Hayling History

The Beachlands area of Hayling Island seafront has been a tourist destination for many years....

In 1824, the original 960 foot long timber bridge provided Hayling Island with its first permanent...

Prior to the construction of the original wooden toll bridge in 1824, access to and exit from the...

In 1865, an additional route between Hayling and the main land was created in the form of a...

Up until as recently as 1989, it was a common site to see tens of thousands of bricks lined up in...

Oysters were farmed on Hayling since as early as 1819, right up until the 1970s and became a...

Just off the main road onto the Island is a small turning leading to North Hayling Station (also...

The current Manor House was built in 1777, by the Duke of Norfolk, close to the site of it’s...

The Pound, located next to the roundabout at Havant / Manor roads was originally used to impound...

Standing on the Island’s highest point, at 20 ft above sea level, St. Mary’s Church became the...

Tournerbury woods is the most outstanding woodland area on Hayling Island. Consisting...

This marshland area, fronting Mengham Creek has been the site of several interesting ventures...

Although formed in 1921, H.I.S.C. moved to it’s current unique position on the southern shores of...

Sandy Point is the south east tip of the Island and is a large remnant of the sandy heathland that...

Standing a few miles off the South East point of Hayling, The Nab Tower was originally destined to...

The Suntrap School was last modified: August 10th, 2018 by...

Home of reformer and journalist William Thomas Stead from 1895 to 1912. His book The Maiden...

Mengham was last modified: August 10th, 2018 by...

Seacourt Seacourt was last modified: August 23rd, 2018 by...