Monk Bretton Bridge, Rye

Name: Monk Bretton Bridge
Address: Rye, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Rye

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 50°57'11"N, 0°44'21"E

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Rye United Kingdom

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Monk Bretton Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lamb House, Sussex Border Path, Rye Castle Museum, The Olde Bell.

~1910 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Lamb House, Rye
10 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.
0.5 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sussex Border Path, Rye
14 min walk • The Sussex Border Path is a long-distance footpath around the borders of Sussex, a historic county and former medieval kingdom in southern England.
~1330 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Forts and castles
Rye Castle Museum, Rye
7 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.
~1960 ftSW
Nightlife
The Olde Bell, Rye
10 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.
0.4 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Anthony of Padua, Rye
10 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.
0.4 miSW
Museum, Art gallery
Rye Pottery, Rye
12 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.
~1980 ftSW
Nightlife
The Mermaid Inn, Rye
10 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.
0.4 miSW
Church
Rye Particular Baptist Chapel, Rye
11 min walk • Rye Particular Baptist Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in Rye, an ancient hilltop town in Rother, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex.
0.5 miSW
Windmill
Gibbet Mill, Rye
14 min walk • Gibbet Mill, Tillingham Mill, Barry's Mill or New Mill is a grade II listed cosmetically reconstructed smock mill at Rye, East Sussex, England. Today it serves as bed and breakfast accommodation.
~1200 ftSW
Monastery
Rye Austin Friary, Rye
6 min walk • Rye Austin Friary was an Augustinian friary in Conduit Street, Rye, East Sussex, England. Founded at an earlier site on the East cliff in 1364, the community transferred to the new site in town c.1380, but was dissolved in 1538 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
0.6 miSW
Tower
Martello Tower, Rye
17 min walk • Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards. Most were coastal forts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Monk Bretton Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Rye Austin Friary, Rye (6 min walk), Purdie Gallery, Rye (6 min walk), Rye Castle Museum, Rye (7 min walk), Lamb House, Rye (10 min walk).

How to get to Monk Bretton Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Monk Bretton Bridge:

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Rye (10 min walk)