I know that the real Beatles song is “Ticket to Ride” but I thought I would take advantage of some near-like lingo!

Rye is a lovely coastal town in East Sussex and a beautiful drive through magnificent rolling, green hills from where Mum & Dad live in Kent.

In the centre of Rye you will find cobbled, narrow streets lined with medieval houses. The town also has a castle which was built in 1249 on the orders of Henry III to shore-up defenses against raids by the pesky French who were warring with England.

And, there is an old mill which was first constructed in 1758. Since then it has been rebuilt twice and is now operated as a Bed and Breakfast hotel.

Surrounding Rye are fields and fields of Rapeseed which is grown to produce edible vegetable oil and animal feeds. It is the colour that I love so much as it is so vibrant and so representative of the English countryside at this time of the year.