Amenities & Restaurants
Amenities
In Peasmarsh on the road to Rye is an excellent local store called Jempsons. Jempsons is much like an independent Waitrose of the country. Well worth a visit for your food shop! Also good coffee shop and place to feed the children late afternoon with the all you can eat offer.
In Northiam you will find a Spar shop open to 8pm, a local village store, paper shop, post office and hairdressers
In addition there is a village doctors should one be required.
In Rye you will find a full range of shops. The old high street is interesting
In Tenderden again you will find a full range of shops including Waitrose & Tesco. Tenterden is great for relaxing stroll along high street browsing the antique shops, then in for a coffee & pastry........
Local Restaurants
The local Rose & Crown pub is good for sampling local country atmosphere. The pub serves simple pub food.. Hours 7pm - 9pm but go early or book on Thurs/Fri/Sat nights as can get busy for food. No food Sunday & Monday nights. Pub has a pool table and dartboard. If you walk up to the pub in winter, take a torch (but, please bring it back), as it gets very dark in winter as no street lights.
The Station House Public House near Northiam railway station has recently been refurbished and reopened. modern atmosphere offering a range of wines, beers, etc. Also coffee and free wifi access which is very useful. Menu offers a good selection. well worth trying.
For curry lovers in Rye is an excellent curry house, Mahdi Spice (01797 222598), number is on the fridge door. Suggest you book as can get busy on Friday / Saturday nights
For Thai lovers try "The Lemon Grass" 01797 222327 in Rye.
On the road to Rye are two very good pub based resturants. "The Peace and Plenty" very good selection of courses. Menu at cottage, reasonably priced very relaxed. A little further on towards Rye is another pub called "The Top O' The Hill" - cosy bar with oak beams - go hungry as you will be well fed
Very near Northiam steam train, station is Stir Crazy specialising in Thai, Malay and Chinese food. The restaurant is contemporary in feel, not long been open. We have just tried it and the food and service were both good when we visited. If you wish o go with children best to go at lunch time as operates children's menu which is absent evenings. However we took our early in the evening food starts serving at 7pm and they enjoyed the experience.
The Pied Bull at Rolvendene is another pub serving good food - worth trying. Fish night Wednesday's
In Tenterden are also some good restaurants and antique shops. As for restaurants we have not visited all but the Thai Restaurant which was good.
For seafood try the The Flushing Inn in Rye. This comes highly recommended but you must book 01797 223292. www.theflushinginn.com
On the main road to/from the cottage A268 just outside Hawkhurst you will find The Oak and Ivy pub, serves very good pub food.
Try The Queens head at Hawkhurst, hotel with restaurant.
The Wild Mushroom Restaurant, on the A28 to Hastings near Westfield, TN35 4SB
The Three Oasts on the road to Rye. Or The Cock in Peasmarch just outside Jempsons for pub food.