Bring forth the shantys and Elizabethan cheer!
A commemoration of the visit of Queen Elizabeth 1st in 1573 when she christened the town "Rye Royal" - procession with Rebellion Drummers; re-enactments; Elizabethan songs and a performance of Much Ado About Nothing by Rye Players - join us as we bring Heritage alive throughout the afternoon - all the better if you come in Elizabethan costume!
Timings
3.15pm: The procession will begin at 3.15pm at the foot of Conduit Hill and proceeds, accompanied by RyeBellion Drummers, into the High Street.
3:40pm: The procession arrives at Strand Quay. Queen Elizabeth I will be presented with a basket of "bloaters" and listen to a sea shanty.
3:50pm: The Queen and procession will arrive at The Mermaid Inn to be entertained in the gardens before taking her lunch within.
4.10pm: The procession returns down Mermaid Street to the Watchbell Lookout via Trader's Passage.
4.30pm: At the Town Hall the Mayor will present the Queen with a bag of gold coin and a choir will perform Merry England.
4.45pm: St Marys Church Bells will rings and the procession will continue to the Gun Gardens.
5.15pm: The procession ends back at Conduit Hill. Rye Players perform Much Ado About Nothing at the Monastery Gardens.
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