Isle of Oxney, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
#69 among attractions in High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Facts and practical information
Isle of Oxney is an area in Kent, England, close to the boundary with East Sussex. ()
High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty United Kingdom
Isle of Oxney – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Lamb House, Smallhythe Place, Rye Castle Museum, Rare Breeds Centre.
Museum, History museum, Historical placeLamb House, Rye
120 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.
Historical place, Museum, History museumSmallhythe Place, Tenterden
68 min walk • Smallhythe Place in Small Hythe, near Tenterden in Kent, is a half-timbered house built in the late 15th or early 16th century and since 1947 cared for by the National Trust.
Museum, History museum, Forts and castlesRye Castle Museum, Rye
117 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.
Museum, Farm, ZooRare Breeds Centre, Ashford
113 min walk • Canterbury Oast Trust is a registered charity in England which sets up, manages and supports businesses providing work and training for people with learning disabilities in Kent and East Sussex, as well as providing homes, care and educational support.
NightlifeThe Olde Bell, Rye
118 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.
Church, Romanesque architectureSt Anthony of Padua, Rye
121 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.
Museum, Art galleryRye Pottery, Rye
120 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.
ChurchSt Augustine's Church
99 min walk • 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.
WindmillLower Mill
120 min walk • Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II* listed building.
NightlifeThe Mermaid Inn, Rye
119 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.
BridgeMonk Bretton Bridge, Rye
113 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.
England