Staycation 2021 - Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

Today's Staycation trip was to the nature reserve at Rye Harbour in neighbouring East Sussex.

It's only about 25 miles door to door but it shows that we have some wonderful scenic places on our doorstep.

The A259 road across Romney Marsh winds through the marsh and salt marshes from Kent into East Sussex and the Cinque Port of Rye itself.

We passed through Rye to the harbour, parking up in the free car park near the old ruined castle.

They keep the car-park free and ask for donations.

The entrance to the path into the nature reserve is right outside. It's over a mile along side the River Rother on one side to the salt marsh on the other. Along the way are hides to watch the waterbirds from.

At the end we had a walk on the beach and I let Reggie off the lead to run around and into the sea for a cooling lie down.

After a sit in the sun on the rocks we set off back to the car.

I checked on my phone to see if the Red Pig food truck was open at Petts Level in nearby Winchelsea Beach. 

It was. We set the satnav for it and off we went. The only problem was a muppet tailgating us back on the A259 in his Transit van.

The truck appears on the right about where u remembered it. The parking full of huge puddles after the recent rains.

We ordered the Petts Levellers pork sausages in a roll and I had tea. 

There are loads of picnic tables and benches so we didn't need to eat in the car.

It was another nice outting and not too far from home. Plus, we could take Reggie.

Some pix.