Portsmouth to hayling island

kindle37

hi i would like some help,which bus can i get from portsmouth(gunwharf quays area) to hayling island,we are visiting portsmouth for a couple of days and would like to have a look around hayling.

hartcjhart

are you going twice:rotfl::rotfl:

Foxy-Stoat_3

Hardly a topic for a money saving forum !!

Maybe you are the same type who calls 999 when you cant get thru to the Strictly Come Dancing waste of money phone line !!

Move along..................

kindle37

err i put it under transport,as i live about 300 miles away and have no idea about transport in hampshire i thought there may be some kind soul who might help.as for maybe posting twice i apologise as have not posted very often.i thought this was a forum that like to help people not slag them off.FOXY-STOAT sorry if this question is beneath you.as for the comment"hardly a topic for a money saving forum"maybe give up getting a bus and just get a taxi probably be alot more helpful than some people on the forum.

Hippychick

You can get a quick ferry from eastney.

Details here http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2181

Tbh i would get the hovercraft to isle of wight rather than visit Hayling.

epninety

The touristy way would be #15 bus from The Hard (next door to Gunwharf) goes to Eastney and the Hayling Ferry hourly.

http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/hampshire/assets/pdfs/journey_planning/booklets/portsmouth.pdf

http://www.haylingferry.co.uk

http://www.hayling.co.uk/directory/transport-publictransport-24.php

CrazyRatLady_2

Can't offer any suggestions with transport as I always drive.
Hayling isn't what it used to be - my grandparents had a caravan on 'The Odd Spot' and I spent most of my childhood there. Since then so many shops, arcades, pubs etc have all been knocked down and had flats/houses built instead. The beach is a boring shingle one. The only things of interest are the nature reserve and the fair. To be honest I only ever go back for purely sentimental reasons. However Portsmouth is a bit on the nasty side so by comparison Hayling is lovely!

kindle37

CrazyRatLady wrote: »

Can't offer any suggestions with transport as I always drive.
Hayling isn't what it used to be - my grandparents had a caravan on 'The Odd Spot' and I spent most of my childhood there. Since then so many shops, arcades, pubs etc have all been knocked down and had flats/houses built instead. The beach is a boring shingle one. The only things of interest are the nature reserve and the fair. To be honest I only ever go back for purely sentimental reasons. However Portsmouth is a bit on the nasty side so by comparison Hayling is lovely!

this is exactly why i want to go back!!i thought as a child it was the best place ever,remembering being there for the whole six weeks holiday and going to the arcades every night.i want my teenagers to see what holidays used to be like.thanks for the reply

BillTrac

Crazyratlady,

I hardly think Portsmouth is nasty!! A lot of work has been done in the city and the area round Gunwharf Quays and the dockyard is worth a day or two of anyone's time. Every city will have it's low spots but I personally don't think Portsmouth is anywhere near bad as some. Be interesting to know where you live with your crass comments:rotfl:

OP, I wouldn't waste my money on going to HI as there isn't a great deal to keep you occupied.

Spend a day doing the historical dockyard and then do the museums. And as suggested a trip across the most expensive water crossing to the IOW is another option

LandyAndy

BillTrac wrote: »

Crazyratlady,

I hardly think Portsmouth is nasty!! A lot of work has been done in the city and the area round Gunwharf Quays and the dockyard is worth a day or two of anyone's time. Every city will have it's low spots but I personally don't think Portsmouth is anywhere near bad as some. Be interesting to know where you live with your crass comments:rotfl:

OP, I wouldn't waste my money on going to HI as there isn't a great deal to keep you occupied.

Spend a day doing the historical dockyard and then do the museums. And as suggested a trip across the most expensive water crossing to the IOW is another option

I agree the Dockyards is a great day out (if you like that sort of thing) although pretty expensive for a family.

As I said on the OPs other thread Hayling was a dump 20 years ago and I wouldn't bet on it having improved since.