The Old Borough Arms

The Old Borough Arms is a family-run guest house, pub and café in the historic town of Rye, East Sussex, England. It occupies a landmark building at the bottom of the famous Mermaid Street, on The Strand, looking out towards the River Rother. According to the business, the building was constructed in 1720 on top of parts of the old town wall, next to where the Strand Gate once stood, and over the centuries it has become one of Rye's best-known landmarks. The property combines several hospitality functions under one roof. It offers nine individually styled en-suite guest bedrooms, each with tea- and coffee-making facilities, a television, towels and comfortable beds, plus free Wi-Fi throughout the building. For larger parties there is a three-bedroom apartment at the top of the building called The Tilling Suite, comprising a king-size bedroom, a double bedroom, a single bedroom, a bathroom and a living room that looks out across The Strand. Guests can also use a terrace for breakfast, lunch or evening drinks, and a small but well-stocked bar serving a range of beers, wines and soft drinks. Food and drink are central to the offer. Breakfast is included in the price when guests book directly with the Old Borough Arms, and the kitchen also serves lunches. Guests receive a 10% discount on everything for the duration of their stay. Beneath the main building is The Mermaid Street Café, which serves breakfast baps, coffee supplied by Rye Bay Coffee, cakes, homemade savoury treats such as scotch eggs and sausage rolls, and ice cream sold from a well-known ice cream window. Guests of the guest house also receive a 10% discount at the café. Check-in times vary by season, running from 2pm to 6pm in winter and 2pm to 8pm in summer. The business is independently owned and family run, with no publicly disclosed parent company or group affiliation. Its official website is oldborougharms.co.uk, and it is recorded in Wikidata as a pub in Rye, Rother district, East Sussex, England.

The Old Borough Arms is a hospitality business in Rye, East Sussex, England, occupying a building that the business states was built in 1720 on top of parts of the old town wall, next to where the Strand Gate once stood. Over the years it has become a landmark of Rye, sitting at the bottom of Mermaid Street on The Strand and looking out towards the River Rother. By the 21st century the property operated as a pub and guest house. Wikidata records it as a pub in Rye, in the Rother district of East Sussex. The business has since expanded its hospitality offer to include nine en-suite guest bedrooms and a three-bedroom apartment at the top of the building known as The Tilling Suite, suitable for families needing extra space. It also operates a terrace for breakfast, lunch and evening drinks, and a small but well-stocked bar. A significant part of the original building on The Strand now houses The Mermaid Street Café, which serves breakfast baps, coffee from Rye Bay Coffee, cakes, homemade scotch eggs and sausage rolls, and ice cream from a well-known ice cream window. The guest house and café are linked commercially: guests of the Old Borough Arms receive a 10% discount on everything during their stay, including purchases at the café, and breakfast is included when guests book directly with the guest house. The business remains family run and independently owned, with no publicly disclosed parent company or group affiliation. Its official website is oldborougharms.co.uk.

• 1720

  The building housing The Old Borough Arms is built on top of parts of the old town wall in Rye, next to where the Strand Gate once stood.

• The property operates as a pub and guest house in Rye, East Sussex, and is recorded in Wikidata as a pub in Rye, Rother district.

• The business offers nine en-suite guest rooms and a three-bedroom apartment, The Tilling Suite, at the top of the building.

• The Mermaid Street Café opens in part of the original building on The Strand, serving coffee, cakes, savoury treats and ice cream.

A family-run, independent guest house, pub and café in a historic 1720 landmark building in central Rye, offering en-suite rooms, breakfast, lunches, drinks and a café under one roof.

• En-suite guest rooms

  Nine individually styled en-suite rooms with tea and coffee making facilities, TV, towels and comfortable beds; free Wi-Fi throughout.

• The Tilling Suite

  A three-bedroom apartment at the top of the building with a king-size bedroom, a double bedroom, a single bedroom, a bathroom and a living room looking out across The Strand.

• Breakfast and lunches

  Breakfast is included when booking directly; lunches are also served, and guests receive a 10% discount on everything during their stay.

• Bar

  A small but well-stocked bar offering a good range of beers, wines and soft drinks.

• The Mermaid Street Café

  Located beneath the Old Borough Arms, serving breakfast baps, coffee from Rye Bay Coffee, cakes, homemade scotch eggs and sausage rolls, and ice cream from the famous ice cream window.

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2. 2ABOUT — Old Borough Armsoldborougharms.co.uk
3. 3The Old Borough Armswikidata.org