Rye Bay

Rye Bay is a bay in England, United Kingdom. Rye Bay is situated nearby to the village Camber, as well as near the locality Jury’s Gap.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Camber Sands and St Thomas the Apostle.

Camber Sands

Beach

Photo: Segaboyno2010, Public domain.

Camber Sands is a beach in East Sussex, England, in the village of Camber, near Rye. It is the only sand dune system in East Sussex. Located east of the estuary of the River Rother at Rye Bay, it stretches 3 miles to just beyond the Kent border, where shingle take over again.

St Thomas the Apostle

Church

Photo: Julian P Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Thomas the Apostle is a church.

Martello Tower No. 28

Ruins

Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Martello Tower No. 28 is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Rye Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rye Harbour and Winchelsea Beach.

Rye Harbour

Village

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Rye Harbour is a village located on the East Sussex coast in southeast England, near the estuary of the River Rother: it is part of the civil parish of Icklesham and the Rother district. Rye Harbour is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rye Bay.

Winchelsea Beach

Village

Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Winchelsea Beach is a seaside village in the parish of Icklesham in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about ten miles east of Hastings, and about 1.5 miles south east of Winchelsea. Winchelsea Beach is situated 3½ miles west of Rye Bay.

Rye

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rye is a town in East Sussex that in medieval times was one of the Cinque Ports responsible for England's maritime defence. It stood at the head of a bay, which silted up, leaving the town two miles from the sea.

Rye Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.91667° or 50° 55′ north

Longitude

0.8° or 0° 48′ east

Open location code

9F22WR82+M2

GeoNames ID

2638907

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Camber and Jury’s Gap.

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Highlights include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and Rye Harbor Nature Reserve.

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