St Augustine's Church

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St Augustine's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church in the village of Brookland, Kent, in Walland Marsh, about 5 miles north-east of Rye, East Sussex. It was originally built about 1250. It has the unusual feature that the bell tower is separate from the rest of the church. ()

Completed: 1250 (774 years ago)Coordinates: 50°59'50"N, 0°50'2"E

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St Augustine's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lamb House, Rye Castle Museum, Camber Sands, The Olde Bell.

5.5 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lamb House, Rye
140 min walk • Lamb House is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house situated in Rye, East Sussex, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house is run as a writer's house museum. It has been the home of many writers, including Henry James from 1897 to 1914, and later E.F. Benson.
5.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Forts and castles
Rye Castle Museum, Rye
137 min walk • Rye Castle, also known as Ypres Tower, was built in the 13th or 14th centuries, and is situated in Rye, East Sussex, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument.
4.9 miSW
Beach
Camber Sands
126 min walk • Camber Sands is a beach in East Sussex, UK, in the village of Camber, near Rye. It is the only sand dune system in East Sussex, and is east of the estuary of the River Rother at Rye Bay stretching 3 miles to just beyond the Kent border, where shingle and pebbles take over again.
5.5 miSW
Nightlife
The Olde Bell, Rye
140 min walk • The Olde Bell inn, also known as Ye Olde Bell, is a Grade II listed historical inn in Rye, East Sussex. It was built in 1390. It has a turbulent history and was once used for smuggling, connected by a secret tunnel with the nearby Mermaid Inn to the south.
4.5 miSE
Church
All Saints Church, Lydd
114 min walk • All Saints' Church, also known as Lydd Church or The Cathedral on the Marsh, is a church in Lydd, Kent, South East England. It belongs to the Diocese of Canterbury.
5.5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Anthony of Padua, Rye
141 min walk • St Anthony of Padua Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rye, East Sussex, England. It was constructed from 1927 to 1929 and replaced a church built in 1900. It is situated on Watchbell Street to the south of Lamb House. It is served by the Conventual Franciscans and is a Grade II listed building.
5.6 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Rye Pottery, Rye
142 min walk • The Rye Pottery is a pottery in Rye, East Sussex, England, known as the Cadborough Pottery or "Rye Pottery" from its beginnings in c. 1834 to 1876, and Belle Vue Pottery from 1869 until it closed in 1939. It was revived as the "Rye pottery" in 1947 by the brothers Walter and John Cole, who became known for their tinglazed wares.
5.5 miSW
Nightlife
The Mermaid Inn, Rye
141 min walk • The Mermaid Inn is a Grade II* listed historical inn located on Mermaid Street in the ancient town of Rye, East Sussex, southeastern England. One of the best-known inns in southeast England, it was established in the 12th century and has a long, turbulent history.
5.3 miE
50°59'8"N • 0°57'15"E
Romney, Romney Marsh
135 min walk • Church, Scenic railroads, Tours
5.1 miSW
Bridge
Monk Bretton Bridge, Rye
131 min walk • The Monk Bretton Bridge is a road bridge over the River Rother in Rye, East Sussex. It carries the A259 road, a major road between Folkestone and Hastings, and is the most downstream crossing of the river. The area around the river beyond this resembles saltmarsh compared to that further upstream.
3.5 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Royal Military Canal Path
90 min walk • The Royal Military Canal Path is a long-distance path in England, mainly following the Royal Military Canal. Its end points are Seabrook, Kent, and Pett Level, East Sussex, and it runs for 27 miles. It is a canal-side path and fringes the northern edge of Romney Marsh.