The Old Bell

The Olde Bell inn, also known as Ye Olde Bell, in Rye, East Sussex. Built in 1390, It was once used by smugglers, with a secret tunnel to the nearby Mermaid Inn. It was used by the infamous Hawkhurst Gang in the 1730s and 1740s who moved smuggled goods along the tunnel from the Mermaid Inn to a revolving cupboard in the Old Bell for a quick getaway.