The latest public toilets to be given a major revamp have reopened this week.
As part of a major refurbishment programme, the facilities in Goldstone Villas in Hove have been transformed to make them more accessible and family friendly.
The work included raising the previously subterranean floor to ground level, relocating the accessible toilet and refurbishing both men’s and women’s toilets to include family rooms, baby change facilities, and cubicles with grab rails.
Picture: Before and after photos of the Goldstone Villas public toilets
They’ll be open between 10am to 4pm in winter months (1 October to 31 March), and 10am to 6pm in summer months (1 April to 30 September)
Councillor Tim Rowkins, Councillor Tim Rowkins, Cabinet member for Environment and Net Zero, said: “I’m so pleased to see this major refurbishment now complete, and the new facility open to the public.
“For too long, these toilets were inaccessible to so many people. Raising the floor level and relocating the accessible toilet to face out to Goldstone Villas means they’re now available to everybody.
“Public toilets have been a major priority for us. We know how important it is for residents and visitors to be able to access these essential public facilities and that they’re of the highest standard.”
The improvements to Goldstone Villas are part of improvements we’ve made across Brighton & Hove:
March 2025: The new public toilets at the Outdoor Sports Hub in Hove Beach Park open, featuring accessible toilets, baby changing facilities, a family room and ambulant cubicles
November 2024: A refurbishment of the toilets at Ovingdean Undercliff began and scheduled to reopen in mid-April
October 2024: New Changing Places toilets in Preston Park opened
September 2024: New Changing Places in St Ann’s Well Gardens reopen with height-adjustable benches, ceiling track hoists, height-adjustable sinks and extra space for carers.
June 2024: The MacLaren Pavilion at the Level redeveloped into a split-use café and public toilet - currently being remarketed.
April 2024: The facilities in the Royal Pavilion Gardens are reopened and a new Changing Places toilet is opened at the One Garden in Stanmer Park.
March 2024: Black Rock, Greenleas, and Hollingbury Park toilets are opened all year round as part of changes to the service.
July 2023: 7 more public toilets are opened at Blakers Park, Greenleas, Easthill Park, Hove Cemetery South, Queen’s Park, Stanmer Village and Vale Park.
June 2023: Refurbished toilets are opened for summer 2023 as part of Phase 1 of the programme.
