An Introduction To Hailsham
It has a busy shopping area catering for most needs and an active traders market every Friday morning.
It also has many areas for recreation including the lovely tranquil Common Pond and the Cuckoo Trail.
The town has a long history which is very evident as you look around at the various buildings from different periods.
The Town Centre
The Heart of Hailsham
This area is very busy Monday to Saturday.
However, on Sunday this area is very quiet.
Here are just some of the shops we have in Hailsham:
- Waitrose
- Co-op
- Superdrug
- Jingles Music
- Hailsham Cellars
Our local wine experts - Tesco
Very recently opened - Several Charity Shops
- Several Estate Agents
Come and live in Hailsham! - All of the big banks and building societies

The town is very quiet on Sundays
The Common Pond
A Quiet Retreat
This is a pleasant place to sit and read, have a picnic, chat with friends or feed the ducks.
Geese at the Common Pond
Hailsham Pavilion Cinema
It closed temporarily in 1965 before coming into use as a Bingo Hall.
Eventually it was closed again and it was left derelict for several years and deteriorated.
In 1993 the "Hailsham Old Pavilion Society" was formed and the cinema is now fully restored and functioning as a cinema and theatre.
The Cuckoo Trail
The trackbed is now a footpath and cycle path which runs through the beautiful countryside from Heathfield to Polegate.
The route is very popular with cyclists and walkers.
Reader Feedback
Winter52 wrote...
Looking forward to learning more about this little town. We vacationed in Eastbourne last year and loved it. Thinking strongly of making a return visit. :)

