Food & Drink
At Swallowtail Hill
Sarah and Christopher offer a range of grocery boxes and picnic lunches stuffed full of locally sourced produce, to be ordered in advance of your stay.
The produce in the area is quite simply exceptional – and there's no shortage of farmers markets. Rye has a wonderful butchers, greengrocers and deli in the High Street and in Peasmarsh (the next village) there's a family owned supermarket called Jempsons.
Rye Farmers Market – Wednesday – 10am to 1pm, Strand Quay
Rolvenden Farmers Market – Thursday 10am to noon, Church & Church Hall
Brede / Broad Oak Farmers Market – Friday 10am to noon, Church Hall
Hill Top Tent
The Hill Top Tent is a really comfy place and the views are amazing - enjoy the exclusive space for chill-out time as the sun goes down. The tent has comfy steamer chairs to relax in outside – surrounded by lanterns, fairy lights and bunting. There’s a fire ready to light in the fire saucer if it gets chilly. Inside there are giant beanbags, board games and a wireless speaker for you to connect to and play your own music.
Guests can hire the Hill Top Tent for a Sundowner Session or a Stargazer Session, with a basket of goodies and a tipple of choice included. The Hill Top Tent is also a special place to take afternoon tea or have a picnic, and there's a delicious choice of menus available. For a really special treat, guests can book the Hill Top Tent for a romantic meal for two – Swallowtail Hill's Glampsite Chef, Chloe, will create a feast for you and we'll deliver it ready to serve.
Pubs & restaurants
The White Hart, Newenden (3.5 miles). A 16th Century characterful free house with traditional pub food and fine cask ales.
The Cock Inn, Peasmarsh (2 miles). A 17th Century village pub with an enclosed adventure playground.
The Rose and Crown, Beckley (2 miles). Landlady Alice will give you an even warmer than usual welcome if she knows you're staying at Swallowtail Hill.
The Tuscan Kitchen, Rye (6 miles). Quite simply the best little Italian restaurant this side of Tuscany. Run by Jen and Franco the food is cooked to order with passion and care.
The Ypres Castle, Rye (6 miles). Pronounced, 'wipers' by the locals, the restaurant is next to the Ypres Tower (the actual castle - keep up) and specialises in fish dishes, with a garden overlooking the salt flats.
The George, Rye (6 miles). A traditional coaching inn on Rye’s high street with very good food.