SWC 154: Rye Circular (in reverse) t=swc.154
Distance: 11 or 12.5 Miles (17.6 or 19.9 km for those more metrically
minded)
Difficulty: 4 out of 10
Train: Take the 9:34
AM train from London St. Pancras
to Ashford International (9:41 Stratford International) and change onto the
Southern service to Eastbourne (arriving 10:11 and departing 10:25) to arrive
in Rye at 10:46. Return trains from Rye are at 48 past the hour. Buy a day return to Rye.
Rye is a charming place to start and finish a
walk at any time of the year – so thought this would make for a pleasant outing
in winter (also, I thought the marsh and dunes would be quite atmospheric and hopefully not too muddy). For a bit of a change, I am suggesting we do the route in reverse,
so that the lunch stop in Camber falls later in the walk (after 7 miles/11km -ish). In
reverse orientation, the route meanders through the charming center of Rye
before crossing the marsh to Camber Sands and its magnificent dunes for lunch (there
is a possible extension along the way adding 1.5 miles). After lunch, the
route follows the River Rother back to Rye. You can find more information about
the walk and download the walk instructions here. As we will be going in reverse, it will be helpful to print
the map and/or download the GPX file!
The recommended lunch venue is the Owl Inn in Camber (01797 225
284) about 7 miles/11 km into the walk. There are plenty of tea and other watering
holes in Rye….my personal favorite being the Ypres Castle Inn….hidden
down some steps near the top of the village….
Enjoy the walk!
7 comments:
Anyone planning to go on this?
Yes, I hope there are others also. A bonus would be no mud
Somebody usually comes on most walks...
Well I've been on swc walks when no one turns up. Too risky.
Best not tell them that you are turning up then Gavin
n=10 walkers plus one dog assembled at Rye station after the Rye day tripper crowds cleared the area...As advertised, we set off on the route in reverse, taking particular pains to follow the suggested route through historic Rye. Nice to more fully explore the town in the morning rather than at end when also weighing up time for post walk bevies and trains....Then, down a partially hidden staircase we went and set off across the marsh in w=bright-sunshine-turning-cloudy-after-lunch. The marsh was particularly beautiful in the soft winter sunlight....most stopped and visited the historic church in East Guldeford before carrying on...We reached the vast expanse of Camber Sands at the beginning low tide and walked along the beach and then through the dunes to The Owl where 8 enjoyed very tasty lunches and one and her dog later joined for a drink...After lunch, back through the dunes and down to the beach where the water was still miles away (could have definitely walked to Dungeness on the sand). Two extended the walk slightly by walking all the way down to (and along) the water line. We then walked up the path along the River Rother into Rye...where many of the usual post walk haunts were closed or packed....so one of the group made some inquiries and found us an outside heated table at Waterworks, a very charming CAMRA approved micropub before the journey home....A great day out -- the walk works very well in reverse and is not too muddy in the winter...
Yes, I'll tell everyone that in future, to increase the numbers.
Love the Waterworks, great beer and cider, in a beautiful old waterwork building.
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