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Cottage |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 6

Rye Harbour in Rye

From £525 per week |  From £280 per night

2 nights minimum stay

Changeover Friday

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, car not necessary, private garden, may take pets - please enquire

About the home

From the moment you arrive we have tried to make the cottage feel totally at home with its surroundings. Somewhere you’d feel comfortable entering with sandy feet after a long day at the beach. Simply furnished and decorated in whites throughout with blue accents and colourful prints on the walls to add a splash of colour. Each room has some seaside/nautical curio to remind you of its location, old photographs of the area and original driftwood sculptures of birds and fishes from a local artist.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
With views of the sea from the top floor, a narrow pebble beach as a garden to the rear Sea Kale cottage has a sea side feel with whitewash bare wooden floors and furnished simply in whites and light blues. There’s a good sized double aspect open plan sitting room, with open fire place, leading to a modern kitchen and double doors to the outside. Upstairs there are 3 very comfortable double bedrooms and a gleaming white bathroom with laundry and airing cupboard.

Further details outdoors:
The cottage is located at the end of an unmade track with an eclectic collection of houses either side. Sea Kale sits in its own little track off this, in between an identical cottage and barn. The house is literally on the doorstep of the nature reserve and is about 4 minutes walk from the river frontage, boat slip and village pub. The village shop is conveniently at the end of the track (2 minutes) and the main entrance to the nature reserve that surrounds us and the path to the beach are only 4 minutes by foot. From here there lies many miles of paths and beach to explore, either by foot or by bike. The historic old town of Rye and enormous sandy beach of Camber are 5 and 8 minutes away by car.

Further details

We don't believe renting our homes is over the minute we take your deposit, for us it's only just beginning. We want to ensure you have the best stay possible and help to suggest what you and your party can get up to before you arrive. With every booking we send out our 'INSIDERS GUIDE TO RYE' which lists everything we think is worth visiting, whatever the weather - most of it personally vetted by us. From this you can decide BEFORE YOU ARRIVE what sort of things you would like to get up to and not, as is often the case, discover this on the last day of your holiday. We call it the 'Home from home' experience, like having your own holiday home, but without the hassle.

Photos

 

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A modern day 'fishermans's cottage'

 

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Welcome to Seakale!

 

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The sitting room with driftwood open fire and mirror

 

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Late afternoon in Rye Harbour, literally a minute from the house

The South East England / Sussex region

Discover Rye & the surrounding area

In recent years the beautiful sea-fort town has slowly become just a little bit more cosmopolitan but without losing any of it's endearing old world charm.

The town is perched high on a bluff over looking the salt marshes below. Ever since Norman times the town's history has been one of invasion and resistance standing firm against the winds of change that have swept across the Channel or over the marshlands and meadows that hold the rest of England at bay.

Once sitting right on the coast Henry VIII thought it a sensible place to build one of his impregnable gun fortresses to halt the annoying French approaches but the seas so quickly receded that even before it could be occupied in anger it was marooned in the fields soon to be surrounded by grazing sheep - now the hauntingly beautiful Camber Castle in the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. The steep cobbled streets are lined with enticing shops and buildings straight off a period Hollywood set (it's a yet to be denied rumour that Johnny Depp was so taken by the place he bought one himself).

If you are looking for a bit more activity and adventure then the coastal nature reserve at Rye Harbour is English big-sky country at its best, with a chance of a seal-spotting in the Harbour as a bonus on your blustery walk. Here you can literally get lost in the myriad of paths that criss cross the marshes peppered with stunning lagoons, the home to it seems, virtually every sea bird common to our shores. And if walking isn't your thing, just hire a bike from Rye Hire in the town and peddle your way around the freedom and space of the pancake flat marshes.

The Rye / Rye Harbour area

We don't believe renting our homes is over the minute we take your deposit, for us it's only just beginning. We want to ensure you have the best stay possible and help to suggest what you and your party can get up to before you arrive. With every booking we send out our 'INSIDERS GUIDE TO RYE' which lists everything we think is worth visiting, whatever the weather - most of it personally vetted by us. From this you can decide BEFORE YOU ARRIVE what sort of things you would like to get up to and not, as is often the case, discover this on the last day of your holiday. We call it the 'Home from home' experience, like having your own holiday home, but without the hassle.

