Here marshland meets the sea to create a friendly and relaxing little resort. There is no soft sand to sit on, and rather a lot of mud to wade through at low tide. We love it though, like the many families who look back with great nostalgia on the happy days they spent here from the 1930’s onwards. The beach is still here, unspoiled, for young and old to enjoy, but do not expect any amenities. There is very little parking. In the summer there is an ice cream van, and there are several benches on the sea wall. Really, there is only sea and shingle, with flat wet sand at low tide and lots of little pools.  Many species of birds frequent the sands, and it is actually their beach, which they graciously allow us to share. Winchelsea Beach is popular with dog walkers, lug diggers and folk with shrimping nets. It is also a good place for swimming, kayaking, canoeing and wind surfing.
Our village can provide you with good food and simple entertainment, plus the vital facilities of village life: church, pubs, fish and chips, a pizzeria, local produce, a shop with groceries, fresh bread, lottery, “cash back”, a hole in the wall and a post office. The cash machine accepts most card types. The P.O. will cash Lloyd’s Bank cheques and process prescriptions for the Rye doctors’ surgeries.
  
STREET MAP A    STREET MAP B

LOCATION    50°54’N  0°43’E 

RECYCLING AND RUBBISH COLLECTION:   Monday

GARDEN WASTE:  Wednesday

CO-OP (7am – 10pm) and POST OFFICE: (9 – 13, 14 – 17, Saturday 9 – 12.30) 

       FERRY ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, RYE 01797 223230
       Prescriptions collected and medicines delivered every Thursday after 11am
       RYE MEDICAL CENTRE 01797 22 33 33
       Prescriptions collected and medicines delivered every Wednesday morning
       Please check whether collections/deliveries will take place!

WINCHELSEA BEACH CAFÉ 01797 227918 (10am – 4pm)

There are Portaloo facilities at Winchelsea Beach which are in place and available for visitors to use between April and September. The Portaloos are cleaned regularly.

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