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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
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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Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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

Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 4 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.6% Spotted 27 times
Waterworks - URYEnal Best Bitter
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 27 times
Waterworks - Golden Flush
Waterworks - Golden Flush Session Pale Ale • 3.4% Spotted 12 times
Waterworks - Golden Flush
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 12 times
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot Premium Pale Ale • 4.4% Spotted 64 times
Waterworks - I.Pee.Alot
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 64 times
Waterworks - Pissoir
Waterworks - Pissoir Session Porter • 5.3% Spotted 45 times
Waterworks - Pissoir
Waterworks - Pissoir

Session Porter

Dispense: Gravity, straight from the cask
ABV: 5.3%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 45 times
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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Facilities
Garden Garden
outside seating at front of building (see picture)
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
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
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
Up to 18 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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