With its cobbled medieval streets, iconic Tudor buildings, and traditional fishing port, it’s easy to fall in love with Rye’s old-world charm. Visitors flock here year-round to soak up a quaint and quiet atmosphere. But come summer, the streets are filled with the sound of live music from one of Rye’s most popular annual events Beside the Sea’s Guide to the 2018 Rye Jazz FestivalRead More
Events
A Guide to Toasting English Wine Week By the Sea
English wine continues to surge in reputation and popularity. Over the past decade, the industry has become a serious player on the global stage, scooping up awards and rivalling the best producers in the world. Comparisons have even been drawn to French Champagne, and the famous Taittinger family recently bought a plot of land on English A Guide to Toasting English Wine Week By the SeaRead More
Beside the Sea’s Guide to Wild Boar Week 2017
Judging by its castle and centuries old pubs, you likely know that the cobbled streets of Rye are full of history. But did you know its local woods are full of wild boar? It’s true—and at the end of every October, the town comes together to celebrate the native creature with Wild Boar Week. Restaurants serve Beside the Sea’s Guide to Wild Boar Week 2017Read More
Rye Arts Festival 2016
As we wrote on our website last year the medieval walled town of Rye – just three miles from Camber where Beside the Sea Holidays offer an unsurpassed choice of quality holiday home lettings all the year round – is not like most small towns! Once again to enhance the towns early autumn calendar of Rye Arts Festival 2016Read More
Rye Fawkes Bonfire Night
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 10th November these historic cobbled streets will be filled with a raucous parade, in a firework celebration unmatched across the country. Rye Fawkes Bonfire NightRead More
England’s Medieval Festival
On August Bank Holiday weekend Herstmonceux Castle near Hailsham in East Sussex will again be host to the Medieval Festival. This Event is Britain’s largest three day celebration of the colourful Middle ages and attracts over one thousand Medievalists from throughout the United Kingdom and more than twenty-five thousand visitors from around the world. Also, England’s Medieval FestivalRead More
Battle of Hastings Reenactment
Battle of Hastings Reenactment Sat 13 & Sun 14 Oct 2012 thrill to the ringing clash of the Saxon shield wall, the soft hiss of Norman arrows and the thunder of hooves beating the song of Harold’s death knell on Senlac’s bloodied turf. Your heart will drum and your blood rise as these modern parodies Battle of Hastings ReenactmentRead More
Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival
A great day out in September: Whatever your tastes, there should be something for everyone at the Hastings seafood and wine festival, centered around Hastings’ historic fishing beach The Stade. The fun takes place in the brilliantly evocative Old Town, which is the hub of the region’s fishing and cultural quarter Seafood sophisticates and wine Hastings Seafood and Wine FestivalRead More
Rye Arts Festival
Welcome to the Rye Arts Festival, the wonderful light and its microclimate have made Rye a haven for artists and writers, the perfect backdrop for a festival of the arts! The Rye Arts Festival is a 2-week event full of Literary Events, Classical & Contemporary Music, Walks, Tours, and Theatre There will be a fantastic Rye Arts FestivalRead More
Wild Boar Week Medieval Food in a Medieval Town
Wild Boar Week 27th Oct-4th Nov Wild Boar Week – Join the feast! Wild Boar Week is being hosted in Rye, the beautiful Medieval 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 Wild Boar Week Medieval Food in a Medieval TownRead More
Rye Jazz Festival
In August, guests can enjoy one of the highlights in the beautiful cobbled town of Rye’s annual events calendar, the Rye Jazz Festival, taking place from August 22 – 26, following the huge success of the inaugural festival in 2012. The Rye Jazz festival aims to offer a diverse range of music styles and performances including Rye Jazz FestivalRead More
