Grade II listed 1575 coaching inn with a Georgian Ballroom, in the medieval town of Rye, East Sussex
The George in Rye is a family-run boutique hotel in a 1575 coaching inn on Rye's High Street, taken whole on exclusive use for weddings with ceremonies at the Town Hall or St Mary's Church.
The George in Rye is a Grade II listed coaching inn dating from 1575, run by one family on the cobbled High Street of the medieval hilltop town of Rye. It has 49 individually designed bedrooms furnished with antiques and Egyptian cotton, and a kitchen that cooks from the farms, fishermen and cheesemakers of Sussex and Kent. Condé Nast Brides placed it among the top hundred wedding venues in the world.
A wedding takes the whole hotel on exclusive use, from midday on the day to midday the next. Ceremonies are held at the Georgian Town Hall, where the Town Crier announces the marriage to the town, or at St Mary's Church, a short walk away. The wedding breakfast is laid in the original Georgian Ballroom, with its hand-painted Chinoiserie walls and minstrel's gallery, or in the smaller Long Room. Camber Sands is about five minutes away and London roughly an hour by road, with London Gatwick the nearest airport.
The George in Rye
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The George dates from 1575 and stands on the High Street of Rye, a medieval hilltop town. Grade II listed and run by one family, it is a small hotel with antiques, Egyptian cotton linens and a kitchen that cooks from the Sussex and Kent coast. Condé Nast Brides named it among the top hundred wedding venues in the world.
Couples can marry at the Georgian Town Hall, where the Town Crier welcomes guests in his robes, then announces the marriage to Rye before walking the party down to the hotel. St Mary's, the 12th-century parish church, is the alternative, just around the corner.
The wedding breakfast is laid in the original Georgian Ballroom, with hand-painted Chinoiserie walls, a minstrel's gallery and two fireplaces, or in the smaller Long Room. Seasonal menus lean on local producers, and in summer a Champagne and oyster bar opens in the courtyard. Later the Ballroom turns into the dancefloor.
Rye sits between the Weald and Camber Sands, both about five minutes away, with views over the marshes to the sea. Mermaid Street and the lanes around the hotel are among the most photographed in England, and they become the setting for the portraits.
The original Georgian Ballroom, hand-painted Chinoiserie walls, a minstrel's gallery and two fireplaces, for the wedding breakfast and the evening's dancing.
The BallroomCeremonies at the Georgian Town Hall or St Mary's Church, a short walk, with the Town Crier announcing the marriage to the town.
The Ceremony
Exclusive use of the George, midday to midday: all 49 bedrooms, the Long Room, the courtyard, the bars and the restaurant.
Exclusive UseA medieval hilltop town of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses, with Camber Sands and the sea five minutes away.
The Setting
The bridal suite, Room 12, in dusty pink with sumptuous fabrics: a super-king bed, a roll-top bath and a separate bathroom, with a large sofa and seating so the bride and bridesmaids can get ready together on the morning of the wedding.
EnquireOne of the George's individually designed bedrooms, dressed with carefully sourced antiques, a tapestry headboard and Egyptian cotton linens, with a waterfall shower or roll-top bath.
EnquireA cosy bedroom tucked beneath the eaves of the 16th-century building, in warm colour and pattern, each room telling its own story, part of the 49 taken whole on exclusive use.
EnquireThe George has 49 individually designed bedrooms in all, each with its own character, antiques and sumptuous bed, so the whole wedding party can stay together under one roof in the heart of Rye.
EnquireThe whole hotel, from midday on the wedding day to midday the following day.
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The George sits on the High Street in the heart of Rye, a medieval hilltop town on the East Sussex and Kent border. Camber Sands and the Weald are both five minutes away, and London is about an hour by road, with a train from London St Pancras or Ashford. The town's cobbled streets, the Town Hall and St Mary's Church are all a short walk from the hotel door.
98 High Street, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7JT, England
Rye (Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern)) is the nearest station, about 400 metres from the venue in a straight line.
Exclusive use of the whole hotel, midday on the wedding day to midday the next
The Georgian Ballroom for the wedding breakfast and the evening
The Long Room and Sitting Room for drinks
All 49 bedrooms, including two junior bridal suites
A dedicated wedding coordinator
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On the High Street in the middle of Rye, a medieval town on the East Sussex and Kent border. Camber Sands is about five minutes away and London roughly an hour by road.
Yes. A wedding has the entire hotel from midday on the day until midday the next, including all 49 bedrooms, the Ballroom, the Long Room, the bars, the restaurant, the sitting rooms and the courtyard.
Up to 90 for a day wedding and up to 120 on exclusive use. The Georgian Ballroom seats 80 on round tables, or 68 on long tables, and the Long Room seats up to 40.
At the Georgian Town Hall a little way up the hill, or at St Mary's, the 12th-century parish church around the corner. The wedding breakfast follows back at the hotel.
For a Town Hall ceremony he greets guests in his robes, accompanies the couple to the chamber, announces the marriage to the town afterwards and leads the party back down to the hotel.
Yes. The head chef writes seasonal menus around local farms, fishermen and cheesemakers. A courtyard Champagne and oyster bar runs in summer, and the wine package includes Chapel Down from nearby Tenterden. External caterers are not used.
In the hotel's 49 individually designed bedrooms, which include two junior bridal suites, Rooms 12 and 34. Taking the hotel whole keeps the wedding party under one roof.
The Ballroom becomes the dancefloor, with a band or DJ, a bar serving cocktails and a metre-wide disco ball overhead.
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