SHOULD You Visit HAYLING ISLAND? (NOT What I Expected!)
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2024
- I continue my search for the best seaside tourist destinations in England - this week Hayling Island! Situated on the south coast of England in the borough of Havant, Hampshire. But is it worth a visit this Summer? Find out in my latest 4K walking tour!
Walk with me down the beautiful seafront with its beaches that roll on for miles, with some great views over towards Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. Plenty of places to get a coffee, places to eat and plenty of pubs! I also pass Funland, the classic amusement park with rollercoasters, rides and attractions. There’s something to do for all the family. The place has a very retro feel to it and is extremely quiet and tranquil, which I wasn’t expecting at all.
Whether it’s for a day trip or a proper holiday, come and judge for yourself if this is one of the best places to go in Hampshire!
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You need to come back on a sunny day when the pubs and beaches are busier! This does not do it justice 😂
I know that’s why I’m gutted the day I came was the only bad weather day for 2 weeks 🤣🤣
I grew up on Hayling. The island comes alive when it's hot and sunny.
You must go back when in high summer season.
Head to the northern part called Northney and then to the top of sandy point.
Thanks for your comment, I can really imagine it’s a different vibe completely! I’ll be sure to check out Northney when I go back 😄
As a kid, many many years ago, my family had 2 holidays at the Sunshine Camp. Never saw a beach, only mud flats.
Never forgotten that. Even though I now live just along the coast - and have done for 40 years - I've never been back.
Aha I guess those mud flats have put you off for life 😂
@@jackryanmiller Sadly so.
Hi Jack, If you are still on hayling, have dinner or a pint at the olive leaf, lovely pub. Do a walk on the billy trail and also don't forget the Northney tea room. You can also visit the donkey sanctuary. The coastguard house is the mainhub for the coastguard on Hayling island and they train there as well on Thursday. Have fun around here!
Hey thanks so much for your recommendations, sadly I’m not there anymore but I’ll definitely be back so that’s helpful. I did read up about the donkey sanctuary afterwards so sad I missed it at the time
Not sure what day you picked to come down but it's not normally that quiet! In the hot summer (lol) months it is very busy and yes has a slightly faded feel about it but that is what I personally like about it and what attracted me to live here. It is known as the windy island which is possibly why the trees are bent like that. I would say come back on a sunny day. People are generally lovely and friendly. Have a chat with people at the coffee shops as there is a wealth of local knowledge here - always interesting to chat to people as well. Next week the Ferry Boat is running a D-Day 80th anniversary; Thursday night is bike night and usually very busy. But sometimes as you say just to sit and listen to the waves is a very calming experience.
Thank you very much for your comment, it’s so weird I’ve heard from loads of people about how thriving it usually is, and I only visited last week but it was probably the first ‘rubbish’ weather day in a few weeks 😅
Some places are great out of season, Hayling and Margate two places I much prefer in season. The railway (with it's Thorpe Park connection) and Funland are the main draws, really like that small fair, awesome donuts
You’re right I’m gutted I made this video out of season because the whole day felt a bit ‘off’ but I tried my best to make something of it 🤪
I’m a local 👋. I live in one of the many flats that back onto the seafront on the west side of the Island & yes, I have a wonderful view from my balcony 👍🏼.
Come back on a warm sunny day during school holidays, Hayling seriously buzzes x
Love it! Thanks for the comment and I’m extremely jealous, it’s my dream to one day have a place with a balcony and sea view 😃
Hi Jack The white building is the Royal Hotel , The railway is a Diesel engine
Thanks very much Graham it’s a grand old building but looks like it’s not being used as a hotel currently
I thought I was watching a reboot of The Road for a second with you playing Viggo Mortensen with how dull and empty it was down there. There is a really cool hot rod show I go to on the beach at Funland twice a year which is put on by the local hot rod club; The Victory Wheelers so I have only ever seen it absolutely rammed and sunny, was weird seeing the opposite! The show is mainly held on the beach right next to the roller coasters.
Ha ha yeh it did feel a bit like that at the time I must say! That’s so cool you have been there before and I bet at the show it’s a completely different atmosphere
Plenty of other things to do .. worth a trip to west corner and Ferry boat inn... you should ome back at low tide .. acres of sand
Cheers Pete I’ll defo be back so that’s helpful. I’m keen to try out the ferry to Portsmouth itself
Jack great video 👍😁😎 I think that building is the Crescent. Back in WW2 my late father trained along the beach. In the 1970s used to have family holidays in Southsea and we use to bet the Ferry from Eastney to Hayling. Sandy Poiint use to be nice back then. Look forward to your next video 👍👍😁😎
Ah thanks very much Lee that’s really cool! Interesting you say about Southsea because I’ll have a video on that up in a few weeks 😁
@@jackryanmiller I look forward to seeing the video Jack 👍😁 hope you are enjoying the Bank holiday weekend. Love the drone footage by the way. 👍😁😎
Moving into one of the top floor flats next month, the view is insane 😫 Also my best friend lives in the one of the houses behind Funland, really beautiful house with lovely views ☺️
That is so cool it’s going to be amazing just waking up every day to those views!
