Our holiday cottage is a few moments stroll from the only sand dunes in East Sussex and one of the UK’s finest beaches – Camber Sands.
Whilst the vast sandy beach is obviously very popular in the summer months, it’s not just in the summer that our holiday cottage is popular. We are always fully booked from March-October inclusive, but November-February are also very popular – and our own personal favourite time of year to stay. In the late autumn and throughout the entire winter, our weekends are booked out 100%, along with a large number of short mid-week breaks.
Whilst the vast sandy beach is obviously very popular in the summer months, it’s not just in the summer that our holiday cottage is popular. We are always fully booked from March-October inclusive, but November-February are also very popular – and our own personal favourite time of year to stay. In the late autumn and throughout the entire winter, our weekends are booked out 100%, along with a large number of short mid-week breaks.
What could be better than walking on a vast, empty sandy beach? Even when the wind is howling and the sea grey and choppy, there is a certain calming effect of walking on a winters beach with the wind blowing through your hair. Of course, its not necessarily grey and windy in late autumn and winter. Some people may find it hard to believe, but some of our very best photographs of the dunes and beach have been taken in the winter months with a cloudless blue sky and the sun making the sea glisten just like any summers day.
There are some spectacular sunrises and sunsets over the sea, and again, some of our best photos of these have been autumn and winter ones.
After a relaxing walk on the beach, what could be better than going to a local old inn or restaurant for a warming mulled wine or local ale and an excellent meal? The cosy lure of a warming log fire in a centuries old inn is hard to beat. No crowds, no trying to find somewhere to sit, just a few locals and other tourists who also share the secret of the attraction of an autumn or winter break by the sea.
Many local attractions remain open all year too – some may have reduced opening hours, but there are still places to visit nevertheless. We do advise you check on the website of the attractions to check first though.
Many local attractions remain open all year too – some may have reduced opening hours, but there are still places to visit nevertheless. We do advise you check on the website of the attractions to check first though.
In Rye and camber Sands, two annual food festivals are held off peak. Wild Boer Week in November and Rye Bay Scallop Week every February. These popular festivals are a foodies heaven and draws in the crowds to taste the local delicacies year after year. The annual Rye Bonfire evening is another crowd puller and you are hard pressed to find any accommodation in the area for this highly popular parade through the streets of Rye followed by an amazing firework display and enormous bonfire. The entire month of December has its own charm. The restaurants are decorated festively and very cosy and welcoming, the unique, independent shops of Rye make a wonderful effort of their window displays and there is a lovely choice of some truly original items or antiques to buy as Christmas gifts.
So the next time you dismiss an off peak break by the sea. Have a little re-think and imagine yourself on the vast empty beaches or sitting round a roaring log fire. If you choose self catering then the prices are cheaper then too and many self catering owners offer short breaks and weekend breaks. It really does take a lot of beating. I wouldn’t miss it for anything
To find out more about our Camber Sands holiday cottage, please visit our website Marsh View Cottage
To find out more about our Camber Sands holiday cottage, please visit our website Marsh View Cottage
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