Beautiful Beaches

Hayling Island is the premiere location for clean beaches. It holds two European Blue Flags and Tidy Britain Seaside Awards in recognition of their cleanliness and superb facilities making it a wonderful place to experience an English seaside holiday.

The seaside shore is five miles long and divided into different areas. Beachlands, the name given to the seafront area of Hayling Island, and West Beachlands are where the European Blue Flag beaches are located. Hayling Island is the only place in Britain to qualify for two Blue Flags.

Picture of children building sandcastles on the beach.

The Blue Flag

An international environmental award given only to beaches meeting 26 strict criteria on:

Water Quality
Coastal Quality
Safety, services and facilities
Environmental education and information

The Seaside Awards

Wherever the flag is flying you can be sure that you are on one of Britains best beaches. This British award is only given to beaches meeting 29 strict criteria on:

Water Quality - Click here to view our current water quality readings.
Safety
Management
Cleanliness
Information

To ensure the safety and enjoyment of all visitors there are bylaws governing dogs and horses on beaches. Owners are advised to refer to signposting in the area or to check with the Beachlands office on 023 9246 3297.

Access for all

Efforts have been made in the last year to make the seafront area accessible to all with the provision of boardwalks over the shingle bank, which are wide enough to take wheelchairs. Specially designed picnic areas are also located on some of the boardwalks. The boardwalks have recently been extended to reach beach huts, which have been adapted to accommodate wheelchairs; these are available to hire from the Beachlands Management Office on 023 9246 3297. Wheelchairs can also be hired through the Hayling Wheelchair Services. Phone Number 023 9246 5889

Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball is available free of charge on the seafront, bring your own ball and turn up and play!

Adventure Playground

Situated at Beachlands, the brightly coloured playground is suitable for young children to play in safe environment.

Beach Huts

Those wishing to join the fashionable trend of having a beach hut can do so by leasing one for a year. A limited number are available for weekly hire offering visitors a special place to call their own and extending the enjoyment of the beach as shelter from the sun and sea breezes. A truly English experience.

Picnic and Barbecue Areas

There are some wonderful places to picnic at Beachlands, including some at the boardwalks that have been especially designed to assist the less able to enjoy the beach. There are two turn-up-and-use barbecue grills on the seafront plus one site which, can be booked for your own barbecue party, of course visitors can also use disposable barbecues. Contact the Beachlands Office on 023 9246 3297.

Refreshments

There are a number of kiosks, cafes, bars and restaurants that adjoin the beach serving a range of snacks, meals and drinks and not forgetting, ice creams!

For additional beach front entertainment see sports and leisure sections and attractions. For more information about Hayling's beaches, see the online Good Beach Guide (enter "Hayling" in the search box).

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