EVENTS

What’s On In and around Hailsham

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Walk: Ashdown Forest/Chelwood Vachery

Freedom Leisure Centre (Hailsham) Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex

Herstmonceux Walking Group will be meeting at Hailsham Leisure Centre for a walk of approximately 5 miles through Ashdown Forest and Chelwood Vachery. If you would like to go along, register with Helen on 01323 845684 or Sue on 832016.

Free

EASTER FLOWER DISPLAY

All Saints Church, Herstmonceux Church Rd, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, United Kingdom

On Easter Monday 1 April, go along to All Saints Church Herstmonceux and see the Easter Flowers. Teas will be served all afternoon from 2 to 4.30pm. All profits for the Renovation Fund.

STORIES OF THE SUSSEX DOWNS

Charles Hunt Centre Vicarage Field, Vicarage Road, Hailsham

At the next meeting of Hailsham Historical and Natural History Society Ian Everest will be telling stories of the Sussex Downs. If you would like to come along to a meeting, visitors are very welcome to pay £2.50 on the door. Members attend talks free. Membership is £14 a year, renewable each January. Enquiries: T: […]

£2.50

Easter Fun: ZooLab Animal Encounters at Michelham Priory

Michelham Priory Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex

Easter at Michelham Priory House & Gardens: History, Nature and those all important Easter Eggs Get up close and personal with a live exotic animal show by ZooLab Snakes, frogs, a tarantula, cockroaches and more. This ethical animal encounter lasts for one hour, offering the opportunity to see real creatures and critters up close and […]

Squirrels: Garden Open for Charity

Squirrels The Street, Arlington, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Squirrels with be open for the St Wilfrid’s Hospice Open Gardens scheme on Saturday 6 April from 11am to 4pm at The Street, Arlington, BN26 6RX. This is a medium-size garden with far reaching views to the Downs and the Long Man of Wilmington, with two cherry trees and a variety of Camellias and Azaleas. […]

GARDEN OPEN FOR CHARITY: BUTLERS FARMHOUSE

Butlers Farm House Butlers Lane, Herstmonceux, East Sussex

Butlers Farmhouse will be open for charity as part of the National Gardens Scheme. This is a lovely rural setting for a 1 acre garden surrounding a C16 farmhouse with views of South Downs. Pretty in spring with daffodils, hellebores and primroses. Quite a fun quirky garden with surprised round every corner including a rainbow […]

£5

Bluebell Walk & Farm Trail

Bates Green Farm Tye Hill Road, Arlington, Polegate, East Sussex

Since 1972 the Arlington Bluebell Walk and Farm Trail based at Bates Green Farm has developed into seven interesting walks over three working farms. A circular walk of 1100 metres or 2/3 a mile in Beatons Wood has been made suitable for wheelchair users. This is where you see white anemones followed by the vistas […]

BIRD WALK WITH CHARLIE PEVERETT

Springham Farm Grove Hill, Hellingly, East Sussex

Bird expert, Charlie Peverett, invites you on a Bird Walk at Springham Farm. Hear the wonderful breeding bird population, learn the birdsongs and enjoy spring on Springham. Wellies essential.  Sadly, no dogs please.

CARTERS CORNER FARM – OPEN GARDEN FOR ST WILFRID’S

Carters Corner Farm Cowbeech Hill, Cowbeech, Hailsham, East Sussex

Cowbeech Hill, Cowbeech, Hailsham, BN27 4JA A large country garden with a small lake, parterre, large beds of mixed planting and a Rose garden. There is an 8-acre Bluebell wood to explore and an attached smallholding with friendly ponies, pygmy goats and alpacas. Refreshments, stalls, dogs allowed but only on short leads, wheelchair accessible, parking […]

COWBEECH VILLAGE GARDENS OPEN DAY

This walking tour of three gardens takes you through Kerpses, Trolliloes Lane, BN27 4JG where there is a large sloping garden with vegetable patch, greenhouse, two wildlife ponds and an orchard with Bee hives on site. Then onto Cowbeech House, Cowbeech, BN27 4JF with its large garden with a collection of fascinating sculptures, a large […]

CATS PROTECTION SPRING FAIR

Cats Protection Centre (Hailsham) 63 Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex

Support Hailsham’s local branch of Cats Protection at its Spring Fair in the garden at the rear of the Shelter at 63 Marshfoot Lane, Hailsham, BN27 2RB. There is a barbeque and stalls including plants, bric-a-brac, cat merchandise, cakes, tombola, CDs, books and jigsaws with a raffle. Refreshments and plenty of seating in the pretty […]

£0.50

GREEN INSPIRATION – A FLORAL ART DEMONSTRATION

Civic Community Hall 9-20 Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, East Sussex

Hailsham Flower Club meets for a Floral Art Demonstration by Nina Tucknott entitled Green Inspiration. Visitors welcome £5. Members free. There will be a raffle to win the floral designs, sales table and refreshments.

£5