Charming Cottage in Rye Harbour

Light and airy seaside cottage with lots of character. Built in around 1900, it was originally home to one of the local coastguards who were stationed in the village. Cosy and comfortable sitting room with log burner. Open plan kitchen diner opening in to the sunny sheltered garden. The kitchen is well equipped, with microwave, electric oven, washer dryer and dishwasher. There is a double bedroom and a single room with bunk beds. The family bathroom is downstairs,and we have an upstairs toilet. The cottage has been our family holiday home for over 10 years. It is where we come to rest, relax and have fun as a family. It is a well loved and unpretentious cottage that we hope you will love and want to return to. It is a bright airy home with a pretty cottage garden, where you can sit and listen to the birds. We have accumulated plenty of DVDs for you to enjoy. The whole house is yours. We will be on the end of the phone, but not local. Rye Harbour is a beautiful working fishing village. Many of the people who live there still crew the boats or are volunteer lifeboatmen. There is a well stocked local shop, an art gallery and cafe selling the most wonderful cakes and 2 local pubs. The William the Conqueror pub is located on the harbour front, with tables outside. They serve a mix of great pub grub, including some excellent Greek dishes. There's a nature reserve with hides, which draws nature lovers and birdwatchers from far and wide. Even those with only a passing interest in birds will be impressed. You can walk, scoot or ride through the reserve to the very uncrowded beach. At high tide the beach is shingle only but the sand appears as the tide goes out. A great place for a barbecue with friends or family. There are beautiful coastal walks and Henry VIII's Camber Castle accessible through fields on the nature reserve. A short drive away you have the famous Camber Sands, renowned for its miles of sand, dunes and kite surfing. Rye is a couple of miles away and is famously picturesque and historic, with lots of shops and great places to eat. Winchelsea is also steeped in history, once a huge city, now a beautiful village built around a beautiful ruined priory. In the wider area there is Hastings with its funicular and mini railway, fair rides, smugglers' caves, aquarium and wonderful fish and chips. Also well worth visiting is the unique landscape of Dungeness, with its steam railways, art studios and Derek Jarman's famous garden. There are regular train services to Rye, connecting to fast trains from London and the continent at Ashford. My husband says the journey across the marshes is beautiful and marks the change of pace as you arrive in Rye. Very close to the station is a bus that takes you to Rye Harbour in a few minutes. Taxis are available, but I would recommend you book in advance. Driving is the best way to see the wider area, but the nature reserve and Winchelsea Beach are accessible by foot or on two wheels.