About this property
Stay in this extended Victorian Gate House within minutes of the historic town centre of Rye, the perfect base for exploring 1066 Country on bike or foot.
You enter the property into the main hallway with space for hanging coats and leaving shoes. A door leads to the ground floor double bedroom with ensuite shower room, suitable for a guest with wheel chair needs or limited mobility. Stairs lead up to the two further bedrooms and family bathroom. One is double with views to the front and the second bedroom, with the super king bed and the option to split into a twin with views across the gardens.
Off the hallway are double doors that lead into the lounge, with wood burning stove, comfy sofas, TV with Blue-ray player, bluetooth speaker to pair your mobile phone and tablets to, a selection of books and board games. A lovely room to relax in and plan your days or return to after a day visiting local attractions. From the lounge you can enter the kitchen diner one of two ways, the dining area has double glazed doors opening onto the lounge and there is a further door opening straight into the kitchen area. The kitchen is modern and caters for all your holiday needs, dishwasher, large fridge freezer and washer dryer. The dining table sits in front of the double french doors that open out onto the large enclosed decked area. There is a further door off the kitchen which opens out onto an alley where you will find secure storage for up to 4 bicycles, should you wish to bring your bicycles away with you. There are many pleasant cycle routes available from the property and a chance to explore the area at a much slower pace.
The decked area has seating and is the perfect spot to enjoy your morning breakfast or evening tipple.
To the front of the property there is parking for up to three cars, which is a bonus when visiting the medieval town of Rye.
Rye and beyond
Mountsfield Lodge is perfectly situated when choosing to stay in the historic town of Rye. Positioned within minutes of the town centre you really could just park your car when you arrive and explore locally on foot or bike for the duration of your stay. Rye is a pretty cobbled Cinque Ports Town, with independent shops, antique sellers, a good mixture of coffee and tea rooms, a variety of restaurants and history dating back to medieval times and a colourful smuggling past. A good first destination would be a visit to Rye Heritage where you can find out about the medieval town’s past, right up to modern times while you watch the ‘ Sound and Light Show’. Here you can pick up an audio guided tour, local attractions information and even book one of Rye’s ghost tours but only for the brave among you. If you are a keen walker then there are many footpaths and trails that can be picked up from the holiday property and you will soon be out into beautiful rolling countryside, whether you head towards Tenterden, amble along the Military Canal towards Appledore and the Romney Marsh or towards the beautiful sand dunes at Camber Sands. If you are an avid bird watcher then you are spoilt for choice, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve only two miles away and is a popular destination, Hastings Country Park a little further but beautiful cliff top walks and a chance to view nature close up or the rspb reserve at Dungeness.
This whole area is of course 1066 Country and we could comment forever about what there is to see and do. Suffice to say, no visit would be complete without a trip to Battle and Battle Abbey. Not suitable for under 18s.
Places to Visit
Great Dixter House & Gardens
Kent and East Sussex Steam Railway — Tenterden
Ypres Tower — Rye Museum
What’s on
Scallop Festival — February
Jazz Festival — August
Rye Arts Festival — September
Rye Bonfire — November
Nearby points of interest
- Camber Sands Beach
- Amberley Castle
- Battle Abbey & Battlefield
- Ashford Designer Outlet