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Waterworks, Rye

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Opens at 2:00pm
Tower Street, Rye, TN31 7AT (View on Google Map)
(01797) 224110
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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
Last surveyed
14/02/2026
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
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.6% Spotted 52 times
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 52 times. at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV 3.6%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Waterworks - Golden Flush TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - Golden Flush
Waterworks - Golden Flush Session Pale Ale • 3.4% Spotted 40 times
Waterworks - Golden Flush
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Waterworks - Golden Flush

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 40 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV 3.4%
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
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot Premium Pale Ale • 4.4% Spotted 102 times
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 102 times. at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV 4.4%
Cask
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Waterworks - Pissoir TasteMatch Prediction

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Waterworks - Pissoir
Waterworks - Pissoir Session Porter • 4.9% Spotted 123 times
Waterworks - Pissoir
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Waterworks - Pissoir

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 123 times recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV 4.9%
Cask
Style Session Porter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Tonbridge - American Pale TasteMatch Prediction

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Tonbridge - American Pale
Tonbridge - American Pale Premium Pale Ale • 5% Spotted 34 times
Tonbridge - American Pale
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Tonbridge - American Pale

Spotted 34 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Waterworks, Rye.

ABV 5%
Style Premium Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan Yes
Gluten Free Yes

Goacher's - House Ale TasteMatch Prediction

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Goacher's - House Ale
Goacher's - House Ale Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted twice
Goacher's - House Ale
Goacher's - House Ale

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

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Goacher's - Silver Star TasteMatch Prediction

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Goacher's - Silver Star
Goacher's - Silver Star Session Golden Ale • 4.2% Spotted twice
Goacher's - Silver Star
Goacher's - Silver Star

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

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

such as Tonbridge, Kent, Three Legs

Changing beers typically include: Kent (varies) , Three Legs (varies) , Tonbridge (varies)

Source: Local

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Facilities
Garden Garden
outside seating at front of building (see picture)
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Level access to the pub, but toilets not suitable for wheelchair users.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Toad in the Hole, Shove Ha’penny, Crib and other pub games
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Up to 20 traditional and fruit ciders, always including cider from East Sussex or Kent e.g. Earls, Biddenden
LocAle LocAle
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (250m)
all Rye bus routes stop at rail station
Nearby Station (250m)
Rye (Sussex)

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