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Hailsham is 8 miles north of Eastbourne; 24 miles south of Tunbridge Wells; 18 miles west of Hastings; and 14 miles east of the County town of Lewes, London is some 57 miles away.

Hailsham is directly reached by road as the A22 from London to Eastbourne passes through the parish where it intersects main roads from Kent and from West Sussex (A27), including the road through Haywards Heath and Horsham to Guildford, and links with roads from the M25 and Midlands.

BUS

Bus services link Hailsham with Lewes and Brighton, Uckfield, Polegate and Eastbourne, Langney, Stone Cross, Battle, Bexhill and Hastings. Express coaches can be boarded for London and various South Coast towns. The Cuckmere Community Bus operates a town service linking residential areas with the town centre shopping facilities.

Eastbourne Buses Tel: (01323) 416416
The Lighthouse Line Renown Cavendish Tel: (01424) 210744
Stagecoach Buses Tel: (08456) 002299
Brighton & Hove Bus & Coaches Tel: (01273) 886200
Cuckmere Community Bus Tel: (01323) 870920
Traveline (Public Transport Info) Tel: (0871) 200 22 33

RAIL

Rail services operate from Eastbourne and Hastings to London, Ashford, Tunbridge Wells, Lewes, Gatwick Airport, and Brighton. The nearest connections to Hailsham are at Polegate station (Eastbourne to Lewes/Brighton/Gatwick/London -Victoria, lines), and Battle station (Hastings to Tunbridge Wells/ London - Charing Cross, line).
National Rail Tel: (08457) 484950

AIRLINE

Airlineservices operate from Gatwick Airport (near Crawley) whilst Heathrow Airport is reached via the M23 and M25 motorways.

SEA

Sea crossings to Europe operate from nearby Newhaven (to Dieppe), and further (eastwards) along the coast at Folkestone and Dover (to Calais). The Channel Tunnel shuttle trains (vehicular) can be boarded at Folkestone, or the Eurostar passenger services, at Ashford, Ebbsfleet and St. Pancras, London.