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Hayling Island is to be found on the pleasant southern coast of England on the rural shores between the well known cities of Chichester and Portsmouth.

Hayling Island is a premiere location for clean beaches and holds two blue flags and Tidy Britain seaside accolades; it is the premier location for some of the optimal sailing and windsurfing in the UK.

Hayling Island is a traditional coastal resort that has suffered as a result of the decline of the traditional seaside vacation.

Salt production was an industry on the island from the 11th century (the Domesday Book recorded a saltpan on the island for this purpose) until the late 19th century. At the northwest corner of the island lies the Hayling Oysterbeds Local Nature Reserve.

Hayling is the ideal base for a family vacation, being within easy touring distance of Portsmouth, flagship of Maritime England, the New Forest and the South Downs.

The Hayling Island Kitesurf School was set up in 1999 by Chris Bull, one of the pioneers of kitesurfing in the UK.

Hayling Island offers the area one of the greatest Children’s fair’s going.

There is plenty going on in this little idyll of an Island

If you were to come to Hayling island then a super place to settle would be Cockle Warren Cottage Hotel – it is just on the beach and you will be enwrapped in the charm of the cottage with the warm sea air tapping on your bedroom window.