# Walking Mermaid Street and Rye's citadel

What to do en Rye · Rye

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/mermaid-street-and-the-citadel · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 0 € 
- Duración: 1 h 30
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages; cobbles and short slopes, poor for pushchairs

Walk · 1 hr 30 · free · cobbled streets, Tudor houses and views over the marshes

Rye was a Cinque Ports harbour on a hill surrounded by sea; the sea withdrew and left a medieval town overlooking the marshes. Start on Mermaid Street, cobbled and steep, with timber-framed houses with names instead of numbers, and the smugglers' inn, the Mermaid Inn. Climb up West Street and Church Square to the church of St Mary, go round the square and come out at the Ypres Tower and the Gun Garden, with views of the marshes and the sea. Finish along the High Street and the Landgate, the last gate of the town wall. It is free and takes an unhurried hour and a half.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.9514, 0.7321

## Cerca de aquí

- [Mermaid Inn Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/mermaid-inn-restaurant), a 0 m
- [The Mermaid Inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-mermaid-inn), a 0 m
- [The George Grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/the-george-grill), a 119 m
- [The George in Rye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-george-in-rye), a 119 m
- [St Mary's Church and its tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/st-marys-church-rye), a 220 m
- [Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) and its prison](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-castle-ypres-tower), a 310 m
- [Rye Harbour Nature Reserve](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-harbour-nature-reserve), a 2.5 km
- [Camber Sands beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/camber-sands), a 4.8 km

Destino: [Rye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye.md)