Small town attitude! (Hailsham in general)

Member Name: Nolly

Product:	Hailsham in general
Date:	10/04/01 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: good restaurants, a good base

Disadvantages: no night-life, there can be trouble

This opinion about Hailsham is very tricky to do- I worked there as a teacher for 6 years and I lived there as a resident for 1 year, so please bear with me.

Hailsham is a market town that has a population of around 15,000 and is located around 8 miles north of Eastbourne. You can find it just off the A22 that runs from London to Eastbourne via East Grinstead.


As you come into the town the first thing you will notice is that it has a one way system through the High Street. Along here you will find a precinct at Vicarage Fields and the Quintins shopping centre, which holds a few small shops and a Co-op supermarket. Along the High Street there are a few wonderful places to eat- the Raj Dhutt, Jasmine Garden and Li's Cottage all do very good food at a very reasonable price.

There isn't a lot of souvenir shopping possible in Hailsham, but there are a couple of Supermarkets!

There are plenty of pubs, amongst which the best is probably The Grenadier at the top of the High Street.

The town made its name many years ago through the rope industry and a company, Marlow ropes, still manudfactures in the town.

The town, although unspectacular, is a good base to visit the beautiful Michelham Priory at Upper Dicker, and for visitng the South Downs.

there you go- it may be unspectacular but it's not bad!

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