Welcome to Playden

Playden is a small village located in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is situated on the edge of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. Playden is a popular destination for tourists who come to enjoy the peaceful surroundings and explore the local area.

One of the main attractions in Playden is the St. Michael's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade I listed building and is known for its beautiful stained glass windows and impressive architecture. Visitors can also explore the churchyard, which is home to a number of historic graves and monuments.

Another popular attraction in Playden is the Playden Oasts, which are a group of traditional oast houses that have been converted into holiday cottages. The oasts are a unique feature of the Kent and Sussex countryside and are a popular choice for visitors who want to experience the traditional way of life in the area. The oasts are surrounded by beautiful gardens and offer stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

Local Weather

Patchy rain nearby

Temp: 5.8°C

Feels Like: -0.1°C

Wind: 29.1 MPH

Wind Dir: WNW

Local Schools

School	Details
St Michaels Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Ani Lawrence	Houghton Green Lane Playden Playden Rye East Sussex TN31 7PJ 01797280277 School Website
Rye College Academy Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Dominic Downes	The Grove Rye East Sussex TN31 7NQ 1797222545 School Website
Rye Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Ms Kelly Martin	The Grove Rye East Sussex TN31 7ND 1797222825 School Website
Peasmarsh Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Lison Smart	School Lane Peasmarsh Rye East Sussex TN31 6UW 01797230325 School Website
Wittersham Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs George Hawkins	The Street Wittersham Tenterden Kent TN30 7EA 01797270329 School Website
St Thomas Church Of England Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Carol Gardiner	Friars Road Winchelsea East Sussex TN36 4ED 01797226479 School Website
Brookland Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mr Martin Hacker	Brookland High Street Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9QR 01797344317 School Website
Beckley Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Simon Thurston	Main Street Beckley Rye East Sussex TN31 6RN 01797260324 School Website
Icklesham Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Controlled School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Paula Robinson	High Fords Icklesham Winchelsea East Sussex TN36 4BX 01424814448 School Website
Brenzett Church Of England Primary School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Miss Charlotte Barnden	Straight Lane Brenzett Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9UA 1797344335 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Rye (Sussex) Station Approach, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7AB 1.38 Miles

Winchelsea Winchelsea Lane, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4JX 3.13 Miles

Appledore Station Road, Appledore, Kent, TN26 2DG 5.43 Miles

Doleham Doleham Lane, Doleham, East Sussex, TN35 4LY 6.54 Miles

Three Oaks Butchers Lane, Three Oaks, East Sussex, TN35 4NL 7.45 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Rother Cabs 01797 224554 36 Kings Av, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7LX 1.16 Miles
Estate Taxis 07813 351646 147 Pottingfield Road, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7BW 1.56 Miles
Harbour Taxis Of Rye 01797 229261 The Haven, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7TE 2.06 Miles
Tollgate Taxis 01797 230630 40 The Maltings, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6ST 2.26 Miles
Castle Cars 07804 231164 40 The Maltings, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6ST 2.26 Miles
Davids Taxi 01797 230388 Wickets/Main St, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6SY 2.32 Miles
Leisure Travel 07773 922890 1 Wills Cottages/Rye Harbour Rd, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7TT 2.48 Miles
Country Cars Peasmarsh 01797 230063 Sharvels Farm House, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6YG 2.71 Miles
Taxi Time Ltd 01797 224016 18 Denham Way, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7XP 3.31 Miles
Platinum Chauffeurs 01797 220171 105 Lydd Road, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7RS 3.71 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Scots Float Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Peace And Plenty Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Bowlers Town Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
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Military Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Iden Post Office Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Point Hill Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Mountfield Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Readers Corner Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
New Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Landgate Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rye Delivery Office Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
High Street Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ypres Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Rye Medical Centre 01797 223333	Rye Medical Centre Kiln Drive Rye Foreign, Rye East Sussex TN31 7SQ
Ferry Road Health Centre 01797 223230	Ferry Road Health Centre Ferry Road Rye TN31 7DN
Ferguson	The Surgery Memorial Hall Lydd Road Camber Rye East Sussex TN31 7RJ
Majeed	The Surgery Memorial Hall Lydd Road Rye East Sussex TN31 7RJ
Winchelsea Beach Branch Surgery	Unit 1 Staffords Sea Road Winchelsea Beach Winchelsea East Sussex TN36 4NA

Local Stores

Winchelsea
Sea Road
Winchelsea Beach
Winchelsea
East Sussex
TN36 4NA
01797 227527
Store Website
3.88 miles