Interesting location! Never heard of this place 😮
I know! I hadn’t either but it looked cool so I had to have a look 🤣
I live here…you should visit it’s extremely busy in summer there 3 large holiday camps and tons of caravan parks it’s so full of entertainment in summer and beautifully quiet in winter ❤
Me and my family go to the park dean caravan park just up the road from Funland, we always go to Paltons park which is not far at all from hayling island, love hayling island
Nice one! I’ve always wants to go Paultons park too it looks decent
amazing video
Thanks 🙏🤩
@@jackryanmiller you're welcome
Thanks for coming to visit the island. Ur what's known as a grockel (visitor). Not saying to b mean just letting u no about the local lingo 😂. nice video. U missed alot of the good spots, that being said u were only here for the day nd I guess we need to keep some spots to ourselves to get away from the business of the summer months. Maybe u will come bak on a hot school holiday summer's day to c the contrast!
Ha ha that’s amazing and I can’t believe there’s a name for the visitors that’s brilliant 🤣🤣thanks very much I mainly wanted to go down the main stretch of seafront but great to know there’s loads of different bits to explore 😁
That building by the sea is the old “royal hotel”. now it’s flats and called “the crescent” it’s very rough now
Ah thanks that is a shame!
You need to go to bar 18 eastoke corner such a great night there during the summer
Ooo that sounds amazing 😁
Haha, I grew up on Hayling. It's not so bad - everyone knows everyone. In the winter/cold days it's deserted and in summer its rammed.
Ah yeh I do kind of get that impression, would’ve loved to see it on a really nice hot day!
Hayling is one of those places lost in time. There's no McDonalds, Aldi, or a "proper" Costa.
Yeh I think that’s what makes me so fascinated, although saying that I see they just got a Dominos Pizza😤
Stuck up as they come some of the locals
Such a shame that 😞
a couple of my friends live on hayling island and i used to work with my friend on the island as well for about 2 years. growing up going to the island on summer holidays as a little kid to play in the arcades and go on rides to see how hayling island is now as an adult, its gone downhill since. the arcades and the theme park only now seem to be rental only for birthdays, im unsure if the car boot sale is still ongoing anymore, floods happen on the island super frequently which i used to have to cycle to work thru and while working there, i noticed alot of the rich people are quite self entitled. ive been hit by ignorant drivers, had people bomb over the speed limit past me in their race car, just in 2 years, there had been like 40 different crashes and at least a 5th of them related to misuse of drug/alcohol instances and alot of the people ive talked to and crossed on there at least, arnt the nicest of people.
as for travel on there, it seems to just be far better to walk there rather than get any other form of travel. traffic jams practically run throughout the day and are far worse when there is a flood, theres no longer a railway system going onto the island and hasnt been for i think over 20 years now which has still been an endless ongoing fight to have it put back in and connect back up to the town station it used to be connected to and even by means of cycling and the electric bikes & scooters, u cant always get on the island because of the floods. personally, the only benefit ive come across growing up and going to the island frequently is the billie trail in which the train used to run along. its the only scenic part of the island ik in which is the only benefit to the island.
Hey thanks so much for the comment and that is a really interesting insight. Obviously I was only here for a day so wouldn’t have had a clue about any of those things but it’s good to know, and I must’ve hit the traffic at a good time!
@@jackryanmiller traffic is okay on some days but still busy. yet again, when I worked on the island before. there were few days in which werent so busy traffic wise but most of the week or half of the week, it usually runs pretty much throughout the day. ive never really known traffic going on and off the island to not be busy and thanks to the super tight roads and poor management of those roads and paths as well as only 1 way on and off the island, u can imagine how bad and stressful it can get. add flooding into it and at times, people cant even get on or off the island because of it at times.
Ship inn on a Sunday beef steak roast
Cor that sounds lovely, could do with that now
please leave our island cheers
Yes empty? If staff were welcoming they would have great business
That is exactly why I didn’t go to Inn on the Beach!
Hayling Island is a lovely place to live. Lots of places to visit , if you’d carried on walking you would have come to sandy point again beautiful views and lots of sand there . 😊
@@jackryanmillerwe don’t go there, staff are rude and it’s overpriced for very little food. we all got only 1 potato each with out roast dinner
@@roscoeswrld5953 yeh that does not surprise me 🤣🤣
@@roscoeswrld5953 ive worked on the island myself and i can agree to some extent that even working at one of the hotel resorts on the island back in 2021 to 2022 before i was made redundant from a bs excuse they made that my supervisors and some workmates were just rude and lazy. i have many stories just working at lakeside there in which ive either been mistreated, forced to carry the burden of other workmates laziness, workmates faking illnesses so they get paid and dont need to come in and when i was a f&b assistant,being 1 of 2 people that whole 2 years i worked there, serving 400 guests or more on our own as the people working on the stands by the guests didnt have to do the main meals. i asked numerous times for a pay raise and they made excuses till they ended up saying no on a technical excuse basis.
its not just the poor working conditions and the workmates but also alot of the guests as well. alot of guests had this very snobby self entitled attitude all because they are rich and think they can treat the workers like crap. now i previously worked as a steward before that job at a horse racing festival in chichester for 2 months so i learned to just deal with whatever shit is thrown at me and ignore it. my workmates on the other hand would openly swear infront of guests as a way to be approachable and informal, often times rude, refuse to serve guests sometimes for good reason and the list goes on. i had even witnessed our head chef at the time come out pissed off that some guest was being an ass and tryna abuse the system to get more free food that he came out shouting at the guests which the whole room could hear. im all for give people a taste of their own medicine but making the whole room go quiet because u have a problem with a specific guest and went to have a go at them for it, doesnt help the company nor does it make it easier for us to have to now deal with the issue when we already have many issues to deal with.