Historic house · Rye · East Sussex

Lamb House

Lamb House is a historic house in Rye, East Sussex. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. Nearby, Bodiam Castle (14 km) heads a list of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Lamb House, Elizabeth B. Thomsen (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Rye

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house in Rye

Inside Rye

Lamb House is inside Rye’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Rye has 303 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

From May to September, Rye sees highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°56 mm

Mar11° / 4°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°47 mm

Jul22° / 13°45 mm

Aug23° / 13°57 mm

Sep20° / 11°56 mm

Oct16° / 8°86 mm

Nov12° / 5°90 mm

Dec9° / 3°91 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rye, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rye. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rye’s full climate →

About

Lamb House

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.

Rye’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Rye
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/lamb-house

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

Spot Lamb House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of the 8, Rye is the largest, at 4,888 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Rye

4,888 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km south of it

Winchelsea Beach

1,027 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km north of it

Iden

475 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km northwest of it

Peasmarsh

900 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lamb House is	People	Places to visit
Rye	It’s in town	4,888	7
Winchelsea Beach	2.6 km south of it	1,027	8
Iden	2.8 km north of it	475	6
Peasmarsh	3.3 km northwest of it	900	7
Camber	3.6 km east of it	1,132	6
Icklesham	5.9 km southwest of it	918	4
Wittersham	7.7 km north of it	545	3
Beckley	8 km northwest of it	734	3

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 34 places, among them 4 castles, a fort and a museum.

Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle14 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle1.8 km away 3

CastleRye Castle200 m away 4

FortRoyal Military Canal3.5 km away 5

CastleHastings Castle15 km away 6

MuseumWinchelsea Corporation Museum3.3 km away 7

GardenGreat Dixter11 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustSmallhythe Place10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Lamb House

Where is Lamb House?

Lamb House is in Rye, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lamb House?

Historic house in Rye, East Sussex, England, UK.

Who runs Lamb House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Lamb House?

May to September are the warmest months in Rye, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lamb House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Lamb House?

Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (14 km), Camber Castle (1.8 km), Rye Castle (200 m) and Royal Military Canal (3.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Military Canal: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Castle: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchelsea Corporation Museum: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Dixter: Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smallhythe Place: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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