Here's just some of the things you can get up to:

- Beachcombing - a different beach to visit every day of your stay!
- Fantastic local food & drink (Rye scallop festival)
- Amazing food shopping (you can't buy your fish any fresher)
- Kids activities (karting/sailing/fishing/cycling/wind/kite surfing, etc)
- Learn how to wind / kite surf
- Flat cycling, with planned routes
- Day trips to France (tunnel entrance only 30 mins away)
- Eclectic mix of antique shops, perfect for every bargain hunter
- Culture (amazing literary festival every year, jazz and theatre)
- Fishing (all types)
- Golf (Rye has one of the best link courses in the UK)
- Great NT houses & gardens
- Thriving local artist community (open studios)
- Horse riding on the beach and surrounding area
- Tennis (lawn tennis club in Rye)
- The magic of Dungeness (area of outstanding natural beauty)

and much much more....

How to get there

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Map showing the Rye Harbour areaReset Map

CAR - London to Rye (1.5 hours)
TRAIN - Charing Cross/Waterloo to Rye (2 hours)
FRANCE - Eurostar to France, Ashford International (20 mins)
France - Lydd Airport (15 minutes)

Activities near Rye

Guestbook for Sea Kale

Some nice things past customers have said about Seakale

We had the most wonderful time at Seakale - what a lovely house and what a great spot! It had everything that we needed for a relaxing break away from the hustle and bustle of London life! It was so nice not to hear traffic and to wake up to the sound of birds. My 5yr old commented that she'd life to stay forever! We've all been racking our brains on things that could have been improved and we've only come up with one thing - we wished we could have stayed longer! We will be definitely visiting again!
D and family, June 09

Seakale was an absolute delight: we loved the house with its nautical themed colour scheme, luxurious bathroom and beds. We felt completely at home: Seakale was quiet, warm, cozy, comfortable and stylish, and had everything we needed.
MMW, May 2009

Beautiful cottage and we loved the nature reserve and Dungeness in particular - thanks for the tip. Also Seakale was so child friendly which was brilliant for us.
CS and family, May 09

Thank you for helping to organise such a fun time during our weeks stay at SeaKale. Getting to know about all the things to do in the area before we arrived was so useful, we felt like locals even before we arrived. We all want to become pro Kite Surfers having spent the afternoon watching the 'dudes' practising their tricks at Camber! Next time perhaps.
Ingrid and kids, Jan 2009

Such a comfortable and elegant house. Beautifully decorated, we were impressed by the standard you've done everything to. We had a most enjoyable time with great walks and look forward to coming again.
Dee and family, Dec 2008

Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low	4 Jan 12	10 Feb 12	525£ 525	280280	350350	2 Nights
Mid High	10 Feb 12	20 Feb 12	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
Low	20 Feb 12	30 Mar 12	525£ 525	280280	350350	2 Nights
Mid High	30 Mar 12	16 Apr 12	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid	16 Apr 12	1 Jun 12	595£ 595	316316	395395	2 Nights
Mid High	1 Jun 12	12 Jun 12	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid High	12 Jun 12	20 Jul 12	695£ 695	356356	445445	2 Nights
High	20 Jul 12	3 Sep 12	955£ 955	0-	0-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday and Saturday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Prices include:

Bed linen, towels, all utilities, pre-arrival and departure cleaning, toiletries, coffee, tea, biscuits and fresh milk for your arrival. The changeover day for weekly bookings is a Friday. Other start days may be possible on request in the low and mid season. Short breaks may commence on any day.

2 Complimentary bikes are available to explore the nature reserve and beyond, additional bikes and child seats are available to rent at RyeHire.

A complimentary bag of logs and kindle is provided for your arrival (October to April)

Extras: Winter heating allowance of £7.50/day or £25/week (October to April)

Please note there is a fee of £15.00 per very well behaved dogs.

Last Minute Winter Escape Offer:

20% discount to 2 nights minimum, 3 weeks in advance maximum, during all LOW SEASON periods (this cannot be linked to any other offers and stay)

20% discount to 2 nights minimum during LOW, MID and MID HIGH (Monday to Thursday only tis cannot be linked to any other offers and stay)

THE OFFICERS HOUSE

2 days - £576 (normally £720) LOW

3 days - £680 (normally £850) LOW

SEAKALE

2 days - £280 (normally £350) LOW

3 days - £340 (normally £425) LOW

We also offer a 10% discount for our returning guest!

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Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Sigrid Cragoe Landline +44 07884 265348 Mobile n/a Web Visit site Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This cottage has so far received 0 reviews.

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