Plan your visit
Facilities
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Visitor centre
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Car park
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Toilets
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Accessible toilets
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Baby changing
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Refreshments
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Picnic area
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Binocular hire
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Guided walks
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Nature trails
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Educational facilities
Accessibility
How to get here
Rye House Station (400 yards/366 m). There is a direct train from Liverpool Street. Climb the steps out of the station and turn right towards Rye Meads, with the Historic Rye House Gatehouse on your left. Follow a footpath on the left side of the minor road for 300 m until you reach the visitor centre.
The nearest bus stop (700 yards/640 m) is in the Old Highway, which is off Rye Road. Walk down towards Rye House Station, then as above.
Rye Meads is accessible to cycles by road and the Lee Valley cycle way.
From the A10: Exit the A10 for Hoddesdon/A1170 and follow the brown nature reserve signs over three roundabouts to Essex Road. Turn left onto Pindar Road (one way). Turn left onto Normandy way following the brown nature reserve sign, over the bridge, and left again onto Fisherman’s way. Turn right over the small bridge and past the pub. Rye Meads Visitor Centre car park is 500m along the road, on your left.
From the A414 (westbound): Exit the A414 for Stanstead Abbotts/B181. At the T-Junction turn left and then take the first right onto Rye Road. Rye Meads Visitor Centre car park is 1.2km along the road, on your right. Note that there is a part-time toll barrier on this road which may incur a 50p charge if the barrier is closed.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
Sorry, dogs are not permitted on the nature reserve (except assistance dogs), due to the sensitive wildlife and habitats here.
We know that the countryside is a dog walking paradise. It’s important to remember the special surroundings here are wonderful havens for rare wildlife. Even if dogs are very well behaved, wildlife can easily become startled by a dog they perceive as a predator.
Disturbing wildlife does more than simply causing it to move away; it uses up their energy, decreasing their chance of survival regardless of season.
Dogs die in hot cars, please do not leave your dog in the car when visiting us.
Thank you for protecting the special wildlife by not exercising your dog here.
Downloads
Helping you find your way around. PDF, 113Kb
Rye Meads trail guideContact Rye Meads
- RSPB Rye Meads, Rye Rd, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire SG12 8JS
- rye.meads@rspb.org.uk
- 01992 708383
- @RyeMeadsRSPB
- Find us on facebook
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