Women's Prison
This is Women's Prison, a castle in Rye. The surrounding 5 km hold 5 more places to visit. Further out, Bodiam Castle is 15 km away.
Castle in Rye
Inside Rye
Women's Prison is inside Rye’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
May to September are the warmest in Rye, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.
Women's Prison
In Rye, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Getting to Women's Prison
Orange is Women's Prison; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Rye’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Women's Prison
By population, Rye leads the 5 with 4,888. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Rye
Winchelsea Beach
Iden
Peasmarsh
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Women's Prison 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 | 3.4 km northwest of it | 900 | 7 |
| Camber | 3.4 km east of it | 1,132 | 6 |
Beyond Women's Prison
Of the 34 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, a historic house and a fort.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle15 km away2
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle1.8 km away3
Historic house · National TrustLamb House200 m away4
CastleRye Castle100 m away5
FortRoyal Military Canal3.4 km away6
CastleHastings Castle15 km away7
MuseumWinchelsea Corporation Museum3.4 km away8
GardenGreat Dixter11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Women's Prison: common questions
Where is Women's Prison?
Women's Prison is in Rye, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Women's Prison?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Women's Prison?
May to September are the warmest months in Rye, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Women's Prison?
Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (15 km), Camber Castle (1.8 km), Lamb House (200 m) and Rye Castle (100 m).
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 (8)
- 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
- 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
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