The first settlement in New Hampshire, established by David Thompson in 1623 at Odiorne's Point, and named Pannaway. Originally part of Portsmouth, it was incorporated as a parish of New Castle in 1726. The town is named for the borough of Rye, a flourishing English Channel town. Rye's eight-mile length of coastline is dotted with old names such as Wallis Sands, Jenness Beach, Locke's Neck, Ragged Neck, Rye Harbor, and Odiorne Point. In 1876, four of the Isles of Shoals were annexed to the town, the only New Hampshire town with Atlantic islands. The remaining five islands belong to Maine.
Rock Ledge Manor's white gambrel-roofed inn with traditional wrap around porch overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, just south of Wallis Sands and Rye State Beach. The inn, built between 1840 and 1880 as part of a major seaside resort, has a style that is pure Victorian gingerbread. From its prominent knoll, you can enjoy the seascape as well as the Manor's lovely old-fashioned cottage gardens.
From our porch, watch the lobstermen haul in their catch, or the sail boats cruise from Portsmouth and Rye Harbor on their way to ..... [ more
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Rock Ledge Manor's white gambrel-roofed inn with traditional wrap around porch overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, just south of Wallis Sands and Rye State Beach. The inn, built between 1840 and 1880 as part of a major seaside resort, has a style that is pure Victorian gingerbread. From its prominent knoll, you can enjoy the seascape as well as the Manor's lovely old-fashioned cottage gardens.
From our porch, watch the lobstermen haul in their catch, or the sail boats cruise from Portsmouth and Rye Harbor on their way to ..... [