If you walk the promenade from west to east, you are on The Golden Mile: one mile from the Bay Cabin car park to the Inshore Rescue HQ at the far (eastern) end. You will pass the splash pool with adjoining children’s play area as you arrive at the Pebble Beach cafe opposite which are the two petanque pitches. You will now be walking past Stokes Bay Sailing Club with a public slipway on the right and a toilet block on the left. There are shelters with seats on both sides and you pass the beach huts before arriving at the one mile marker by Inshore Rescue HQ.
Toilets
There are toilet facilities at at the west end of the Bay next to the Diving Museum, in the centre of the bay by the sailing club and at the east end of the bay by the entrance to the car park behind GAFIRS.
Litter
There are plenty of litter bins along the promenade and we urge visitors to use these.
Dogs
The promenade is popular with dog walkers and the litter bins take dog waste. The beach between Pebble Beach and GAFIRS is dog free between 1st May and 30th September. There are no restrictions in the open area and beach beyond GAFIRS and towards Gilkicker.
Beach Huts
There are two rows of concrete beach huts on the east section of promenade owned and administered by Gosport Borough Council. For further details visit the Gosport Borough Council website: Beach Huts
Memorials and Interpretation Boards
There are three memorials along the promenade: The Canadian Memorial – The D-Day Memorial – The Meryon Drinking Fountain. There are also a number of interpretation boards including: D-Day Fellowship – Stokes Bay Moat – Views across the Solent – Flora and fauna – Wildflowers. More information about these can be found under the Memorials and Interpretation Boards menus.