Kate's Guidebook

Kate
Kate's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Only one mile from the house. Beautiful walks down through the fields to get to the Castle which is owned by the National Trust. Very good shop and cafe. From the car park there are great walks along the River Rother towards Northiam.
276 locals recommend
Bodiam Castle
276 locals recommend
Only one mile from the house. Beautiful walks down through the fields to get to the Castle which is owned by the National Trust. Very good shop and cafe. From the car park there are great walks along the River Rother towards Northiam.
Travel on a steam railway between Bodiam and Tenterden.
59 locals recommend
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Station Road
59 locals recommend
Travel on a steam railway between Bodiam and Tenterden.
National Heritage site of the Battle of Hastings. Good visitor centre.
153 locals recommend
Battle Abbey
High Street
153 locals recommend
National Heritage site of the Battle of Hastings. Good visitor centre.

Food scene

The Hub in Bodiam is a great community asset. Cafe and shop. Lots of themed evenings - pizza or Mexican food for example. There is an activity centre attached to the Hub where it is possible to hire kayaks or bicycles.
23 locals recommend
The Hub @ Quarry Farm
23 locals recommend
The Hub in Bodiam is a great community asset. Cafe and shop. Lots of themed evenings - pizza or Mexican food for example. There is an activity centre attached to the Hub where it is possible to hire kayaks or bicycles.
Our local pub. Only a half a mile walk into the centre of Ewhurst Green. Super pub garden looking down over Bodiam Castle. Excellent fish and chips.
15 locals recommend
The White Dog Inn
15 locals recommend
Our local pub. Only a half a mile walk into the centre of Ewhurst Green. Super pub garden looking down over Bodiam Castle. Excellent fish and chips.
Fantastic burgers on the seafront in St Leonards. Vegan options.
103 locals recommend
Half Man! Half Burger!
7 Marine Ct
103 locals recommend
Fantastic burgers on the seafront in St Leonards. Vegan options.
Our favourite pub in Hastings. Fantastic seasonal and organic food. No reservation system.
100 locals recommend
The Crown
Ashford Road
100 locals recommend
Our favourite pub in Hastings. Fantastic seasonal and organic food. No reservation system.
Lovely independent cafe near the pier in Hastings.
10 locals recommend
Cake Room
30 Robertson St
10 locals recommend
Lovely independent cafe near the pier in Hastings.
Best fish and chips in Hastings. Great setting in a fishing hut in the old town.
48 locals recommend
Maggie's Fish & Chips
8-9 Rock-a-Nore Rd
48 locals recommend
Best fish and chips in Hastings. Great setting in a fishing hut in the old town.
Fantastic pizza restaurant in Battle. Eat in or take away.
9 locals recommend
Rustico Italian
42B High St
9 locals recommend
Fantastic pizza restaurant in Battle. Eat in or take away.
Sister restaurant of Rustico’s in Battle. Next to the Cake Room cafe. Very close to the pier.
37 locals recommend
Rustico Italiano
31 Robertson St
37 locals recommend
Sister restaurant of Rustico’s in Battle. Next to the Cake Room cafe. Very close to the pier.
Located just through the Landgate in Rye. The Daily Telegraph named KNOOPS the best hot chocolate cafe in the UK.
32 locals recommend
Knoops Chocolate Bar
Tower Street
32 locals recommend
Located just through the Landgate in Rye. The Daily Telegraph named KNOOPS the best hot chocolate cafe in the UK.
Excellent burger restaurant in a quaint building in Rye. Famed for its milkshakes.
44 locals recommend
Hoof
35 The Mint
44 locals recommend
Excellent burger restaurant in a quaint building in Rye. Famed for its milkshakes.
Pretty pub near Robertsbridge.
18 locals recommend
The Salehurst Halt
2 Church Ln
18 locals recommend
Pretty pub near Robertsbridge.
Our favourite local vineyard in Beckley near Rye. Largest organic vineyard in the UK. Book a tour and tasting. A nice bike ride away.
8 locals recommend
Oxney Organic Estate
Hobbs Lane
8 locals recommend
Our favourite local vineyard in Beckley near Rye. Largest organic vineyard in the UK. Book a tour and tasting. A nice bike ride away.
Lovely restaurant near the beach in Camber.
7 locals recommend
The Gallivant
New Lydd Road
7 locals recommend
Lovely restaurant near the beach in Camber.

