For the furry members of the family: every genuine vet practice across Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island. (A pet crematorium and a pet-food shop that the same search surfaced have been left out — wrong category, not vets.)
We pulled the live Google rating and review count for every genuine vet across Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island (checked 2026-09-28), and ranked them the same way as every other guide on emsworth.co: highest star rating first, ties broken by review count, anything under 50 reviews listed after the rest. Nobody paid to be on this list.
1Southbourne Vet Centre
★ 5 · 102 Google reviews. 254 Main Rd, Emsworth PO10 8JJ
Reviewers most often mention kind staff (9 mentions), caring vet (7 mentions) and consultation (3 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday8:30 am–6 pm; Tuesday8:30 am–6 pm; Wednesday8:30 am–6 pm; Thursday8:30 am–6 pm; Friday8:30 am–6 pm; Saturday8:30 am–12 pm; SundayClosed. Phone 01243 379955. Website https://southbournevet.co.uk/.
2PassPets Havant
★ 4.9 · 545 Google reviews. 48 North St, Havant PO9 1PT
Reviewers most often mention easy process (52 mentions), value for money (17 mentions) and easy to find (15 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday9 am–7 pm; Tuesday9 am–7 pm; Wednesday9 am–7 pm; Thursday9 am–7 pm; Friday9 am–5:30 pm; SaturdayClosed; SundayClosed. Phone 023 9245 3650. Website https://www.passpets.co.uk/.
3Optivet Referrals - Hampshire
★ 4.8 · 413 Google reviews. 3 Downley Rd, Havant PO9 2NJ
Reviewers most often mention reception staff (15 mentions), eye surgery (13 mentions) and cataracts (9 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday8:30 am–5:30 pm; Tuesday8:30 am–5:30 pm; Wednesday8:30 am–5:30 pm; Thursday8:30 am–5:30 pm; Friday8:30 am–5:30 pm; Saturday8:30 am–5:30 pm; SundayClosed. Phone 01243 888091. Website http://www.optivet.com/.
4Havant Solent Vets for Pets
★ 4.8 · 267 Google reviews. 6, Inside Pets at Home, Solent Retail Park, Solent Rd, Havant PO9 1ND
Reviewers most often mention reception staff (34 mentions), lovely vet (19 mentions) and answering questions (6 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday9 am–7 pm; Tuesday9 am–7 pm; Wednesday9 am–7 pm; Thursday9 am–7 pm; Friday9 am–7 pm; Saturday9 am–6 pm; SundayClosed. Phone 023 9241 4458. Website https://www.vets4pets.com/practices/vets4pets-havant/?y_source=1_MjkyNTE1MzktNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU=.
5Vets for Pets - Hayling Island
★ 4.8 · 265 Google reviews. 104-106 Elm Grove, Hayling Island PO11 9EH
Reviewers most often mention caring staff (45 mentions), vaccinations (5 mentions) and kind vet (4 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday8:30 am–7 pm; Tuesday8:30 am–7 pm; Wednesday8:30 am–7 pm; Thursday8:30 am–7 pm; Friday8:30 am–7 pm; Saturday9 am–12 pm; SundayClosed. Phone 023 9263 6950. Website http://www.vets4pets.com/find-a-practice/vets4pets-vets-in-hayling-island?y_source=1_MjkyNTE1NzUtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D.
6Pets Corner
★ 4.8 · 160 Google reviews. 306 Main Rd, Emsworth PO10 8JN
Reviewers most often mention helpful staff (97 mentions), range of products (13 mentions) and welcoming staff (11 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday9 am–6 pm; Tuesday9 am–6 pm; Wednesday9 am–6 pm; Thursday9 am–6 pm; Friday9 am–6 pm; Saturday9 am–6 pm; Sunday10 am–4 pm. Phone 01243 378182. Website https://www.petscorner.co.uk/emsworth.
7The Lighthouse - 24/7 A&E Pet Hospital
★ 4.8 · 72 Google reviews. The Lighthouse Pet Hospital Inside Optivet Referrals, 3 Downley Rd, Havant PO9 2NJ
Reviewers most often mention emergency vet (7 mentions), helpful vet (5 mentions) and superb vet (4 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: MondayOpen 24 hours; TuesdayOpen 24 hours; WednesdayOpen 24 hours; ThursdayOpen 24 hours; FridayOpen 24 hours; SaturdayOpen 24 hours; SundayOpen 24 hours. Phone 01243 765247. Website https://thelighthousevets.com/.
8Downland Vets - Emsworth
★ 4.7 · 523 Google reviews. 71 Havant Rd., Emsworth PO10 7NZ
Reviewers most often mention reception staff (17 mentions), welcoming atmosphere (11 mentions) and euthanasia (6 mentions).
Good to know: Hours: Monday8 am–7 pm; Tuesday8 am–7 pm; Wednesday8 am–7 pm; Thursday8 am–7 pm; Friday8 am–7 pm; Saturday8 am–1 pm; SundayClosed. Phone 01243 377141. Website https://ivc.co.uk/find-a-vet/downland-vets-emsworth?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=attribute.
The verdict
On the numbers, Southbourne Vet Centre is the top-rated vet in Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island — 5 stars from 102 Google reviews.
How we ranked them
1. Which businesses: every genuine vet on Google Maps across Emsworth, Havant and Hayling Island with a real rating. Wrong-category results the same search turned up are excluded by hand.
2. Order: Google star rating, highest first, ties broken by review count. Under 50 reviews is listed after the rest.
3. “Mentioned in X reviews” figures come straight from the review topics Google shows on each listing — real customer language, not picked or edited by us.
4. Nobody paid to be on this list, and nobody can pay to move up it.
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