then go ‘behind Follow in the footsteps of the Hawkhurst GangRead More
Autumn Festivals
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