Sporting Activity

Kayak hire.
73 locals recommend
Bodiam Boating Station
Station Road
73 locals recommend
Kayak hire.
Very good food. Boats and kayaks for hire.
19 locals recommend
Lime Wharf Cafe
Station Road
19 locals recommend
Very good food. Boats and kayaks for hire.
Large reservoir. Great place to go for a walk, cycle or hire a boat.
22 locals recommend
Bewl Water Outdoor Centre
Bewlbridge Lane
22 locals recommend
Large reservoir. Great place to go for a walk, cycle or hire a boat.
Mountain bike hire. Excellent mountain biking tracks. Forest walks.
189 locals recommend
Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest
Bedgebury Road
189 locals recommend
Mountain bike hire. Excellent mountain biking tracks. Forest walks.
Beautiful expanse of sandy beach and sand dunes.
310 locals recommend
Camber Sands
310 locals recommend
Beautiful expanse of sandy beach and sand dunes.
Hire a kayak, canoe or paddle on the river next to the Hub in Bodiam.
6 locals recommend
Epic Life Bodiam
6 locals recommend
Hire a kayak, canoe or paddle on the river next to the Hub in Bodiam.

Gardens to visit

Rudyard Kipling’s home in Burwash. Beautiful gardens and house to visit. National Trust. Pleasant cafe on site.
100 locals recommend
Bateman's
Bateman's Lane
100 locals recommend
Rudyard Kipling’s home in Burwash. Beautiful gardens and house to visit. National Trust. Pleasant cafe on site.
Voted one of the top ten most beautiful gardens in England. Nice shop and cafe. It is close by in the next village.
117 locals recommend
Great Dixter House & Gardens
117 locals recommend
Voted one of the top ten most beautiful gardens in England. Nice shop and cafe. It is close by in the next village.
National Trust garden created by Vita Sackville-West. Combine with a visit to the picturesque Cranbrook.
186 locals recommend
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Biddenden Rd
186 locals recommend
National Trust garden created by Vita Sackville-West. Combine with a visit to the picturesque Cranbrook.

Our favourite towns to visit

Beautiful cobbled streets and attractive architecture. Full of independent shops. Combine with a visit to Camber Sands.
388 locals recommend
Rye
388 locals recommend
Beautiful cobbled streets and attractive architecture. Full of independent shops. Combine with a visit to Camber Sands.
Completely unspoilt medieval town a few miles from Rye.
46 locals recommend
Winchelsea
46 locals recommend
Completely unspoilt medieval town a few miles from Rye.
Picturesque market town characterised by clapboard houses. Full of independent shops.
31 locals recommend
Cranbrook
31 locals recommend
Picturesque market town characterised by clapboard houses. Full of independent shops.
Lots to see and do. The Old Town by the fishing huts is very picturesque and has a lively arts and music scene. Independent and antique shops as well as great places to eat. Our favourites on the high street in the Old Town are Penbuckles deli and Judges bakery.
183 locals recommend
Hastings
183 locals recommend
Lots to see and do. The Old Town by the fishing huts is very picturesque and has a lively arts and music scene. Independent and antique shops as well as great places to eat. Our favourites on the high street in the Old Town are Penbuckles deli and Judges bakery.
Picturesque market town. Super shopping hub with all the main supermarkets as well as lots of independent shops.
108 locals recommend
Tenterden
108 locals recommend
Picturesque market town. Super shopping hub with all the main supermarkets as well as lots of independent shops.

Farm shops

Hartley Dyke farm shop is located on the outskirts of Cranbrook. Wonderful fresh produce and delicatessen. Fishmonger and butcher selling home reared meat.
hartley dyke business centre
Hartley Dyke farm shop is located on the outskirts of Cranbrook. Wonderful fresh produce and delicatessen. Fishmonger and butcher selling home reared meat.
Stylish farm shop and cafe on the A21 in Hawkhurst.
16 locals recommend
Eggs to Apples Farm Shop
London Road
16 locals recommend
Stylish farm shop and cafe on the A21 in Hawkhurst.
Wonderful deli specialising in home smoked fish and meats. Super cafe. Off the A21 in Flimwell.
14 locals recommend
The Weald Smokery
14 locals recommend
Wonderful deli specialising in home smoked fish and meats. Super cafe. Off the A21 in Flimwell.

Buildings to visit

The pier re-opened in 2016 following a fire. The newly designed pier won the 2017 Stirling Prize for architecture.
114 locals recommend
Hastings Pier Shop
1-10 White Rock
114 locals recommend
The pier re-opened in 2016 following a fire. The newly designed pier won the 2017 Stirling Prize for architecture.
Art Deco exhibition and music venue in Bexhill-On-Sea on the seafront. Great cafe overlooking the sea.
99 locals recommend
De La Warr Pavilion
Marina
99 locals recommend
Art Deco exhibition and music venue in Bexhill-On-Sea on the seafront. Great cafe overlooking the sea.