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Arts and Culture

Get inspired! If you're looking for culture during your visit, Havant is home to many theatres, museums, sights and events. From finding out about local history to catching a show, there is plenty to get your teeth into on an interesting day trip or a week long stay - depending on how much culture you want!

Solent Peoples Theatre

Solent Peoples Theatre, based at Bedhampton Arts Centre, was formed in 1976. For over 25 years the company has served the people of the Solent region of Hampshire with a mix of high quality touring theatre and participatory work. For further details click the link above

SCAT Theatre Company

SCAT Theatre Company, based at Bedhampton Arts Centre, specialise in producing puppetry theatre shows and drama, mask and puppet making workshops for children. For further information regarding their current touring and workshop programme - tel: 023 9236 6829.

Ginger Dance Theatre

Ginger Dance Theatre is Hampshire's longest established dance company with a well deserved reputation for education projects and popular appeal that reaches out to a new audience. For more information click the link above

Lifeboat Station and Museum

Bracklesham Road, Hayling Island Tel: 023 9246 5641
Open Wednesday 7-9pm (with boat launch at 7.30pm) and Sundays 10-1.00pm.

St Peters Church, Northney, Hayling Island

29 Selsmore Road, Hayling Island Tel: 023 9246 1980

An 11th century church found in the rural community of Northney on Hayling Island. Its quiet beauty and historic elegance lends itself in perfect harmony with its thatched cottages and rural surroundings. A new section was added to the church in 2000 and known as The Ark because of its up turned boat roof. It is also the final resting place of a Russian princess, who found a quiet retreat here on Hayling.


The Terracotta Pot Shop

Eaststoke Corner, Hayling Island. Specialists in unusual handmade frostproof and frost resistant pots and planters from Greece, Italy and Mexico.

Warblington Church & Castle

A 12th century church sited on the shore at Warblington and nestling next to the farm buildings and cows in a very interesting rural idyll. Grave watchers huts can be found in the corner of the churchyard which protected local peoples relatives in the macabre Victorian era of scientific research.