The Olde Bell

The Olde Bell inn, also known as Ye Olde Bell, is a Grade II listed historical inn in Rye, East Sussex. It was built in 1390. It has a turbulent history and was once used for smuggling, connected by a secret tunnel with the nearby Mermaid Inn to the south.

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Type: Pub
Description: pub in Rye, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
Also known as: “The Old Bell”, “The Old Bell Inn”, “The Old Bell Inn, Rye”, “The Olde Bell, Rye”, “Ye Olde Bell”, “Ye Olde Bell Inn”, and “Ye Olde Bell, Rye”
Address: 33 The Mint, Rye, TN31 7EN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lamb House and Rye Town Hall.

Lamb House

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Lamb House is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house situated in Rye, East Sussex, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house is run as a writer's house museum. Lamb House is situated 390 feet southeast of The Olde Bell.

Rye Town Hall

Town hall

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Rye Town Hall is a municipal building in Market Street, Rye, East Sussex, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Rye Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. Rye Town Hall is situated 610 feet east of The Olde Bell.

Rye railway station

Railway station

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Rye railway station is a Grade II listed station, serving Rye, East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink line between Hastings and Ashford International and is the principal station between those two terminals. Rye railway station is situated 710 feet north of The Olde Bell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rye Harbour and Winchelsea.

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.

Winchelsea

Town

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Winchelsea is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately two miles southwest of Rye and seven miles north east of Hastings. Winchelsea is situated 2 miles southwest of The Olde Bell.

Winchelsea Beach

Village

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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 2½ miles south of The Olde Bell.

The Olde Bell

Location: Rye, Rother District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.95074° or 50° 57′ 3″ north

Longitude

0.73163° or 0° 43′ 54″ east

Open location code

9F22XP2J+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 603294041

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=pub

Wikidata ID

Q7754806

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“The Olde Bell” goes by many names.

Danish: “The Olde Bell”
Japanese: “ジ・オールド・ベル”
Spanish: “Posada The Old Bell Inn”
Spanish: “The Olde Bell”

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Highlights: Rye Library and The Standard Inn.

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