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
Beside The Sea Luxury Holidays
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
Hollywood comes to Camber.
Landing craft packed full of soldiers, crashed airplanes and destroyed tanks scattered along the beach, this may sound like D-Day, but in fact this was Camber Sands last week and it was Hollywood’s stars doing the invading! There’s was lots of excitement in Camber last week as Hollywood A listers including George Clooney, Matt Damon, Hollywood comes to Camber.Read More
Sun, sea, sand and slurping!
Enjoying English Wine Week Beside The Sea East Sussex and Kent will be celebrating English Wine Week and the world class wines which are now produced from the many vineyards around these beautiful historic counties, so join in & celebrate too. Our collection of coastal cottages are an ideal base for exploring the surrounding vineyards. Sun, sea, sand and slurping!Read More
