Really beautiful house on the cobbled Mermaid Street in Rye. It is all creaky staircases, narrow passages and dark wood - really like stepping back in time. Breakfast is served in the old Quaker meeting house, a beautifully spacious room adjoining the B&B. Have the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.

A really nice touch is the honesty bar. The bar room is cosy and refined and you help yourself to drinks, writing what you have had on a pad to be charged on check out.

Mermaid Street, Rye
www.jeakeshouse.com

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Lovely Tudor coaching inn at the centre of Rye. A couple of friends live in nearby Hastings, so I come to Rye and stay at The George when I want to extend my trip with some R&R!

The place had closed for restoration until recently (i'd actually been in a couple of years ago when only the bar was open. The rest of it was a bit of a 1970s nightmare). Couldn't believe it when I went back. Beautifully designed rooms, very personal and quirky, as far from a hotel room as you can imagine (and no box shaped rooms in sight).

The George also has a restaurant (very good food, particularly when Rye's many tea rooms get a bit samey) and an evocative, historic pub.

Unfortunately we're currently in the depths of winter as The George's garden, which is in a courtyard, is also very pretty.

This really is a homely but stylish place, and I'd also urge those just visiting Rye for the day to stop in for lunch or a drink, as it's such a beautiful hotel.

One more tip: try to visit Rye when Lamb House is open, a National Trust property that Henry James lived in for the latter part of his life. Only open a couple of days a week but well worth a visit.

98 High Street
Rye
East Sussex TN31 7JT


T 01797 222 114
www.thegeorgeinrye.com

Nearest Station Rye

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