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The town of Rye in East Sussex has been labelled as one of the best seaside towns in the country.
However, there is just one problem with the award given to it by Which? Magazine – Rye is not by the sea.
In fact, the town of Rye is actually around 2.5 miles away from the sea, making it the furthest thing away from a seaside town you could get.
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Although there is Rye Harbour, which is around 1.7 miles away from the town and just 0.9 miles from the actual sea . . . the harbour isn't actually part of the town.
Rye being named on the best seaside towns list makes zero sense – especially when you consider it actually placed 25th on the list.
This means it ranked above Falmouth in Cornwall, Lynmouth in Devon and way about the highly-popular seaside town of Southport in Lancashire.
Bizarrely, the list even admits the the seaside town doesn't have a beach, or a seafront . . . or even rateable guest accommodation, yet still gave it a high ranking on the list.
Not to sound too negative about the town, it does have a lot going for it.
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The experts at Visit 1066 Country call it a “medieval citadel huddled against invaders and the sea”.
They add: “It is home to a myriad of art, curiosities and cosy pubs, as well as modern boutique hotels and contemporary restaurants serving the best Sussex has to offer, from land and sea.
“Built on smuggled secrets and timeless tales, Rye has nooks and crannies to explore and distant views across Romney Marsh to ponder.”
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There are plenty of things to do there, such as visit the heritage centre, go and take a trip around the famous Rye Castle where displays of smuggling, military, coastal and maritime history are on display.
And if you do really want to go and visit the sea, it's around an hour-long walk to the shores of the English Channel.
On a good day, you can actually see the French commune of Equilhen-Plage across the water.
But it still is not a seaside town.
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