Connect Hailsham with Slow Ways
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Hailsham from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Alfriston—Hailsham
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Alfhai one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 94m | Descent 117m | ||
Hailsham—Battle
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Haibat one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 22km/13mi | Ascent 282m | Descent 334m | ||
Hailsham—Bexhill
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Haibex one |
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4 X |
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Verify me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 124m | Descent 111m | ||
Heathfield—Hailsham
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Heahai one |
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1 Y |
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Enjoy me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 73m | Descent 193m | ||
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Lewes—Hailsham
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Lewhai one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 322m | Descent 297m | ||
Lewes—Hailsham
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Lewhai two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 25km/15mi | Ascent - | Descent - | |
Polegate—Hailsham
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Polhai one |
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1 Y |
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Enjoy me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 46m | ||
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Uckfield—Hailsham
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Uckhai one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 180m | Descent 187m |
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Collective progress
56% of Hailsham’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Hailsham’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
3 people have surveyed a route in Hailsham
73km out of 137km have been walked and reviewed
158km of reviews have been shared in Hailsham
Latest Updates
Once I reached the Pevensey Levels things were a little easier and much better maintained, although occasionally the stiles were a little overgrown! If the route were to be signposted a little better, especially with the edition of place names, and used more frequently it would be a good walk....
ShortLegsLongWalk
Impromptu walk from Hailsham to Polegate after the bus I wanted to catch didn't show up and I figured it would be quicker to walk! All along a well marked and well maintained cycle route. Easy 5* slow way....
MJRW12345
There are some tricky sections, including a few stiles with no alternatives (e.g. crossing the train track) and some muddy sections with low overhanging branches....
Charlie Peverett
I cycled this route yesterday, which is cheating really. However it shows that the route is completely suitable for anybody on wheels end to end....
Bostal Boy
Care should be taken in Heathfield and Hailsham towns to follow the route, it doesn't follow the route signposted "Cuckoo Trail" in Heathfield but if you follow either those or the Slow Way you'll end up in the right place. There is a toilet, cafe and shop in Horam, about a third of the way along the route if walking south....
MJRW12345
Finding your way out of Hailsham is ok, the footpath from The Diplocks to Diplocks Way could be more obvious and you have to cross the dual carriageway A22, which is not ideal. The footpath out of Ripe seems to have completely disappeared, the path appears to go through someone's garden, potentially the route could stay on the road instead. On the basis that there isn't really an alternative route between Hailsham and Lewes (there are very few footpaths east of Ringmer for some reason), I think this route is just about ok....
MJRW12345
The first section to Ringmer and out along the Broyle was alright, with too much walking on pavements beside the road for my preference. From the Broyle, the next section across to Laughton Place and over to Ripe is quite agricultural with some footpaths cutting diagonally across fields rather than along the edges. Shops, pubs, and refreshments are available at Ringmer, Ripe and Upper Dicker....
Bostal Boy
The Cuckoo Trail is a well path, direct route between Polegate and Hailsham....
Steve Cleverdon
Very easy to follow, well sign posted and flat. Paved the entire way so should be fairly accessible for all. Very pretty scenery....
ShortLegsLongWalk
A very speedy and well paved route, easy to find and well signposted. Would recommend....
ShortLegsLongWalk
I walked a large section of this from Hailsham to Cooden Beach on 16th July. The route is along the top of the beach, across shingles at the start and finishing with the promenade at Bexhill....
Bostal Boy
This path follows the Cuckoo Trail, an old railway line which has been transformed into an all-weather, hard-surfaced path....
Bostal Boy
Slow Ways added Alfhai one, a new walk from Alfriston to Hailsham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Heahai one, a new walk from Heathfield to Hailsham
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Hailsham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ5910009546
Lat / Lon
50.86353° / 0.25945°
Easting / Northing
559,100E / 109,546N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Hailsham's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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