Events
Rye Fawkes 2025
2025 Rye Fawkes is going ahead!
Our weekend event celebrates the 18th Lone Pine book, Rye Royal, which includes the historic Rye Fawkes pageantry as a key element in Saville's narrative. Our programme begins on the Friday evening, when we will be dining at 19:30 at The River Haven Hotel, so this may or may not influence where you stay.
Please be aware that, if you do not have parking at your accommodation and you drive out of Rye on Saturday, you may have problems parking if you return too late. It gets very busy during early afternoon, and onwards, and British Rail usually closes the station around 15:00.
On Saturday morning we are offering a choice of activities:
- A circular walk around Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, taking in the Mary Stanford Lifeboat House and passing Camber Castle. The full route is 6 miles but there are a few options to shorten it for those who wish to do so. The walk will be leisurely, with opportunities for bird watching. Car sharing to and from Rye will be arranged if necessary.
- A guided walk with Paul Goring, Rye’s Town Crier, starting at 09:45 and ending late morning. The maximum cost is £12.50 but, depending on numbers, we may get a discount. This is payable on the day direct to Paul.
Saturday afternoon we are leaving free for you to enjoy exploring Rye further, in the mounting excitement for the Pageant later.
Saturday evening we’ll meet for drinks early evening at The River Haven Hotel and then set off in good time to enjoy the Pageant, indulge in some street food and choose a good viewing point.
On Sunday walkers will be exploring Treasure at Amorys country, starting at the Village Hall Car Park in Appledore Village (TN26 2AE). The route includes the Royal Military Canal, Stone-in-Oxney and The Smuggler’s Rest. The full guided walk is 8.2 miles, but there is also an option to shorten it to a 5.5 mile walk, also guided.
Non-walkers/tourists will be exploring Lone Pine sites outside of Rye, on a car share basis.
On Sunday evening, for those staying on, we are dining at 19:30 at Simply Italian, in Rye.
For both evening meals a deposit of £10 each is required but please do not send to the Treasurer until you have sent your booking form to Kim Spencer, who will then let you know if your place is confirmed. More details will, of course, be included in our Joining Instructions, which will be sent out to attendees nearer the time.
If you are interested in attending this event the booking form can be found below:
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOKING FORMS CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM PAID UP SOCIETY MEMBERS