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Welcome to the Old Borough Arms
& The Mermaid Street Café

Come and stay at our comfortable and charming Bed and Breakfast in Rye, with nine beautiful en-suite rooms.

While you are here visit our Mermaid Street Café where you can buy great coffee & ice cream, breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea, all freshly prepared – and receive 10% off your order if you are staying with us.

Check in is between 2pm-7pm. If you are planning to arrive later then please call us to arrange a time.

Our reception hours are generally between 8am – 8pm, please call us on 01797 222128 to inquire or to make a reservation.

Outside of these hours please use our booking portal below, where you can browse a calendar and pick your preferred dates.

What’s on

Exciting events happening in & around Rye

Janet Milner Rye Artist

You will find Janet Milners Prints, Mugs, and Impressions all around the Old Borough Arms.If you would like to purchase anything please see her website, which is where the text below is from! http://www.janetmilner.com/index.htm

Rye Christmas Festival 2018

SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER FROM 11 AM. Rye Christmas Festival, now in its fourth year, is going to be a spectacular event this year for locals and visitors to Rye. Rye Christmas Festival is so well organised with the man himself Father Christmas and his reindeer’s arriving in Rye, Mother Christmas and her cheeky elves who […]

Visiting Rye

Discover Rye and the surrounding area

Rye Art Gallery

The Rye Art Gallery is located just up the High Street from the Old Borough Arms. It has regular exhibitions of contemporary art and craft for sale, and a high quality Permanent Collection of national and regional importance. It shows all kinds of contemporary artwork by artists and makers working in numerous styles and media, […]

Camber Sands near Rye

The picture above was taken on Camber Sands – just 3 miles away from The Old Borough Arms Guest house in Rye. Camber, located east of the ancient town of Rye, has over 2 miles of beach, and much of it is golden sands! It is home to the only sand dune system in East Sussex, […]

Boat Trips to Bodiam Castle

From historic Rye to Bodiam Castle, the River Rother is one of the finest rural rivers in England, and has been navigated for centuries.Boat trips run from Newenden to the castle.The river flows peacefully through the High Weald to Bodiam Castle, a magnificent 14th century castle ruin.