Winchelsea Beach is a seaside village

Seaside resort

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 in the parish of Icklesham

Icklesham

Icklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye road....

 in the Rother

Rother

Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.-History:...

 district of East Sussex

East Sussex

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, England. The village is located about ten miles (15 km) east of Hastings

Hastings

Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....

, and about 1.5 miles (2 km) south east of Winchelsea

Winchelsea

Winchelsea is a small village in East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately two miles south west of Rye and seven miles north east of Hastings...

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The beach itself faces Rye Bay, the estuary of the River Rother

River Rother (Eastern)

The River Rother , at 35 miles , is a river flowing through both East Sussex and Kent, England. Its source is near Rotherfield , and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel....

. At high tide it is composed of shingle, which is normal on this stretch of coastline; whilst at low tide an expanse of mud and sand is revealed. Many species of birds frequent the sands and the surrounding marsh

Marsh

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land of Rye Harbour

Rye Harbour

Rye Harbour is a village located on the East Sussex coast in southeast England, near the estuary of the River Rother: it is part of the civil parish of Icklesham. Rye Harbour is located some two miles downstream of the town of Rye....

 Nature Reserve.

The village has facilities including: a church, doctor's surgery, two pubs

Public house

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, a hairdresser, shop and post office

Post office

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. There are two large holiday sites - Rye Bay and Winchelsea Sands Caravan Parks.

Website:http://www.winchelseabeach.net