Simon the Pieman

About

Billed as the oldest tea room in Rye, established in 1920 next to the Town Hall and still run by the founder's daughter, a genuine multi-generation local institution rather than a recent café opening. A proper stop for a traditional cream tea in among the antique shops.

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