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Rye House Gatehouse

Postcode: EN11 0EH

7,000m² of flat open space, with a unique historical building as a stunning backdrop.

The site is the perfect location for community events, corporate hires and even Halloween themed events as the Gatehouse is famed for paranormal sightings!


Key information

Site Services

  • Size of footprint – 16,147m2

  • Size of Hirable Space – 7,000 m2

  • Event Scale: Small Scale Event Space

  • Surface: Mixture of hard surface pathways and grass flat open space

  • Water: None.

  • Electricity: Mains electric supplied to the building

  • Lights: Gate House has interior lights, no external lights

  • Toilets: No toilets, Local toilets can be found surrounding the sit at

  • The Rye House Public House. What3Words Ref: bring.alien.allows

  • Rye House Stadium. What3Words Ref: usual.bucked.units

All of the above facilities are open during their normal hours of operation.

Transport Links

  • Car Parking – 20 Car Parking spaces, 1 Blue Badge space. Via Rye Road

  • Train – Rye House Station (London Liverpool St – Hertford East Line)

  • Bus: 25

  • Bike: NCN Route 1

  • Vehicle Access: Via Station Road - 6m Width.  Via Rye Road 7.3m Width

  • Pedestrian Access: Via Rye Road – 3.3m Width

Key Site Info

  • Open Space area can be used between April – September

  • Open Space Capacity: Small Scale

  • Local Authority: East Herts Council

  • Residents: Less than 100m away

  • Electrical Services: Live cables run under the site

  • Ground Conditions: Good and reliable ground conditions. Permission needed from Historic England to break the ground surface

  • Nearest Accommodation: Clocktower Lodge Ltd, EN11 8TP (six-minute drive)

  • The Site is a Grade II listed site

  • Protected Animals: Water Volves and their burrows present in the moat which are protected by law.

  • Building Capacity: 30 People Max

  • Exterior Areas: Site has 3 picnic tables around the site, looking at the building and surrounding moat. This area is popular with geese and their families all year round.

  • Interior Areas: Building is small with low doorways and uneven floors in all rooms. There are low metal beams with uneven steps on the stairway from the ground floor up to the turret viewing area.

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