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SPAR Lydd
34
High Street
Lydd
Lydd
TN29 9AJ
01797 320318
Store Website
7.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cinque Ports Veterinary Group Ltd
Rye Veterinary Surgery Cinque Ports Square Rye East Sussex TN31 7AN 01797 222 265 infoRye@cinqueportsvets.co.uk Website 1.36 miles
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Badgers Oak Veterinary Clinic
Badgers Oak Hastings Road Northiam Rye East Sussex TN31 6NH 01797 252321 badgersoakvets@gmail.com Website 6.01 miles
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Heronden Veterinary Practice
Unit 3, Pickhill Business Centre Smallhythe Road Tenterden Kent TN30 7LZ 01580 762030 info@herondenvets.co.uk Website 6.02 miles

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Rw Equine Vet
Egmont Farm Coppards Lane Northiam Rye East Sussex TN31 6QS 01797 334300 office@rwequinevet.co.uk Website 6.07 miles

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Rspca Mallydams Wood
Fao Simon Fathers, R S P C A Mallydam Wood Peter James Lane, Fairlight Hastings East Sussex TN35 4AH 0300 123 0723 mallydams@rspca.org.uk Website 7.44 miles
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Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd T/A Cinque Ports Veterinary Group
Tenterden Veterinary Surgery Highlands Ashford Road Tenterden Kent TN30 6LX 01580 763 309 tenterden@cinqueportsvets.co.uk Website 7.48 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Rye Harbor
Wills Cottages Rye TN31 7TT 2.53 miles Park By The Martello Tower. From The East, Rye Is 20 Miles From Ashford Along The A259; From The West We&Amp;#39;Re Just A Short Trip (14 Miles) From Hastings, Again Along The A259. From Central London Follow The M20 To Ashford, Then Take Thea259 To Rye.

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Rye Harbour East Sussex
This 6.9 Mile Walk Started And Finished At Winchelsea Beach In East Sussex (Grid Reference Tq 911155) Taking In Rye Harbour And The Nature Reserve. It Can Easily Be Shortened To Suit Your Needs And Is Almost Totally Flat. It Includes The Baron Shingle Spit, Entrance To Rye Harbour, Ww2 Gun Shelter, Tragic Lifeboat Story, A Martello Tower And The Nature Reserve. It Can Be Adapted To Make It Wheelchair Accessible. Pett Level Rd Winchelsea Lancashire TN36 4NG 4.50 miles Grid Reference Tq 911155

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Pett Level Beach
Pett Level Beach Is Amazing. There Is Ample Free Parking Along The Entire Length Of The Beach. Check Out The Tide Times Before You Go As It’S At Its Best During Low Tide, Where Miles Of Sandbanks Are Exposed. There Are A Few Muddy Clay Areas That Are Best Avoided, But Can Easily Be Washed Off In The Sea. 5 Pett Level Rd Hastings TN35 4EH 6.24 miles Park By The Road And Walk Over The Sea Defence

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Country Park Barley Lane
If You Park At Barley Lane Car Park (Fee £1.00 All Day), There Are A Choice Of Three Paths Into The Country Park. If You Go East You Can Walk Back Into Hastings Toward The Castle And Tea Shop. West Takes You Toward, Fairlights. Wooded Areas And Sea Views. There Are Some Quite Steep Trails But You Can Keep To The Flatter Areas. 93 Barley Ln Hastings TN35 5NT 9.34 miles Barley Lane

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Alexandra Park
There Is Free Parking Along St Helen's Road. A Well Laid Out And Interesting Park, Lots Of Water Fowl; Grey Herons, Ducks, Coots. To Make This A Longer Walk There Are Wooded Areas West Of The Fenced Off Part Of The Park. Pretty Busy During Summer Months. 8 Lower Park Rd Hastings TN34 2LB 10.27 miles

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St Leonards On Sea Beach Huts
Beautiful Beach Walks.Free Parkingmiles Of Beautiful Sand Banks 10 Cinque Ports Way Hastings 12.47 miles

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Weather Forecast

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	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-2.5°C	-2.8°C	-2.6°C	-2.5°C	-2.4°C	0.5°C	3°C	5.7°C	5.7°C	3°C	1.8°C	1.3°C
Feels Like	-5.4°C	-6°C	-6.3°C	-6.5°C	-6.9°C	-4.2°C	-1.3°C	1.9°C	2.1°C	-1.1°C	-3°C	-3.9°C

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Temp	0.9°C	1.3°C	1.8°C	2.3°C	2.8°C	3.3°C	3.8°C	4.6°C	5°C	4.9°C	4.6°C	5.4°C
Feels Like	-4.3°C	-3.8°C	-3.1°C	-2.6°C	-1.9°C	-1.1°C	-0.3°C	1°C	2°C	2.7°C	3.4°C	4.3°C

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