Mermaid inn, rye sussex england
Rye, is a very wealthy are of Sussex in England. With this said many sailors came and gone. So in the year 1156 the Mermaid Inn was founded. The inn is currently 800+ years old! With its large history comes a large set of paranormal myths.
The Mermaid Inn became a smugglers inn around the mid-early 1700's. Used to smuggle tax free liquor from France. The Mermaid Inn has hidden passageways and staircases, used to secretly transport the bootlegged liquor into the streets
The infamous Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers, numbering 600 men, were frequent users of the Mermaid Inn. A gentleman born in Rye in 1740 remembered: “when the Hawkhurst Gang were at the height of their pride and insolence having seen them (after successfully running a cargo of goods on the seashore), seated at the windows of this house (the Mermaid) carousing and smoking their pipes, with their loaded pistols lying on the table before them; no magistrate daring to interfere with them”.
Today the Inn serves as a pleasant place. Holding a beautiful location, with a accredited restaurant and bedrooms. They also do weddings! So if your looking for a place to get married on the tour (if that's your thing) then this is the location to do it!
The Mermaid Inn became a smugglers inn around the mid-early 1700's. Used to smuggle tax free liquor from France. The Mermaid Inn has hidden passageways and staircases, used to secretly transport the bootlegged liquor into the streets
The infamous Hawkhurst Gang of smugglers, numbering 600 men, were frequent users of the Mermaid Inn. A gentleman born in Rye in 1740 remembered: “when the Hawkhurst Gang were at the height of their pride and insolence having seen them (after successfully running a cargo of goods on the seashore), seated at the windows of this house (the Mermaid) carousing and smoking their pipes, with their loaded pistols lying on the table before them; no magistrate daring to interfere with them”.
Today the Inn serves as a pleasant place. Holding a beautiful location, with a accredited restaurant and bedrooms. They also do weddings! So if your looking for a place to get married on the tour (if that's your thing) then this is the location to do it!
So after the Haunted European bus drops you off, you will go on an extensive tour of the building. Followed by an exquisite dinner. Each member of the tour will have their own accommodations at the Mermaid Inn. Enjoy!
Other Attractions in: Rye
Rye Golf Club
Bodiam Castle
Great Dixter
Bodiam Castle
Great Dixter