Hove Park

This Park is in Hove AND its a tribute to the staff at the council. Its like a french park and open to all. it is a Gem Ssssh don’t tell anyone. Within walking distance of Hove Station and 5 bus route. There is a pub nearby by the Goldstone retail park Bring own drinks and there are public toilets which are fairly clean great

I regularly play on the tennis courts at Hove Park which are fairly well maintained. Put off sometimes by the block booking of the courts by the various clubs that play there at peak times leaving very few courts for the rest of us. I’m not sure is the money they collect in hore fees (about £7 per hour) but I do think they should encourage more kids to play by introducing local initiatives.

Beautiful park for all the family. (and geocachers!) top end tends to be less busy if you want to relax, and theres a great park for the kids if you’ve got the family. Tennis and basket ball courts, football and bowls pitches fot the active visiter! Lovley cafè however allways quite busy when i seem to go! Highly recomend a visit if you havent been, especially in the summer. Believe me you’ll keep going back.

Opened in 1906, this is Hove’s main park, a huge, gently curving expanse of green grass, with lots of mature trees, park benches and small areas of flower beds.
It’s primarily a recreation park, though: there’s a children’s playground, basketball court, bowling green, two football pitches and 12 tennis courts, all for hire. There’s also a climbing boulder, suitable for children.
At the north end, there’s a miniature steam railway, which runs on elevated tracks. Trains are operated on summer week-​ends by volunteers. For details see separate review and
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At the south end, there’s a tea pavilion, serving hot and cold drinks and snacks. It’s quite reasonably priced, but service is rather haphazard, especially when they are busy.
Also at the southern end is Hove Park’s great claim to fame, «the Goldstone». 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. In the 1830s, the landowner was so fed up of tourists coming to gawp at it, that he buried it! It was unearthed and restored to public view in 1900.
The Park is a ten minute walk from Hove railway station and is served by Brighton & Hove bus routes 55, 56, 59, 27A and 5B.