Walking Around Rye - Pt. 4

The last post on walking around Rye

Here we see the old Castle and Keep

with internal garden

and looking back towards the town

inside the battlements with the guns and cannon balls

and looking over towards various boat yards

and on the other side looking down on the Castle Pub

Moving along towards the quayside 

The windmill in centre of picture is where we were originally going to stay but it was fully booked

So glad now as Strand House just 2 miles away was outstanding and in a much more peaceful location (see a previous post) 

an anchor from the first world war

and looking back up towards the town

where we are off to eat lunch at The Mermaid Inn

(a previous post)

I think one should have a good feel for the different aspects of the town by now so we will say goodbye to Rye

Walking Around Rye - Pt. 3

Rye dates from Saxon times when it was as island surrounded by sea and marsh. The sea has since moved and Rye is now several miles inland. It is one of the Cinque towns which was burned down by the French in 1377.

The wicker motor cycle in this window caught my eye

We are going to walk around the old town where all the roads are cobbled and vehicles can only use these roads for asccess

The old water tower and well where people could get their water or have it delivered to them

If you have high heels or flimsy shoes you will have difficulty walking on these roads

An old Chapel

If you enlarge you will see the churchyard (burial ground) reflected in the window here

Lamb House now owned by The National Trust

not open today so we cannot go inside

Henry James, the American novelist once lived in this house

In 1723 the Mayor lived here.

In 1726 King George I, returning from Hanover in Germany to open Parliament, was driven ashore by a terrible storm and the Mayor escorted him to Lamb House where the family entertained him for 3 days which wasn't easy as the King spoke little English and the Lambs could not speak German.

This home is called 'The House with Two Doors'

Obviously 2 houses joined together at some time

Hartshorn House

the old 15th century hospital

The Quakers House

Oak Corner - rebuilt in 1490

For anyone who missed my post on The Mermaid Inn recently, the link below will take you there (full of interest and history)

http://ramblingsfromanenglishgarden.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-mermaid-inn-rye.html

Well I do hope that you enjoyed your walk

Just one more post left on Rye

Just noticed that this is my 777th post!

Would I have believed it when I started in 2007?