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Jeake's House
Rye, Sussex
Swathed with creepers and bedecked with flowers, this wildly atmospheric B&B stands on a cobbled street in a medieval citadel with views over Romney Marsh.
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Swathed with creepers and bedecked with flowers, this wildly atmospheric B&B stands on a cobbled street in a medieval citadel with views over Romney Marsh. Combining a wool store built in 1689 by merchant, minister and alchemist Samuel Jeake, and a Quaker meeting house-turned chapel, it was once home to American novelist Conrad Aiken. Today, dogs are welcome but children under eight are not. Steep stairs lead to bedrooms named after writers, artists and reformers who visited the property. The four-poster suite Malcolm Lowry has drapes of English toile, a roll-top bath and walk-in shower. In the parlour you will find a warming fire in winter, board games and a piano. A well-supplied honesty bar is furnished with pews from the galleried chapel, now the dining room, where the breakfast menu includes everything from devilled kidneys and smoked haddock to Rye rarebit on walnut bread, a full English, vegetarian or vegan, and French toast with warm spiced fruit and crème fraîche. 'Very helpful hosts, delightful room and delicious breakfast,' reads one endorsement. Parking is a real bonus at peak tourist times. (TH, and others)
Hotel Details
Address
Mermaid Street, Rye, Sussex, TN31 7ET, England
Telephone
01797222828
Bedroom
11.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
chamber music in breakfast room.
Children
not under 8.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms by pre-arrangement (£5 a night), public rooms on leads and 'always supervised', not in breakfast room.
Credit Cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £105 (private bathroom) and from £135 en suite. 1-night bookings sometimes refused Fri/Sat.
Other Reviews
Facilities
parlour, bar/library, breakfast room, in-room TV (Freeview), parking permit, unsuitable for disabled.
Location
IN THE MEDIA
The Mirror
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