Country pubs The Red Lion Brede 01424 882188 The Rainbow Trout Broad Oak 01424 882436 The Plough Cock Marling 01797 223381 The Cove Fairlight Cove 01424 812110 The 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 812255 The Smuggler Inn Pett Level 01424 813491 Inkerman Arms Rye Harbour 01797 222464 William the Conqueror Rye Harbour 01797 223315 The Three Oaks Three Oaks 01424 813303 The King’s Head Udimore 01424 882349 The Plough Westfield 01424 751066 The Ship Inn Winchelsea Beach 07597 450589 The New Inn Winchelsea 01797 226252 Tearooms/cafés Winchelsea Farm Kitchen Winchelsea 01797 226287 Winchelsea Beach Café Winchelsea Beach 01797 223344 Avocet Gallery/Tearoom Rye Harbour 01797 223005 Bosun’s Bite Rye Harbour 01797 227667 Coastguard Tearoom Fairlight 01424 812902 Restaurants The Lodge at Winchelsea Winchelsea 01797 226211 The Wild Mushroom Westfield 01424 751137 The Swan at Chapel Down Tenterden 01580 761616 Outdoor activities Town/Cellar Tours Winchelsea 01797 222629 Friends of Ancient Monuments [email protected] Winchelsea Archaeological Society 01797 225333 [email protected] Beckley Woods Beckley Camber Sands Camber Hastings Country Park Fairlight Pannel Valley Nature Reserve Icklesham Guestling Wood Guestling Rye Harbour Sailing Club Rye 01797 223136 Cycle Hire Rye 01797 223033 Rye Harbour Nature Reserve wildrye.info 01797 227784 Freshwater Fishing (Environment Agency) 08708 506506 Rye Watersports Rye 01797 225238 Sea Fishing (Rye TIC) 01797 229049 Sedlescombe Golf Course Sedlescombe 01424 871700 Horse Riding Guestling 01424 813813 Powerboat Trips Rye Harbour 07876 135911 Eating and drinking How to get to Winchelsea Outdoors Places to visit Local produce Local producers Winchelsea Farm Foods Winchelsea 01797 226287 Icklesham Village Store Icklesham 01424 812855 Orchard Farm Shop Icklesham 01797 227219 Austens Wood Farm Broad Oak 01424 882075 Wakeham’s Farm Shop Fairlight Cove 01424 814898 Hollypark Organic Produce Guestling 01424 812229 Salts Farm Shop East Guldeford 01797 226540 Lunsford Farm Pett 01424 813368 Tibbs Farm Udimore 01797 222009 Freshfields Farm Shop Westfield 01424 751397 Ludley Farm Beckley 01424 882355 Suttons Fish Shop Winchelsea Beach 01797 226261 Nurseries and garden centres High Banks Nurseries Brede 01580 754492 Harborough Nurseries Guestling 01424 814220 Ivyhouse Nursery Hastings 01424 754763 Rotherview Nursery Three Oaks 01424 756228 Friary Gardeners Hastings 01424 752555 Farmers’ markets Brede Every Friday, 10am-12pm 01424 882281 Hastings 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month 9am-1pm 01424 201137 Rye Every Wednesday, 10am-1pm 01797 280875 This area has some of the most beautiful scenery in the South of England and can be best appreciated 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 local trail leaflets to guide you. • Routes vary in difficulty, so please consider your fitness and ability before starting out. • Routes marked with may be most suitable for those with mobility impairment. Please check by phoning 01435 869252 or viewing www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/ countryside/disabledaccess Ashford Rye Maidstone Canterbury Crawley Heathfield Lewes Tunbridge Wells Gillingham Folkestone Dover Ashford Rye Hastings Eastbourne Brighton Maidstone Canterbury Crawley Heathfield Newhaven Lewes Tunbridge Wells Margate Gillingham Winchelsea A21 A21 A28 A269 A22 9 A259 A265 A27 A23 A26 A22 A22 A28 M25 M23 M26 M20 M2 A28 Channel Tunnel LONDON Travel information Winchelsea is well connected with regular bus services to and from Rye and Hastings. Please confirm precise travel times and details using the following: Bus Stagecoach – Timetable information 0871 200 22 33 www.stagecoachbus.com/eastsussex Train National Rail Enquiries 0845 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk General Traveline (national public transport enquiry line) 0871 200 22 33 www.traveline.org.uk www.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 this publication is accurate. However, the publishers can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. High Street Strand Hill Rectory Lane A259 to Hastings, Icklesham & Guestling To New Gate and Wickham Manor A259 to Rye Royal Military Canal Ferry Hill A259 A259 A259 Hiham Green German St Monks’ Walk Nort h Street St Thomas’s St Friars Road Castle Street Stra nd Hill High Street Back Lane R ookery Lane Barrack Sq Mill Road T a n y a r d L a n e F e rry Hill Robert’s Hill Rectory Lane Hastings A259 A259 Rye 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 23 25 26 27 18 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 Street plan of Winchelsea St Thomas’s Church www.winchelseachurch.co.uk Court Hall and Museum www.