Hastings / Rye area BandB

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:23

Anyone know this area can recommend a good place to stay overnight - somewhere with friendly owners- like small places - not soleless bed factories



Funnily enough never been to this part of UK



Taking the Mrs and hoping the boy doesn't burn down the house whislt we are away ;)

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:48

mark



You can't visit that area without going to The Mermaid Inn in Rye.



It's quite modern,...... rebuilt in 1420!



Also do the 'touristy' bit by taking the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Dungeness is fascinating, like another world!



http://www.mermaidinn.com/





Rob

Amber


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:53

Hi,



Sorry I am not able to recommend any B&B's in the area as whenever I went there I stayed with family close by. Have to say it is very lovely and Rye is a smashing place.



Enjoy your trip - but sorry I cannot be of more help.

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:54

Hi mate !



Thanks ;)



Looks great...



Dungeness... all I know about that place was re Nuclear Power ...



We only have a day..



Doesn't Sir Paul McC have a place in this area?

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:58

Mark



Pity you've only got one day!



Beautiful part of the Country,..



Dungeness is like an Alien planet from 'Red Dwarf', weird but unmissable!

AlsancakJack



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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 16:59

Mark

Hastings is my old stomping ground and Rye I used to know very well but unfortunately it has been many years since I was down in that part of the woods so I am not qualified to give advice. Please let me know how you get on as one day soon I would like to revisit.

AJ

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 17:17

Can also recommend the Mermaid Inn. Excellent food.

aripointer


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 17:24

Paul Mc has a House in Peasemarsh.

AP

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 17:52

Mark, Jean & I have also stayed at the Mermaid Inn, really nice hotel very helpful staff & Rye is such a great place. Do yourself a favour & avoid Camber Sands, unless you like holiday camps. I used to drive to Hastings from London/Kent borders once every couple of weeks just to buy fresh fish. However Hastings has gone down hill a bit, all the B&B's now DSS & dole day is a dossers delight. There are some lovely places inland to explore.

P

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 18:20

Mark, you'll be Guaranteed to have a wonderful expeirience. )

Tootie


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 18:26

I used to live in lydd, Have never stayed at the mermaid but have eaten there loads of times and very nice. The power station at dungeness is well worth a look and have a visitors centre.



A friend of mine has a roofing company and was contracted to do some work on the flat roof to the reactor building, the reactor was shut down whilts the work was done and i was lucky enough to go on site and have a look round.



Very strange part of the country but also very beautiful.



tootie

Howmuchlonger


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 18:34

Try the Zanzibar on Hastings sea front - very unique boutique hotel.

http://www.zanzibarhotel.co.uk/

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 18:43

Battle is quaint. Search on Google



Richard

ROBnJO


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Message Posted:
15/04/2009 19:56

Mark



Sounds like it's got to be a romantic night in a four poster bed at the Mermaid!



May not be cheap,.. but we know your love has no bounds!





p.s. you must give a link for photos,... errr,.... well maybe not all of them!

















Oh! I don't know though!





Rob

breezyboy


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Message Posted:
16/04/2009 15:20

Mark

Are you making the trip to argue for all those who lost their land in 1066?

petez


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Message Posted:
16/04/2009 15:30

Mermaid inn in Rye is great, stayed there a few years back...



There is a good Thai restaurant there too, opposite a trendy fish restaurant..



We went on the minature railway too to Dungeness, great fun.. They actually had a minature guard working there!!

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
17/04/2009 10:24

Hi Guys !



Thanks to all who offered suggestions ..



We booked here:



http://www.minstrelsrest.co.uk/room5.htm



as we were looking for something "different"-- homely with lots of recommendations.. Rye was 12 miles further east and my appointment was 11 am in St Leonards - opp direction :(





Fantastic hospitality, GREAT food - very friendly family.



They accepted paypal -which I like.



We arrived at 8.30pm and threw our bags in the room, and drove to Hastings Sea front..



Looked pleasant enough in the dark-with street lights- but didn't seem quite so appealing in the morning -preferred old town end -eastern end.



After SUPERBt cooked breakfast went to Battle, and Bodium Castle - before heading to appt in Maidstone, then Redhill and back to Glos'shire..





We had some Fantastic weather - considering the whole of the M4 corridor, London and Kent were wet and miserable.



Will post the photos on flickr over the weekend.



Thanks, again