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We will happily advise visitors on places of interest and outstanding
natural beauty in the area. We take pleasure in helping guests discover
the best places to visit in Rye, Hastings and the East Sussex & Kent
countryside - many of which are only known locally. In this part of the
world, you will find something of interest for people of all ages.
Stream House provides 5-Star Bed and Breakfast accommodation. |
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| Camber. |
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Miles of white sand backed by
picturesque dunes offering peace and seclusion. |
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Camber Sands is an easy drive
eastwards from Stream House Bed and Breakfast in Fairlight. |
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Fairlight. |
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postcard views with countryside and coastal walks only a few
minutes walk from Stream House B&B Fairlight. |
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For those seeking seclusion
Fairlight beach is opposite Stream House B&B - down a steep
cliff but well worth the climb - we haven't lost a guest
yet! |
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Fairlight-Hastings Country Park. |
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Just a few minutes walk from Stream House B&B Fairlight, the
Fairlight-Hastings Country Park stretches for over 3
miles(5km) westwards to Hastings. |
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| Over 267
hectares of ancient woods, heath and grass land together
with dramatic cliffs and coastline. Located within the high
Weald area of outstanding natural beauty, most of the park
has been designated a conservation area, a site of special
scientific interest and is a proposed local nature reserve. |
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Rye. |
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Step back in time in medieval Rye with
its enchanting cobbled streets and beautifully preserved historic
houses.
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St Mary's in Rye is a
popular destination for visitors to Rye who come to
see the oldest functioning church turret clock in
the country which dates from 1561-2 and has an 18ft
long pendulum.
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For 900 years, St
Mary's church in Rye has dominated the hill on which
the old town of Rye stands. It has stood through
good times and bad.
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Hastings & St Leonard's. |
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Hastings Blue Reef Aquarium. |
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Smugglers Adventure, St Clements Caves, Hastings. |
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Amusement Park, Promenade. |
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amusement park is the premier outdoor entertainment facility
in Hastings. Featuring a wealth of white knuckle rides
including roller coasters and waltzers it attracts a great
many tourists during the summer months. Conveniently located
in the centre of Hastings, close to the sea, the facility
operates a pay per ride system so you can visit for as long
or as little as you wish. |
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Beach Trampolines, Promenade. |
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trampoline complex is an extremely popular facility. It has
several large scale trampolines that can be hired by
children to play on and practice their skills. The
trampolines are rented on a short term system and there is
no need to book in advance. Adequate facility for adults to
watch. |
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Boating Lake, Promenade. |
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the very heart of Hastings just a few metres from the beach,
this boating lake has for generations been a fun facility
for locals and tourists alike. The lake offers great sea
views and is now populated by interesting oversized swan
boats that you can peddle around. The facility is popular
with young children and families. |
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hearts, blue blood, and the ability to change both its shape
and colour it's little wonder that the octopus has amazed
and terrified mankind for centuries. However it's less well
known that they are also among the ocean's most intelligent
inhabitants - capable of solving complex puzzles and tests
of memory.
Blue Reef Aquarium has an octopus that can
unscrew jam jars to get at the food inside! |
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Bodiam Castle. |
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Bodiam Castle is one of Britain's most famous and evocative
castles. Medieval battlements, ramparts and moat to explore.
Try on armour (on selected days during school holidays). |
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Bodiam, near
Robertsbridge, East Sussex TN32 5UA
Telephone: 01580 830196. |
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Feb-Oct and weekends during other periods. |
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| The Railway
is probably best known for its superb fleet of one-third
full size steam and diesel locomotives, all of which have
been built to run safely at speeds of 25mph on rails only 15
inches apart. All of the steam locos were built between 1925
and 1937. |
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Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
is Kent's mainline in miniature. First opened to traffic in
July 1927 as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway' and now
covering a distance of 13.5 miles from the picturesque
Cinque Port of Hythe, near the channel tunnel, to the
fishermen's cottages and lighthouses at Dungeness. |
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on the map above shows the route for the steam railway -
Hythe to Dungeness. |
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on the map above show all the railway stations en route. |
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Mary's Bay has a beautiful sandy beach - kids love it! |
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Great Dixter House & Gardens is
perhaps the most famous garden in England. Home of the late
gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd, Dixter is daring and
experimental, but always elegant. Even if you know absolutely
nothing about gardens, you'll enjoy wandering between all the
different parts of the grounds, each with its own striking
identity.
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Sissinghurst Castle Garden
is one of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation
of writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold
Nicolson.
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| Intimate setting in the
grounds of an Elizabethan mansion. Romantic little
compartments filled with colourful floral displays. Lakeside
and woodland walks open all year. Lovely unspoilt Wealden
countryside. |
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Sissinghurst |
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01580 710701 (Infoline) |
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| 2 miles
northeast of Cranbrook. |
| 1 mile east
of Sissinghurst village on Biddenden Road, off A262. |
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