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7 Best Activities In Havant
Estates are what this town does well. Staunton Country Park is listed as free to get into, which makes it the default when you want children moving and do not want to pay for the privilege of it. Stansted Park is the grander of the two, and the Stansted Park Light Railway runs in its grounds — a small train being one of the few things that reliably converts a walk into an outing for a four-year-old.
The rest is indoors and useful rather than remarkable: The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, Wonder World of Imagination, Super Games World, and a pool at Havant Leisure Centre. Seven places in total, five of them under cover.
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Parks and PlaygroundsStaunton Country Park
Indoor PlayThe Spring Arts and Heritage Centre
Activity CentresWonder World of Imagination
SightseeingStansted Park
SightseeingStansted Park Light Railway
Swimming PoolsHavant Leisure Centre
Indoor PlaySuper Games World
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Funland
Hayling Island Beach
Hayling Seaside Railway
Treat the parkland as the main event and the indoor places as the fallback, not the other way round. A morning on one of the estates followed by an hour somewhere warm is about the right shape for a family day here.
Visiting Havant with kids: FAQs
We are trying to keep the day cheap. Where should we start?
Staunton Country Park is the one our records list as free to enter, so it is the obvious starting point for a family watching what a day costs. Bring your own food and you can stretch it out. Entry details for the other places in the town vary, so check each venue's own page before you commit to a plan.
Which of these suits a child who is bored by walking?
The Stansted Park Light Railway turns a stroll into a ride, which usually buys goodwill with younger children. Failing that, Wonder World of Imagination and Super Games World are indoor activity spaces where the child sets the pace, and Havant Leisure Centre offers a swim, which tires out the ones who cannot settle.
Is there anything here for a rainy half-term day?
Yes. Five of the seven entries are indoor: an arts and heritage centre, two indoor activity venues and the leisure centre among them. The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre is the one to look at first if you want something a bit calmer than a play frame, since its programme changes and is worth checking on its own site.