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Opens at 2:00pm

Tower Street, Rye, TN31 7AT (View on Google Map)

(01797) 224110

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(Pub, External, Key). Published on 08-05-2018

(Pub, External, Sign). Published on 05-12-2021

(Pub, External). Published on 13-03-2019

(Pub, External). Published on 23-10-2018

(Pub, External). Published on 08-08-2018

27.2.24 Branch LocAle Pub of the Year 202. (Pub, Bar, Publican, Branch, Award). Published on 23-10-2024

16.7.24 Cider Pub of the Year Runner Up. (Pub, Bar, Publican, Branch, Award). Published on 23-10-2024

9.5.23 Cider Pub of the Year. (Pub, Bar, Publican, Branch, Award). Published on 23-10-2024

Toilet with Handpump Flush. (Pub). Published on 20-03-2019

Housed in a building dating from 1718, this was originally the town’s waterworks, later a soup kitchen, a public toilet, an antique shop and from May 2018, the area’s first micropub. At the time of the carefully managed conversion, the bases for two soup containers were discovered and remain uncovered to view, these date from 1907. Its earlier use as the town's water pumping station is thought to involve a wheel powered by two horses.

Eight beers are sourced from a variety of breweries, all within 30 miles of Rye, ciders are similarly local. It has its own brewery (and tap room) a mile away in Playden and the pub always offers a range of beers from it.

Home made pork pies and Scotch eggs are available. The Sunday lunchtime Cheese Club has strict rules - “Bring cheese, eat cheese, no cheese, hard cheese, you’re not in the Club!" The pub is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ryewaterworks/?hl=en.

From the start the pub has won a number of CAMRA Branch awards. More recent of these were it being judged Cider Pub of the Year in 2023 and in 2024 runner up. Also in 2024 it was LocAle Pub of the Year. The presentation pictures above show landlord David accepting each of these awards.

Information for this venue is provided by the South East Sussex Branch of CAMRA

Previous Names
Local Authority: Rother District
Last updated: 02/03/2025
Last surveyed: 10/02/2025
Leasehold owner: unknown
Freehold owner: unknown
Pub ID: HES/76
Asset of Community Value

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Monday

2:00pm - 10:00pm

Tuesday

2:00pm - 10:00pm

Wednesday

2:00pm - 10:00pm

Thursday

2:00pm - 10:00pm

Friday

2:00pm - 11:00pm

Saturday

Noon - 11:00pm

Sunday

Noon - 10:00pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 4 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask

ABV: 3.6%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 36 times. recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.6% Spotted 36 times.

Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 36 times. recently. Last spotted 2 days ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	3.6%
Dispense	Gravity, straight from the cask
Style	Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Waterworks - Golden Flush TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - Golden Flush

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask

ABV: 3.4%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 17 times. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago

Waterworks - Golden Flush Session Pale Ale • 3.4% Spotted 17 times.

Waterworks - Golden Flush

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 17 times. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	3.4%
Dispense	Gravity, straight from the cask
Style	Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot

Premium Pale Ale

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask

ABV: 4.4%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 82 times. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago

Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot Premium Pale Ale • 4.4% Spotted 82 times.

Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 82 times. recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	4.4%
Dispense	Gravity, straight from the cask
Style	Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Waterworks - Pissoir TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - Pissoir

Session Porter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask

ABV: 4.9%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly. Spotted 71 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago

Waterworks - Pissoir Session Porter • 4.9% Spotted 71 times.

Waterworks - Pissoir

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 71 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	4.9%
Dispense	Gravity, straight from the cask
Style	Session Porter
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Tonbridge - Velvet Raven TasteMatch Prediction

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Tonbridge - Velvet Raven

Strong Stout

ABV: 5.2%

Vegan: Yes

Gluten Free: Yes

Spotted twice. recently. Last spotted 2 days ago

Tonbridge - Velvet Raven Strong Stout • 5.2% Spotted twice.

Tonbridge - Velvet Raven

Spotted twice. recently. Last spotted 2 days ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	5.2%
Style	Strong Stout
Colour
Vegan	Yes
Gluten Free	Yes

Three Legs - Pale #3 TasteMatch Prediction

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Three Legs - Pale #3

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.7%

Vegan: No

Gluten Free: No

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago

Three Legs - Pale #3 Session Pale Ale • 3.7% Spotted once.

Three Legs - Pale #3

Spotted once. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV	3.7%
Style	Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan	No
Gluten Free	No

Changing

such as Gun, Romney Marsh, Three Legs

Changing beers typically include: Gun (varies) , Romney Marsh (varies) , Three Legs (varies)

Source: Local

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