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Country pubsThe Red Lion Brede 01424 882188The Rainbow Trout Broad Oak 01424 882436The Plough Cock Marling 01797 223381The Cove Fairlight Cove 01424 812110The White Hart Guestling 01424 813187 The Robin Hood Icklesham 01424 814277 The Queen’s Head Icklesham 01424 814552 The Royal Oak Pett 01424 812515 Two Sawyers Pett 01424 812255The Smuggler Inn Pett Level 01424 813491Inkerman Arms Rye Harbour 01797 222464William the Conqueror Rye Harbour 01797 223315The Three Oaks Three Oaks 01424 813303The King’s Head Udimore 01424 882349The Plough Westfield 01424 751066The Ship Inn Winchelsea Beach 07597 450589The New Inn Winchelsea 01797 226252
Tearooms/cafésWinchelsea Farm Kitchen Winchelsea 01797 226287Winchelsea Beach Café Winchelsea Beach 01797 223344Avocet Gallery/Tearoom Rye Harbour 01797 223005Bosun’s Bite Rye Harbour 01797 227667Coastguard Tearoom Fairlight 01424 812902
RestaurantsThe Lodge at Winchelsea Winchelsea 01797 226211The Wild Mushroom Westfield 01424 751137The Swan at Chapel Down Tenterden 01580 761616
Outdoor activitiesTown/Cellar Tours Winchelsea 01797 222629
Friends of Ancient Monuments cellars@winchelsea.comWinchelsea Archaeological Society 01797 225333
tours@winchelsea.net
Beckley Woods BeckleyCamber Sands CamberHastings Country Park FairlightPannel Valley Nature Reserve IckleshamGuestling Wood GuestlingRye Harbour Sailing Club Rye 01797 223136Cycle Hire Rye 01797 223033Rye Harbour Nature Reserve wildrye.info 01797 227784Freshwater Fishing (Environment Agency) 08708 506506Rye Watersports Rye 01797 225238Sea Fishing (Rye TIC) 01797 229049Sedlescombe Golf Course Sedlescombe 01424 871700Horse Riding Guestling 01424 813813Powerboat Trips Rye Harbour 07876 135911
Eating and drinkingHow to get to Winchelsea Outdoors Places to visitLocal produceLocal producersWinchelsea Farm Foods Winchelsea 01797 226287Icklesham Village Store Icklesham 01424 812855Orchard Farm Shop Icklesham 01797 227219Austens Wood Farm Broad Oak 01424 882075Wakeham’s Farm Shop Fairlight Cove 01424 814898Hollypark Organic Produce Guestling 01424 812229Salts Farm Shop East Guldeford 01797 226540Lunsford Farm Pett 01424 813368 Tibbs Farm Udimore 01797 222009Freshfields Farm Shop Westfield 01424 751397Ludley Farm Beckley 01424 882355Suttons Fish Shop Winchelsea Beach 01797 226261
Nurseries and garden centresHigh Banks Nurseries Brede 01580 754492Harborough Nurseries Guestling 01424 814220Ivyhouse Nursery Hastings 01424 754763Rotherview Nursery Three Oaks 01424 756228Friary Gardeners Hastings 01424 752555
Farmers’ marketsBrede Every Friday, 10am-12pm 01424 882281Hastings 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month
9am-1pm 01424 201137Rye Every Wednesday, 10am-1pm 01797 280875
This area has some of the most beautiful sceneryin the South of England and can be bestappreciated by using its foot and cycle paths.
Please note: • The walking and cycling routes outlined overleaf
are for illustrative purposes only. • Ordnance Survey maps Explorer 124 and 125
are recommended, but there are also many localtrail leaflets to guide you.
• Routes vary in difficulty, so please consider yourfitness and ability before starting out.
• Routes marked with may be most suitablefor those with mobility impairment. Pleasecheck by phoning 01435 869252 or viewingwww.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/countryside/disabledaccess
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Travel informationWinchelsea is well connected with regular busservices to and from Rye and Hastings. Pleaseconfirm precise travel times and details using thefollowing:
BusStagecoach – Timetable information 0871 200 22 33 www.stagecoachbus.com/eastsussex
TrainNational Rail Enquiries 0845 484950www.nationalrail.co.uk
GeneralTraveline (national public transport enquiry line) 0871 200 22 33www.traveline.org.ukwww.travelinesoutheast.org.uk
Leaving the car behind will help reduce traffic and pollution in the countryside.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information contained in thispublication is accurate. However, the publishers can accept no
responsibility for any errors or omissions.
