Rye, United Kingdom
Harbour Rd
N/A
+44 3703331181
Good for kids
No wheelchair-accessible entrance
Really cool castle ruins. Park in Rye and enjoy a quiet walk through sheep pastures and around the canal to get to the castle. It is only open part of the year, but you get a view of most of it by walking around the perimeter and looking through the grating on the doors and windows. Plenty of places to drop a blanket for a picnic lunch, or, when things open more, a couple km walk to the shops and restaurants in town.
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A lovely little castle to visit, only rarely open, check website for more information, but you can walk round the outside all year round, takes about a 20 minute walk through the fields to get there so wheelchair access might be a struggle, other than that what a wonderful place to visit
A Henry 8th castle, in the shape of a Tudor Rose, built to protect Rye from invasion, sadly the sea retreated, and the castle was soon obsolete. Now high and dry, there was a time many years ago where you could look around without supervision, the castle is under control of the Sussex Wildlife Trust, and they have organised tours on certain days. There are public footpaths around the site, so it can be admired from the outside, and amazingly, if you look closely at the undulations in the fields, these were as a result of wave action .when the sea was there, about 500 years ago Respect the countryside, the fields have sheep, so keep dogs on leads
The remains of Camber Castle - an artillery fort that was built by Henry VIII. You can still see the main shape of the main castle as many of the walls are still intact and standing. The castle is set within empty fields which makes a nice change from other castles within towns and cities which have developed over the years. The vast surroundings of Camber Castle makes it feel like you could be seeing the castle as if it was all those years ago. The castle opens monthly for guided tours but you can walk around the perimeter of the castle for free.
Absolutely fantastic. A real ruin full of history and unsullied by well intentioned Victorians. Inside is a real insight as to the workings of this extraordinary place. Tunnels, turrets, gun emplacements, and even an Officer's Toilet. The guided tour is very informative. From the town centre you'll be there within the hour. Open on the first Saturday of Aug, Sept and Oct. Proper footwear and a healthy walk. In the end it wasn't the French that beat the Castle but simply tides and nature.
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