Rain on the
inn window
Free rain, fire, thunder and steam train sounds to mix, made live so they never loop.
Set the weather
Steady rain on the village green, heard from indoors.
This hour at The Kettle & Rain is not yet sponsored. Put your name over the door.
Twelve ready mixes
Every sound, by name
- Rain soundsSteady rain on the green
- Rain on a windowDrops on old glass
- Thunderstorm soundsHeavy rain, wind and thunder
- Fireplace soundsA crackling inglenook fire
- White noiseBright, even, good at masking
- Brown noiseDeep and low, like a far weir
- Pink noiseSofter than white, like steady rain
- Steam train soundsRail joints, exhaust and a far whistle
- Pub ambienceThe quiet bar at closing time
- Wind soundsGusts round the chimney
- Sounds for sleepRain and a low, deep hush
- Sounds for study and readingRain, a fire and a slow clock
Hollowmere, Wychwold
Every sound here comes from one place: a made-up county inside real Britain, in the middle of the last century, at the end of a branch line. You arrive on the 6:40 and stay as long as you like.
Wychwold is painted, not photographed, and its own pictures are still being made. Until they are finished, the site hangs the paintings it grew from. This one is Roundhay Lake, John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1893. Public domain.
- Time in Hollowmere
- Season
- Last train up
- The 6:40, late
- At the inn
- Raining, fire lit
The Kettle & Rain Hollowmere Halt Mere Cottage Ink & Ember Thornleigh Hall Wrenmouth
Before you ask
- Free, with nothing to sign up for.
- Made live in your browser, so it never loops.
- No adverts in the sound, now or later.
Is it free?
Yes. There is nothing to pay, no account to make and no advert in the sound. The site is supported by one sponsor at a time, shown as a sign on the page.
Does the sound loop?
No. Nothing here is a recording. Your browser makes every sound as it plays, from the rain to the thunder, so there is no end to return from and nothing ever repeats.
How do I save a mix?
Your last mix is remembered in this browser. To keep one for good, or send it to someone, use Copy link to this mix. The link opens the page with every slider where you left it.
Will it play all night?
On a laptop or desktop, yes, for as long as the page is open. Phones differ: some carry on with the screen locked and some stop the sound, iPhones in particular. If yours stops, keep the page on screen.
Where is Hollowmere?
Nowhere you can drive to. Hollowmere is a village in Wychwold, a made-up county somewhere inside real Britain, some time between the 1930s and the 1950s. The window follows the real time of day in Britain.
Who are the cat and the robin?
Bramble is the station cat at Hollowmere Halt, mostly asleep. Pip is a robin who goes wherever Bramble goes. Bramble pretends not to notice.
Cottage Garden, Helen Allingham, 1894. Public domain.
This hour is unsponsored
One sponsor at a time keeps the fire lit: a painted sign in the window and a line under the mixer, never a sound. If you make tea, candles, books or knitwear, the space is yours to take.
Sponsor an hourA Wet Moon, Putney Road, John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1886. Public domain.