Havant Borough- Hayling Island & Emsworth 
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Destination A beautiful rural coastal area with fabulous quaysides, harbour and natural beaches, perfect for anyone seeking nature. Hayling Island is popular with windsurfers and has some of the best sailing water in the world. The beaches slope gently into the clear blue sea, making bathing safe for all. The borough offers a range of entertainment and popular events. What's on Offer Beach & Amenities Hayling Island has 2 European Blue Flag Beaches, shingle with sand dunes and vast expanses of sandbanks that are exposed at low tide. Wild grassy areas separate the beach from the road which provides a fabulous area for picnics. Beach huts are also available. Great for wildlife and Sight of Special Scientific Interest's (SSSI's). Places to Visit Country Parks, Funlands Amusements, Emsworth & Havant Museums. Close by is the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth, the Spinnaker Tower and Gunwharf. Hayling Island has a seaside railway, cycle hire, skate park, donkey rides. Havant and Waterlooville host weekly and occasional theme markets. Entertainment Havant Arts Centre is popular for all types of entertainment; exhibitions, productions, dance, comedy and music. The local Station Theatre provides different shows and dramatics all year. The Borough is home to several orchestras. Shopping Hayling Island has a variety of individually-owned businesses offering a wide range of goods and services. Emsworth is a delight for shopping, a quaint fishing village full of specialist boutiques. Havant and Waterlooville offer a variety of high street shops as well as local suppliers and town markets. Eating Out Fantastic restaurants in Emsworth and Hayling, the borough provides a variety of places to eat, from luxury hotels to a bite to eat in a quaint fishing village. Traditional fish & chips are available at the seaside too. Recreation & Sport This is a premier destination for water sports and kite surfing. The borough is popular with walkers and a fascinating area for wildlife watching on the Hayling Billy Line and the SSSI in southern Hayling. Other recreational activities include kite flying, fishing, skating and volleyball. The borough's leisure centres provide extensive sports facilities. Holiday & Activity Centres Sinah Warren, Ferry Road, Hayling Island PO11 0BZ Tel: 02392 466421. Conference & Business Facilities Langstone Hotel, Northney, Hayling Island Tel: 02392 465011. Accommodation For more information on the area visit www.visithavant.co.uk or email tourism@havant.gov.uk Getting There Road Easy access from A27,M27,M3,A3 Rail Approximate rail journey times: London Waterloo: 1 hour 20, London Victoria: 1 hour 20, Southampton: 50 mins, Bournemouth: 1 hour 50, Portsmouth: 20 mins Sea Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port 12 mins, Wightlink FastCat from Portsmouth 15 mins, Wightlink car ferry from Portsmouth 15 mins, Gosport Ferry from Portsmouth 15 mins, Hayling Ferry 15 mins. Air Southampton - 35 min, Gatwick - 1hour 15, Heathrow - 1hour 15 |