Beautiful UK seaside town with cobbled streets next to popular beach resort
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Explore this cutesy cobbled town that will make you feel like the main character in an old-school British Rom-Com. We're talking if Bridget Jones and The Holiday had a child. Filled with medieval and Georgian houses, timber roofs, and just a stone's throw from a three-mile white sandy beach - Rye needs to be on your staycation bucket list.
Located near the coast in East Sussex, this picture-postcard civil parish only has an average population of 5,000, but tourists visit from all over to admire its beauty. Now a vibrant market town, Rye was once surrounded by sea and was a mere hilltop used to help defend the south coast of England.
Of course, we can't guarantee the weather will behave, but sitting in a cosy pub after a day of museums and shops is enjoyable rain or shine. Rye also earned its regal 'Rye Royale' title back in 1573 when Queen Elizabeth I stayed in the town for three days.
Experts over at Bed Threads recently compiled six British seaside towns and villages you have to visit, and it's no surprise that Rye is featured. "Positioned next to Camber Sands on the Sussex Coast, Rye is a charming, mediaeval village that is more historical than some of the kitsch seaside resorts on this list," Bed Threads said. "There are a number of boutique hotels drawing a crowd to the area, including The Gallivant and The George. Further in from the coast, Tillingham Winery is a 70-acre estate with home-grown produce and natural wines, whether you can either stay in the elegant hotel rooms or a bell tent in summer.”.
