Description
Welcome to the website of Rye Castle Museum, a charity and an Accredited museum, situated in beautiful Rye, East Sussex. There is lots to explore! Our two museum sites, RCM East Street and RCM Ypres Tower, are just a short walk apart in the medieval town of Rye. Our exhibits tell the stories of the history of Rye, its inhabitants and the surrounding area. We have lots of interesting books on these subjects for sale on our bookstalls at both sites too.
The Ypres Tower is open daily throughout the year — and continues to welcome record numbers of visitors. The East Street Museum is open at weekends from April until October.
If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Rye , East Sussex then you can visit Rye Castle Museum. Rye Castle Museum is one of the places in Rye East Sussex for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Paid
- Host birthday parties: Yes
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Cafe
Ypres Tower
Ypres Tower has had many uses during the past several hundred years; it has been a home, a gaol, a storehouse, a mortuary. . . . The displays are appropriate to the building and include medieval armaments, smuggling. military uniforms and the ever-popular gaol cells.
East Street
The East Street site houses the main Collection, which covers various aspects of the history of Rye, including a wooden 18th century Fire Engine. complete with leather buckets and hoses and holding 60 gallons of water, used to quench Rye fires for over 120 years.
School Visits to Rye Castle Museum
The Museum welcomes school visits to both its sites: RCM Ypres Tower and RCM East Street which is a short walk from the Tower.
14.39 miles
