Upcoming Shows & tours

Rye Heritage Centre is a registered Charity, registration no 1187978, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
The charity was formed in early 2020 to take over the running of Rye Heritage Centre and to purchase the Rye Town Model to preserve its future.

It had been announced by the previous operators, Rye Town Council (RTC) in late 2019 that the centre would be closed and the model put in to storage as they could no longer justify the subsidy needed from Council Funds to continue. A strong swell of local public opinion resulted in a campaign to retain the centre and agreements were reached with RTC to take a lease on the building and to acquire ownership of the Model.

The Charity officially took over on 1st April 2020 with little or no ceremony due to the arrival of the pandemic which severely hampered intentions to re-open, finally in July 2019 with a little help from the Culture Recovery Fund and some generous local donations the centre was re-equipped with the basic necessities and the public were welcomed back.