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Things to do

Pubs & Resturants

  • The Red Lion (Brede, breakfast basket available to order), The Broad Oak (Broad Oak) and The Queens Head (Sedlescombe) are all within walking distance. 

  • The Three Legs Brewery (Broad Oak) - A local micro brewery. Open Friday/Saturday for drinks and nibbles.

  • Broad Oak Bakery, breakfast essentials available to order. 

  • Rye and Tenterden both have a large selection of pubs and restaurants featuring cuisines from all around the world. 

  • Webb's Seafood restaurant is famous in our area with restaurants in Rye, Westfield and Hastings. 

  • Hastings is great for fish and chips.

  • Tibbs Farm, Rye Nature Reserve, Bewl Water, Bedgebury Pinetum all have great cafes with amazing views. 

Historical Places of Interest 
  • Bodiam Castle 

  • Scotney Castle and Gardens 

  • Sissinghurst Castle

  • Hever Castle

  • Leeds Castle

  • Knole Castle 

  • Great Dixter House and Gardens 

  • Battle Abbey 

  • Pashley Manor Gardens 

Old Towns of Interest
  • Old Town Hastings 

  • Tenterden

  • Lewes

  • Rye

  • Winchelsea 

  • Battle

  • Canterbury 

Good Walks
  • Brede High Woods

  • Battle Woods

  • River bank walk from Northiam to Bodiam

  • Rye Harbour walk to Winchelsea 

  • Seven Sisters coastal walk 

  • Bewl Water Reservoir

  • Bedgebury Pinetum

  • The Cuckoo Trail

Fun Days Out

Brede Steam Giants - Open bank holidays.

Bewl Water -  Walking, cycling and water sports.

Go Ape - At Bedgebury Pinetum, walking and cycling

Bodiam Boating - Boat trips to Rye and Bodium Castle, wild swimming, canoe hire and paddle boarding.

Fishing - Hawkhurst Fish Farm, Rye Harbour, Powder Mills Reservoir.

Pottery - paint your own pottery at Hawkhust Fish Farm.

Winchelsea Cellar Tour - Smugglers caves. 

Tibbs Farm - Pick your own fruit and cafe.

Tenterden Steam Train

Crazy Golf and Arcades - Hastings sea front. 

Dungeness - Lighthouse and Nuclear Power Station.

Romney Marsh

Camber Sands - Famous for sandy beaches. 

Wineries and Tours - Carr Taylor, Chapel Down, Biddenden.

Cinema - The Kino - In Rye and Hawkhurst.

Day Spas - The Rye Retreat, London Beach, Flackley Ash. 

Zoos - Port Lympe Reserve, Howletts Wild Animal Park, Druscillas Park, The Big Cat Sanctuary, Rare Breeds Centre. 

Farmers Market - Brede village hall every Friday.

Good Shopping

Brighton - High street shops and arty lanes

Lewes -  Antiques

Rye - Boutique shopping

Tenterden - Boutique shopping

Old Town Hastings - Vintage & quirky

Ashford Outlet - Designer brands 

Garden Centres - Blackbrooks Merriments and Planters.

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