Strand House is nestled beneath the medieval town of Winchelsea in East Sussex. Once harbour side to an ocean besieged by France and cherished by smugglers, now overseen by any birds in need of rest.
A 15th century house built for small people, Strand House tests your flexibility with its low beams, bendy stairs and garden paths, your imagination on its flagrant historical past and your wonder at the quiet stars on a clear night. Walk to a castle, a pub, café or museum, or simply surrender to the landscape.
We love it and hope you will too.
Twixt wooded hill and open sea lies the historic little town of Winchelsea,
A former port of bustling life and fevered intense activity,
A haven for thieves and smugglers too, for skullduggery and contraband,
Today, a captivating town, for six hundred years at whose edge has sat the house entitled “The Strand.”
Once famously sketched by Turner J.M. as a tribute, in praise both as a hymn and a psalm,
A celebration, even then, of its enchanting appeal, of mullioned windows and crazy oak-beamed old-fashioned charm.
Now, to its antiquity faithful, but with every modern comfort, well restored,
Would Turner have its magic still more ardently adored.
Lying nearby, not a stone’s throw away, is the South’s coastal centre of Rye,
With entertainments a ‘plenty, such a plethora of culture in easy reach and so nigh.
With arms outstretched ‘neath a smiling face, The Strand greets whole-hearted in every way,
Invites passers-by not only to come, but to enjoy a unique experience and STAY.
Strand House, The Strand, Winchelsea, East Sussex, TN36 4JT
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