Things to do with kids in Hailsham

Hailsham is a market town in the Wealden district, a few miles north of Eastbourne. The Cuckoo Trail, a traffic-free path along a former railway line, runs through the town.

Places to go in and near Hailsham

The Pavilion
Hailsham
££
Preschool · 5–11 · Teens
Hailsham Rec. Playground
Hailsham
Free
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11
Halley Park
Wealden
Free
Escape Room East Sussex - High Stakes Heist
Hailsham
££
Teens
Millstone Drive Park
Wealden
Free
Millwood Park Estate Children's Park
Wealden
Free
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11
Millwood Park Community Park
Wealden
Free
Childrens Play Park
Wealden
Free
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11
Been & checked
Knockhatch Adventure Park
Hailsham
££Family favourite
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11 · Teens
Knock Hatch Dry Ski Slope
Hailsham
££
5–11 · Teens
Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)
Wealden
Free
Toddler Play Area
Wealden
Free
Babies · Toddlers · Preschool
Escape Room Sussex
Hailsham
££
Teens
Michelham Priory House & Gardens
Hailsham
Upper Dicker Children's Park
Wealden
Free
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11
Abbot's Wood
Arlington
Bates Green Garden
Wealden
£
Sharnfold Farm
Pevensey
£
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11 · Teens
Polegate Windmill
Polegate
£
Preschool · 5–11 · Teens
Farleys Barn Gallery
Lewes
Teens
Herstmonceux Castle
Hailsham
££
Preschool · 5–11 · Teens
Golden Cross Playground
Hailsham
Free
Toddlers · Preschool · 5–11

Places to eat in and near Hailsham

The Barley Mow
Polegate · Pub · Pub food
Family
Pablos Restaurant
Eastbourne · Restaurant · Mediterranean, Italian, Seafood
££Family
The Red Lion
Hooe Common · Pub
Closed
Gelato Famoso Ice Cream Parlour
Eastbourne · Ice Cream & Sweet Treats · Italian ice cream
£Family
The Blacksmiths Inn
Ninfield · Pub
£Closed

What's on in and near Hailsham

Sat 14 Nov
St Wilfrid’s Christmas Fair
St Wilfrid's Church Hall
Fri 20 Nov
Christmas Lighting Up 2026
Heathfield High Street
Free
Fri 27 Nov
Hailsham Christmas Lights Switch-on
Vicarage Field
Free
Fri 27 Nov
Meads Magic
Meads Village, Meads Street
Free
Sat 28 Nov
Eastbourne Christmas Lights Switch On
Terminus Road
Free
Sat 28 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
Festive Fun on the Farm – Elf Training Academy
Sharnfold Farm
£
Fri 4 Dec
Community Christmas Fair and Pop-Up Café
Sovereign Harbour
Free
Sat 5 Dec
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom – Kids 4 A Quid
Hailsham Pavilion
£
Sat 5 Dec
Father Christmas Grotto
Selected dates
Knockhatch Adventure Park
£

Things to do with kids in Hailsham

Places to go in and near Hailsham

The Pavilion

Hailsham Rec. Playground

Halley Park

Escape Room East Sussex - High Stakes Heist

Millstone Drive Park

Millwood Park Estate Children's Park

Millwood Park Community Park

Childrens Play Park

Knockhatch Adventure Park

Knock Hatch Dry Ski Slope

Hellingly Country Park (Roebuck Park)

Toddler Play Area

Escape Room Sussex

Michelham Priory House & Gardens

Upper Dicker Children's Park

Abbot's Wood

Bates Green Garden

Sharnfold Farm

Polegate Windmill

Farleys Barn Gallery

Herstmonceux Castle

Golden Cross Playground

Places to eat in and near Hailsham

The Barley Mow

Pablos Restaurant

The Red Lion

Gelato Famoso Ice Cream Parlour

The Blacksmiths Inn

What's on in and near Hailsham

St Wilfrid’s Christmas Fair

Christmas Lighting Up 2026

Hailsham Christmas Lights Switch-on

Meads Magic

Eastbourne Christmas Lights Switch On

Festive Fun on the Farm – Elf Training Academy

Community Christmas Fair and Pop-Up Café

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom – Kids 4 A Quid

Father Christmas Grotto