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Hove Park

Hove Park is popular with local residents, dog walkers and runners. The park covers almost 40 acres of valley bottom and features a mix of large areas of open grass, mature trees, flower beds and recreational facilities.

 

 

Facilities

• Children's playground
• Football training pitches (2)   
• Football astroturf (1) - winter months only
• Bowling green (1) - open to the public on a pay & play basis
• Tennis courts (12)     
• Basketball court - with floodlighting   
• Climbing boulder
• Adult play/gym equipment
• Miniature steam railway
• Café
• Toilets
• Healthwalks

Pavilion Tea Rooms, Hove Park

Parkview Road, Hove BN3 7BF (01273) 727003

Open: 8.30am-5.30pm

Features and Attractions

Hove Park features a number of sports pitches and facilities - these include a climbing boulder and adult play/gym equipment.

At the eastern edge of the Park is the ‘Fingermaze’, a piece of public sculpture carved into the park and lined with stone and lime mortar. The Fingermaze is a giant fingerprint which incorporates a Cretan labyrinth within its whirling design.

Another of the park's unique attractions is its miniature steam railway, which runs during the summer weekends. You'll find the operating times on the information board near the café.

Green Flag Award

The Green Flag Awards scheme annually recognises the best public parks and green spaces in the country.

Hove Park has been a Green Flag winner since 2008.

Hove Park has again been recognised with a Green Flag Award for 2010-11.

Did you know?

Hove Park's great claim to fame, the Goldstone, lies in its southwest corner. This huge rock, weighing about 20 tons, is commonly believed to have been used by the Druids for worship. 

Legend has it that the devil threw it there while excavating Devils Dyke, the deep valley through the Downs above Hove. Whatever the reality behind these legends, the shape of a human face is clearly visible in the stone - have a good look and you'll spot it.

Accessibility

All pathways in the park should be accessible with gentle sloping paths towards the eastern end and ramps alongside steps. There are plenty of benches throughout the park. The Pavilion tea rooms are wheelchair accessible.

Only on-street parking is available.

An accessible toilet is available near the bowling green pavilion.

• Cityparks easy access page

Location

Hove Park sits along the Old Shoreham Road (A270) and is a 10 minute walk from Hove station.

The park is easily accessible by car or public transport. Visit the local bus timetable or see the street map

Contacts and useful links

Our events diary includes events in our parks and public green spaces.

For daily maintenance, contact Cityparks telephone (01273) 292929

To book a sports facility, contact Sports Bookings

To hold an event in the park, telephone the Events Office (01273) 292711

The operations manager responsible for Hove Park is Brian Mann.