Rye Waterworks Micropub & Microbrewery
About
A CAMRA-listed micropub in a former eighteenth-century water pump house on Tower Street, serving local ales, keg beers and ciders alongside simple food such as Scotch eggs and pork pies. Its own microbrewery and taproom operate a short distance away in Playden, and the pump house's own history, including the original wooden pump wheel, is told through artefacts held at Rye Castle Museum rather than on site.
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Highlights
- ✓A CAMRA-listed micropub in a former 18th-century pump house
- ✓Local ales and around a dozen ciders
- ✓Its own microbrewery operates a short distance away in Playden
Tips
- →Small and often busy; a good early-evening rather than late-night stop.
- →The pump house's own history is displayed at Rye Castle Museum, not on site.
- →Cash and card both accepted at most micropubs, but check locally.
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