# Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) and its prison

What to do en Rye · Rye

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-castle-ypres-tower · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 5 € adult
- Duración: 45 min
- Temporada: All year, every day from 10:30 to 15:30
- Para quién: All ages; stairs

Museum · 45 min · from £5 · 13th-century tower that was a women's prison

The Ypres Tower, a 13th-century stone tower built against French attacks, is the oldest thing in Rye. It was a fortress, a courthouse, a jail and a women's prison; today it is a small museum you climb from the inside, with a medieval herb garden and the Gun Garden terrace looking out over the marshes. It opens every day from 10:30 to 15:30 and costs from £5. The town's other museum, on East Street, is closed until spring 2027.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 50.9497, 0.7356

## Cerca de aquí

- [St Mary's Church and its tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/st-marys-church-rye), a 89 m
- [The George Grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/the-george-grill), a 191 m
- [The George in Rye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-george-in-rye), a 191 m
- [Mermaid Inn Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-eat/mermaid-inn-restaurant), a 310 m
- [The Mermaid Inn](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/where-to-stay/the-mermaid-inn), a 310 m
- [Walking Mermaid Street and Rye's citadel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/mermaid-street-and-the-citadel), a 310 m
- [Rye Harbour Nature Reserve](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/rye-harbour-nature-reserve), a 2.2 km
- [Camber Sands beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/rye/things-to-do/camber-sands), a 4.5 km

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