Hotels in Brede

Brede itself is a small village without hotels of its own, so anyone wanting a proper hotel stay is best looking a short drive away in Rye, Hastings or Battle, all within about 20 minutes. Rye offers a cluster of historic coaching inns and boutique townhouse hotels among its cobbled streets, while Hastings has a wider spread of seafront hotels ranging from traditional to contemporary, plus the character of the Old Town nearby. Battle, close to the site of the 1066 battlefield, has its own smaller selection of inns and country hotels.

For a stay closer to Brede, the more realistic options are bed and breakfasts, guesthouses and self-catering cottages scattered through the surrounding villages and farms, several set in converted oast houses or farm buildings typical of the Wealden countryside. These tend to suit visitors who want a quiet, rural base for walking in Brede High Woods and day trips to Bodiam Castle, Great Dixter or the coast, rather than a full-service hotel experience. Booking ahead is sensible in summer, when the whole 1066 Country area between Hastings and Rye is popular with visitors, and rooms in Rye in particular can fill up quickly around weekends and school holidays.