{"id":22551,"date":"2024-09-04T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=22551"},"modified":"2024-09-04T17:33:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:33:52","slug":"days-out-holiday-24-day-iii-rye-mermaid-in-st-marys-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=22551","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Holiday, \u201824, Day III – Rye, Mermaid Inn, St Mary\u2019s, etc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Another lovely breakfast on the balcony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a delish\u2019 breakfast on the balcony, we set off, around 11 am, for Rye. My dad\u2019s birthplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rye hilltop panorama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rye, as it is now, is clearly a \u2018boutique\u2019 little town. Lots of expensive shops. More art galleries in one street than many cities have in total!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rye Art is a terrific place. Great art, fabulous building – all higgledy-piggledy, and Tardis like (way bigger inside than it looks from outside) – and great music playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another interesting gallery was an old butcher\u2019s shop, showing stuff by an artist named O\u2019Duffy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was odd and unexpected to see Dangermouse, Animal, and The Cookie Monster in Rye. We hoped we might see Tom Baker. But, alas, no sightings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mermaid Inn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We had a table booked for 1 pm at The Mermaid Inn. Got there about 12.30, and had a drink in a lounge type room (Dr Syn\u2019s Chamber!). For lunch we both had roast lamb. Which was delicious. And we shared a rare glass of Merlot (rare because I\u2019m back to more or less tee-total).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a fab but rather painfully costly lunch, we mooched around the town a bit more. Walking past Lamb House (shut, rather annoyingly!), and having a look \u2018round St Mary\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ST MARY\u2019S CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exhausted, we ambled back to the car. Passing a few points of possible family history type interest: the now closed Gasson Antiques shop, and the Grammar School. We also took in the touristy gate. And then, back to the car and \u2018home\u2019 to Markwick Terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After a delish\u2019 breakfast on the balcony, we set off, around 11 am, for Rye. My dad\u2019s birthplace. Rye, as it is now, is clearly a \u2018boutique\u2019 little town. Lots of expensive shops. More art galleries in one street than many cities have in total! Rye Art is a terrific place. Great art, fabulous building … <\/p>\n

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