The flurry of summertime seaside press continues, with a writeup in Conde Nast Traveller on Teh George in Rye. We’re a recommended boutique hotel by the sea!
Here’s the article, or follow the link!
The Hotel Inspector features us in her new book
August 11th, 2010Alex Polizzi, otherwise known as TVs formidable Hotel Inspector, has included The George in Rye in her new book, which is described as hotel porn in the best possible way due to lots of lovely photographs of all the hotels! The Little Black Book of hotels features 32 secret destinations around the UK, from country house hotels to small family owned B&Bs, and The George in Rye is selected for our ‘understated glamour’. We’re quite tempted by the tiny Gallon House in Knaresborough, Yorkshire (only 3 rooms), which looks lovely.
The Little Black Book of Hotels is available now in Hardback from Amazon, currently at £10..
“The Hotel You Want to Live In” – We’re reviewed in Who’s Jack Magazine
August 3rd, 2010Lovely writeup for the hotel this month in the estimable style mag Who’s Jack.
Check out the piece! Also don’t forget that if you are visiting from London, the high speed rail line to Ashford cuts the journey time to 90 minutes….
On Art in East Sussex
June 18th, 2010Wow, the area around Rye is fast becoming very interesting for art. What with Anthony Gormley at Bexhill and the Jerwood Gallery planned for Hastings, It’s all taking off!
Now we are in store for the first ever Battle Contemporary Fine Art Fair, a prestigious new event to showcase artwork from London and the South East and which kicks off in September. We’ll be hosting a satellite sculpture exhibition at The George in Rye as part of the fair, so watch this space for more soon.
Ahead of this, here are our recommendations of great places our guests can see and buy art in 1066 country:
The Rye Art Gallery - just down the road and hosts work of regional and national importance. We buy quite a lot of art for the hotel here which we’re always asked about.
Weekend Gallery - gallery representing really diverse mix of artists in Hastings which runs an international art exchange programme with a gallery in Idaho.
Hop Gallery - Really champions local East Sussex artists through a very fast-moving and dynamic programme of exhibitions. In Lewes, well worth a daytrip from Rye!
Burton Gallery - another one in Hastings. Really accessible range of illustration, paintings and applied arts.
The Towner - cutting edge visual arts centre in a stunning modernist venue in Eastbourne, which has links with the Tate. Pictured above.
If you know of any more great galleries, do get in touch by leaving a comment.
Anthony Gormley Comes to Bexhill
April 22nd, 2010Another great art event coming close by to Rye this summer.
Artist Anthony Gormley’s Critical Mass, one of his most famous works, is landing on the roof of beautiful cultural venue the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. You can expect 60 lifesize cast iron bodies looking out on you from above – unsettling stuff!
Photo: Nigel Green
Highly recommended, and on the roof between 8th May to August 2010. The venue, De La Warr Pavillion, is fast becoming one of the most important arts centres in the south of England – check out their programme at http://www.dlwp.com/