Rye
Just one hour from Eastbourne and everything has changed. No more tennis. No longer flat. Quaint houses dating back hundreds of years instead of enormous Regency buildings housing huge hotels. No beach, but a river flowing through. Dry when I arrived and two hours later full thanks to high tide. Dogs feature in nearly every shop and pub. The owners know that 90percent of their clients have dogs! The famous Mermaid Inn. Haven't been in yet, but will.. This beautiful place is a hotel, bar and ice cream store. So lovely, and very visible from afar. The old grammar school is now a music shop with more CDs, vinyl than I've ever seen under one roof. Rye castle, dating back 600 years. Very interesting place to visit with gruesome accounts of the torture, imprisonment and hanging. There were fantastic views from the top of Ypres tower of the marshland around Rye, Romney Marsh. Medieval half-timbered homes adjacent to old brick homes, all very picturesque. Tucked down a little cobble...