Good Friday, April 14, features an afternoon Easter Egg hunt at Lamb House in West Street, off the High Street and near Church Square, from 2 to 4 pm.
The historic National Trust property, once home to various authors, is now open for the season until October 28 on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 5pm.
Entrance to the Easter Egg hunt is £2 for children and £1 for adults.
EF Benson, the author of the 1930s “Mapp and Lucia” novels, lived in the Georgian house, though the Garden Room where he did his writing, was bombed during the Second World War (as shown above).
American writer Henry James also lived there and the centenary of his death in 1916 was celebrated last year.
Lamb House stages various events during the year, including concerts, plays and talk, and it is visited by many of those who come to Rye – for the day, a weekend, or longer.
Many other National Trust properties in Kent and Sussex are within easy reach as Rye is on the county borders. Rye is known for its historic buildings dating from the Norman church (started in 1100), and was once one of the biggest ports in England in medieval times until the harbour silted up.
When Rye was on the coast it was often been in the front line of invasions (including being sacked and burnt by the French in 1377) and during the Second World War it was at the geographical centre of the aerial Battle of Britain in 1940 and the battle against the doodle-bugs (cruise missiles) targeted on London in 1944.
So Rye, like Lamb House, has a history that extends over centuries – but it can still be up to date with an Easter Egg hunt.
Photos: Rye News Library
Image Credits: Rye Museum .