Attractions – Friends of Stokes Bay

In addition to being a pleasant place to spend a day walking, swimming and enjoying the views there are many additional attractions that the Bay has to offer including those suggested below and described in greater detail in the the sub-menus.

Splash Park

The splash park is a free outside play facility with traditional all year round play equipment and water features, the latter being open between 10am and 4pm daily in the summer. It is situated on the promenade by the Pebbles cafe.

Picnics and Barbecues

Voted one of the top picnic areas, there are picnic benches at various locations within the grass areas behind the promenade and four BBQ stands with integral hot bin and picnic bench nearby: donated by Gosport Rotary Club, these enable visitors to safely enjoy their BBQ without damaging the grass. Three are on the field behind GAFIRS and a fourth beyond the Splash Park.

Crazy Golf

Solent Adventure Golf Ltd have a crazy gold course at the centre of the Bay, north of the Pebble Beach car park.

Tennis

The tennis courts are operated by Solent Adventure Golf Limited and can be used by obtaining a ticket from the Crazy Golf office. Tennis equipment is available for hire from the golf reception. Access to the courts can be available 24/7. They are open weekends and school holidays from April to September usually from 10:30am until 5:30pm. For more info call 07973 309770.

Petanque

There are two petanque play areas in front of the Pebble Beach Cafe constructed in 2009 as part to commemorate Gosport’s link to its twin town of Royan, France. These are free to use and are maintained by the Friends of Stokes Bay.

Golden Mile and Gym Equipment

The start of the Golden Mile along the promenade is just past the GAFIRS slipway and the end is just before the promenade ends at No.2 Battery. There are individual items of gym equipment to compliment the Golden Mile that runs along the Promenade.

Golf Club

The Gosport and Stokes Bay Golf Club is a 9-hole links course with 18 tees situated at the Gilkicker end of the Bay with the greens either side of Gilkicker Lake. The clubhouse is in Fort Road. The course, which offers panoramic views of the Solent, was on this course that the term “bogey” originated.