Our little corner of the south east produces some of the finest meat, seafood, fruit and wine in the UK…
It’s no surprise then that there is also a good choice of restaurants, pubs, cafes and tearooms close to Swallowtail Hill which have a strong emphasis on locally sourced food. You’ll find a list of our favourite places below with links to their websites.
Throughout the year there are festivals celebrating local produce and are well worth exploring if they coincide with your visit to Swallowtail Hill.
Scallops have long been fished in the waters of Rye Bay and the harvesting of them is restricted in order to preserve future stocks. The Scallop Festival in Rye each February sees many of the local restaurants offer special scallop dishes and local wines to celebrate this delicious and nutritious shellfish.
The Stade in Hastings is the home of Britain’s largest fleet of beach launched fishing boats. The nature of fishing like this – small boats with a small catch – means that the fleet has always fished in an ecologically sound way. Each September the Hastings Seafood and Wine festival is a glorious weekend of gourmet food and wine enjoyed alongside live music and street entertainment.
Our region is famous for its vineyards and you can visit many of them for tours and tastings. Most famous is Chapel Down which is just fifteen minutes’ drive from Swallowtail hill. But we’ve also Tillingham, Charles Palmer and Sedlescombe vineyards close by and closer still is Oxney Estate which is just at the end of our lane.
Local Pubs, Cafes and Restaurants
The Mermaid
Address: The Mermaid Inn,
Mermaid Street, Rye TN31 7EY
Phone: +44 1797 223065
The White Dog Inn
Address: Village Street, Ewhurst Green, Robertsbridge TN32 5TD
Phone: +44 01580 830264
Knoops
Address: Tower Forge,
Hilders Cliff, Rye TN31 7LD
Email: hello@knoops.co.uk
White House
Address: 24 High Street,
Rye TN31 7JF
Email: info@whitehouserye.co.uk
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