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Street plan ofWinchelsea
St Thomas’s Churchwww.winchelseachurch.co.uk
Court Hall and Museumwww.winchelsea.com
Millennium Town Sign
New Inn
Wesley’s Tree
Wesleyan Chapel
Blackfriars Barn
Pipewell Gate
Five Houses
Salutation Cottages
The Armoury
Spring Steps and Queen Elizabeth’s Well
Barrack Square
Strand Gate
The Lookout
Tower Cottage
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The Little House
St Thomas’s School
Greyfriars
Mariteau House
St John’s Hospital
Road to New Gate
Deadman’s Lane and site of St Giles’ church
Millennium Beacon and the ‘Windmill’
Strand House
For more detailed information on the history of the Town and thesesites of interest please pick up a copy of ‘The Official Guide to theAntient Town of Winchelsea’ by Malcolm Pratt and John Gooders.
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Winchelsea Farm Kitchenwww.winchelseafarmkitchen.co.uk
New Inn Public House/Accommodationwww.newinnwinchelsea.com
Strand House Guest Housewww.thestrandhouse.co.uk
Public Toilets along Monks Walk
Cricket Ground
Winchelsea Village (New Hall)www.winchelsea.com
The Lodge at Winchelsea and Restaurantwww.thelodgeatwinchelsea.co.uk
Winchelsea Railway Station follow local signs
Bus Stop 100 Location for Rye and Hastings
Bus Stop 100 Location for Hastings and Rye
Public Telephone
Wickham Manor Farmwww.wickhammanor.plus.com
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We are grateful to the Winchelsea Corporation for use of theSeal of Winchelsea and kind permission to draw inspiration fromthe 1923-25 Town Map drawn by Charles Thomas in this 2014representation of the town.
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WWelcome to WinchelseaWinchelsea is an historic town situated on thebeautiful Sussex coast. Positioned on Iham Hill it hasspectacular views to the sea and inland across theBrede Valley. The town is one of the best preservedmedieval Bastide towns in Britain, founded in the late13th century by Edward I as a port. It replaced ‘OldWinchelsea’ which was lost to the rising sea.
What you can see and do: Lying between Rye andHastings is a beautiful area of countryside and coastline withleisure options to suit all interests.
The great outdoors: There is an extensive network of short-and long-distance walking trails, national cycling routes,water sports and nature reserves. For the less energetic thereare long beaches, secluded countryside, places to picnic orcountry pubs to while away the afternoon.
Family days out: South East England is renowned for itsgardens and vineyards but there are also castles, steamrailways and a host of other family attractions within a shortdistance of Winchelsea.
Hastings and Rye: If you wish to take a break from thecountryside, simply hop on a train or bus to the nearbyhistoric Cinque Ports of Hastings and Rye with theirmuseums and family attractions, shops, restaurants andnightlife.
Tourist information: Staff in nearby Tourist InformationCentres can help you get the best out of your visit. For more information on accommodation bookings, localattractions and events, and travel details throughout thearea, please contact:Heritage Centre Rye 01797 226696. Email: ryeheritagectre@btconnect.com Hastings 01424 781111. Email: hic@hastings.gov.ukTourist Information Centre Rye 01797 229049. Email: ryetic@rother.gov.uk
Useful websiteswww.winchelsea.comwww.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourismwww.1066country.comwww.nationaltrust.org.ukwww.highweald.orgwww.winchelsea.netwww.wildrye.info
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VISITOR MAP & GUIDE
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The Museum housed in the Upper Court Hall, oneof the oldest buildings in the town, is a uniquerepository of 700 years of Winchelsea’s history.
Come and see the exhibits of maps of the townover the ages, a model of the medieval town,pictures, seals, local pottery and items of daily lifefrom the area.
For opening times seewww.winchelsea.com/museum.html
Visitor attractionsBattle Abbey & 1066 Battlefield Battle 08703 331181Battle Tourist Information Battle 01424 773721Buckleys Yesterday’s World Battle 01424 777226Bodiam Castle Bodiam 01580 830436Clambers Play Centre Hastings 01424 423778Fishermen’s Museum Hastings 01424 461446Flamingo Amusement Park Hastings 01424 715133Flower Makers Museum Hastings 01424 427793Hastings Museum Hastings 01424 451052Old Town Museum Hastings 01424 451120Shipwreck Museum Hastings 01424 437452Smugglers Adventure Hastings 01424 422964Blue Reef Aquarium Hastings 01424 718776Great Dixter Gardens Northiam 01797 252878Heritage Centre Rye 01797 226696Rye Art Gallery Rye 01797 222433Rye Castle Museum Rye 01797 226728Lamb House (NT) Rye 01580 762334Sedlescombe Vineyard Sedlescombe 01580 830715Smallhythe Place (NT) Tenterden 01580 762334Chapel Down Winery Tenterden 01580 763033Kent & East Sussex Tenterden- 01580 765155
Steam Railway Northiam-BodiamToy & Pedal Car Museum Northiam 01797 253803Carr Taylor Vineyard Westfield 01424 752501Camber Castle Winchelsea 01797 227784
Winchelsea Museum
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Walking and cycling paths
Revised August 2014
Signs incorporatingnew QR Codes arelocated on allAncient Monumentsin Winchelsea
To WinchelseaStation
Steps into Town
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