Rye Castle
Rye Castle is a castle in Rye, East Sussex. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Look also at Bodiam Castle, 15 km away, first of 34 more within 15 km.
Castle in Rye
Inside Rye
Rye Castle is inside Rye’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
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.
A month-by-month guide
Afternoons in Rye peak at 17–23°C, May to September.
Rye Castle
It is written up in 6 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Rye
- Official site
- ryemuseum.co.uk
Mapping Rye Castle
The numbers show what else is near Rye Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Rye’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Rye Castle
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Rye (4,888 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
Rye
Winchelsea Beach
Iden
Peasmarsh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Rye Castle 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 | 2.9 km north of it | 475 | 6 |
| Peasmarsh | 3.4 km northwest of it | 900 | 7 |
| Camber | 3.5 km east of it | 1,132 | 6 |
| Icklesham | 6.1 km southwest of it | 918 | 4 |
| Wittersham | 7.8 km north of it | 545 | 3 |
| Beckley | 8.2 km northwest of it | 734 | 3 |
Other places close by
The 34 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a fort.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle15 km away2
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle1.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustLamb House200 m away4
FortRoyal Military Canal3.4 km away5
CastleHastings Castle15 km away6
MuseumWinchelsea Corporation Museum3.4 km away7
GardenGreat Dixter11 km away8
Historic house · National TrustSmallhythe Place10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Rye Castle
Where is Rye Castle?
Rye Castle is in Rye, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Rye Castle?
Castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Rye Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Rye, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rye Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Rye Castle?
Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (15 km), Camber Castle (1.8 km), Lamb House (200 m) and Royal Military Canal (3.4 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)
- Rye Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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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