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 Nesbit Town Well 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 these sites of interest please pick up a copy of ‘The Official Guide to the Antient Town of Winchelsea’ by Malcolm Pratt and John Gooders. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Winchelsea sites of interest Winchelsea facilities & Accommodation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Post box Post office/stationery Winchelsea Farm Kitchen www.winchelseafarmkitchen.co.uk New Inn Public House/Accommodation www.newinnwinchelsea.com Strand House Guest House www.thestrandhouse.co.uk Public Toilets along Monks Walk Cricket Ground Winchelsea Village (New Hall) www.winchelsea.com The Lodge at Winchelsea and Restaurant www.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 Farm www.wickhammanor.plus.com Winchelsea Bowls Green 9 8 7 10 2 13 3 12 14 15 12 12 5 6 11 We are grateful to the Winchelsea Corporation for use of the Seal of Winchelsea and kind permission to draw inspiration from the 1923-25 Town Map drawn by Charles Thomas in this 2014 representation of the town. N S E W Welcome to Winchelsea Winchelsea is an historic town situated on the beautiful Sussex coast. Positioned on Iham Hill it has spectacular views to the sea and inland across the Brede Valley. The town is one of the best preserved medieval Bastide towns in Britain, founded in the late 13th century by Edward I as a port. It replaced ‘Old Winchelsea’ which was lost to the rising sea. What you can see and do: Lying between Rye and Hastings is a beautiful area of countryside and coastline with leisure 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 there are long beaches, secluded countryside, places to picnic or country pubs to while away the afternoon. Family days out: South East England is renowned for its gardens and vineyards but there are also castles, steam railways and a host of other family attractions within a short distance of Winchelsea. Hastings and Rye: If you wish to take a break from the countryside, simply hop on a train or bus to the nearby historic Cinque Ports of Hastings and Rye with their museums and family attractions, shops, restaurants and nightlife. Tourist information: Staff in nearby Tourist Information Centres can help you get the best out of your visit. For more information on accommodation bookings, local attractions and events, and travel details throughout the area, please contact: Heritage Centre Rye 01797 226696. Email: [email protected] Hastings 01424 781111. Email: [email protected] Tourist Information Centre Rye 01797 229049. Email: [email protected] Useful websites www.winchelsea.com www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism www.1066country.com www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.highweald.org www.winchelsea.net www.wildrye.info 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Places to visit, things to do, where to eat and drink VISITOR MAP & GUIDE Winchelsea 4 4 The Museum housed in the Upper Court Hall, one of the oldest buildings in the town, is a unique repository of 700 years of Winchelsea’s history. Come and see the exhibits of maps of the town over the ages, a model of the medieval town, pictures, seals, local pottery and items of daily life from the area. For opening times see www.winchelsea.com/museum.html Visitor attractions Battle Abbey & 1066 Battlefield Battle 08703 331181 Battle Tourist Information Battle 01424 773721 Buckleys Yesterday’s World Battle 01424 777226 Bodiam Castle Bodiam 01580 830436 Clambers Play Centre Hastings 01424 423778 Fishermen’s Museum Hastings 01424 461446 Flamingo Amusement Park Hastings 01424 715133 Flower Makers Museum Hastings 01424 427793 Hastings Museum Hastings 01424 451052 Old Town Museum Hastings 01424 451120 Shipwreck Museum Hastings 01424 437452 Smugglers Adventure Hastings 01424 422964 Blue Reef Aquarium Hastings 01424 718776 Great Dixter Gardens Northiam 01797 252878 Heritage Centre Rye 01797 226696 Rye Art Gallery Rye 01797 222433 Rye Castle Museum Rye 01797 226728 Lamb House (NT) Rye 01580 762334 Sedlescombe Vineyard Sedlescombe 01580 830715 Smallhythe Place (NT) Tenterden 01580 762334 Chapel Down Winery Tenterden 01580 763033 Kent & East Sussex Tenterden- 01580 765155 Steam Railway Northiam-Bodiam Toy & Pedal Car Museum Northiam 01797 253803 Carr Taylor Vineyard Westfield 01424 752501 Camber Castle Winchelsea 01797 227784 Winchelsea Museum 1 Walking and cycling paths Revised August 2014 Signs incorporating new QR Codes are located on all Ancient Monuments in Winchelsea To Winchelsea Station Steps into Town