Two women planning to visit both Canterbury and Rye on a two week tour. Which town has the best accomodations? Suggestions of places to stay would be appreciated. Thanks!
Posted by
OP
Asheville, NC, USA
3 posts
Thanks for the information! Have you any experience with the Jeake's House in Rye as a place to stay?
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33589 posts
Rye is much, much, much smaller. You may prefer one or the other. Do you want a large town with plenty of eating and sleeping choices, and all the advantages and disadvantages that a large town have; or do you prefer a small place with a few places to stay and eat, with all the advantages and disadvantages that a small place has. I prefer Rye, but that's me. YMMV.
Posted by
Los Angeles, California
1986 posts
I have visited both a number of times on car tours around England. If you were using it as a base I would use canterbury, large town with very interesting cathedral and surrounding areas. Rye is a very small (but ppicturesque ) town with very interesting but limited sightseeing. however if I were touring through, by car as i normally do, I would spend at least half a day in canterbury exploring the cathedral and the surrounding (mediaeval?) areas, and overnight at rye. You can wander around the main areas that evening and next morning I would absolutely try to get into the legendary and historic Mermaid inn/Hotel with its links to the old smuggler trade. Getting ointo the Mermaid wuld make it a slam dunk chooice Nearby Tenterden is also interesting with a number of inns and B&Bs