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Ypres Castle, Rye
Rye
TN31 7HH
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Ypres Castle Inn
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Blackthorn _ left this review about Ypres Castle
Located down a few steps behind the castle from which the pub takes it’s name, it’s certainly not the easiest spot to find and is therefore likely to be somewhat less touristy than many of Rye’s pubs, but that didn’t stop there being a good crowd in on our recent Saturday lunchtime visit, including a bride and groom who had just got married in the nearby church, with the town crier announcing their arrival.
It's split in to two rooms internally that extended back a little further than might be expected. The main bar is to the left, and this is quite traditional in appearance with sanded wooden boards on the floor, black beams on the ceiling, and an extensive collection of beer mats on the timberwork around the bar counter. Seating was a mixture of fitted and padded benches around the perimeter, old church pews and regular chairs. Large bunches of hops hung from the ceiling and a few nautical pictures were dotted around the walls. The smaller room off to the right was a little less rustic perhaps, with quarry stile tiling on the floor, deep blue paintwork on the walls, and further artwork on the walls, much of it for sale. A TV screen at one end was showing the Six Nations, but fortunately the volume was off so this was not too intrusive.
Beers on tap were Long Man best Bitter, Rother Valley Blues and Floc Lip Service. The solitary cider meanwhile was Nightingale’s Wild Disco, which was a new one on me. All in all, a pretty decent boozer, worth making the effort to track down.
On 16th February 2024
- rating: 7
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Quinno _ left this review about Ypres Castle
A pretty pub, tucked away under the castle ramparts up (or down, depending on your wont) a little alley - you have to know it's here which suits it fine. Out of the mist emerges a lovely weatherboard exterior with a tidy grassed garden opposite. Inside is a multi-roomer, with traditional basic furnishings; wood floor, a mix of padded and bare perimeter bench seating and a nice muted colour scheme which makes it feel pre-smoking ban; you'd be forgiven if you thought it had been like this for years but actually it was subject to a de-furb a few years ago when the present landlord purchased the property. That guy, Jeff, is well-known from stints in London at the Gunmakers and the Finborough. His infectious enthusiasm has always made his pubs special and that applies here. Two cask and two ciders at the bar (‘less is more’ being the ethos), my pints of Kent Prohibition (NBSS 4.5) and Iron Pier Wealdway (4) were was good as you'd expect from this top-drawer GBG entry. No hot food but local pork pies and cheeseboards are available and I can attest to the virtues of the former. Alongside the cask is an interesting selection of keg, with some lesser-spotted items like Rothaus and some leftfield craftys. All-in-all a very pleasant session – book yourself a couple of hours here.
On 16th October 2023
- rating: 9
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Ypres Castle Inn
After a failed attempt to visit the Owl in nearby Camber, we returned to Rye to try the Ypres Castle Inn.
It can be quite difficult to find. Although, once you can locate the Ypres Tower itself, there are some steps down to the pub and its garden, which nestles under the ramparts.
There was a reasonable selection of ales, including a dark beer. Rother Valley Ypres Castle Bitter is the regular ale. Guests were Collar Head Flapjack Stout, West Malling Kent Pale & Surrey Hills Greensand IPA. The real cider was Nightingale Falstaff Bramley, another new one for me.
The pub is a typical local construction, being weatherboarded. When we tried to pronounce Ypres, we were repeatedly corrected by locals for whom it is simply known as Wipers.
Another decent pub in Rye.
On 3rd May 2021
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes - Nightingales. - last updated 15 March 2023 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 16 October 2023 by Quinno _
