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Best hover mower

Updated: October 2026

You want a short list from this amazon.co.uk set. The best hover mower here is not one winner. It is the top pick when you will mulch a small lawn, the best value when plastic blades are acceptable, and a collector when the clippings have to leave. The score on the [hover mower comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/hover-mower) is the star rating times 20, with 8 points off under 100 reviews. Width, box, and cable are the [hover mower buying guide](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/hover-mower/sub/hover-mower-buying-guide). Banks are [hover mower for slopes](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/hover-mower/sub/hover-mower-slopes). The first start is [how to use a hover mower](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/hover-mower/sub/hover-mower-how-to-use). Listings were saved on 22 October 2026. There was no mow test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want a short list from this amazon.co.uk set. The best hover mower here is not one winner.

Our top picks

Flymo Flymo Turbo Lite 250

Best overall

Flymo Flymo Turbo Lite 250
8.4/10about £68.95
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BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB

Best value

BLACK+DECKER BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB
8.4/10about £49.99
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Flymo Flymo Hover Vac 270

Alternative

Flymo Flymo Hover Vac 270
8.2/10about £79.00
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On this page
  1. 1.Best for a small lawn you will not box
  2. 2.Best saved price if plastic blades are acceptable
  3. 3.Best when the clippings have to leave the lawn
  4. 4.What not to call best

Best for a small lawn you will not box

The Flymo Turbo Lite 250 is the top pick for a small lawn you are happy to mulch. The saved price is about £68.95. It is a 25 cm non-collect hover, 5.95 kg, with a metal blade stated. The printed line is 4.2 from 3,499 reviews, which scores 84. Other rows also score 84. This one takes the place because the printed count is higher. That count is also printed on the SimpliGlide 360 file. Do not add the two numbers. Skip it if you need a grass box, or if 25 cm means a long afternoon on an open lawn. Which? prints 5.1 kg. The saved file says 5.95 kg.

Best saved price if plastic blades are acceptable

The BLACK+DECKER BEMWH551-GB is the best value if you will use plastic blades and you do not need a stated box. The saved price is about £49.99. It is corded 1,200 W and 30 cm, with ten spare plastic blades and heights of 20–40 mm. The star line is 4.2 from 1,041 reviews, so the score is also 84. The value label is the lower price at that score, not a second test. The bullets claim lawns up to 250 m². That is the maker’s area line, not a measured garden. Reviews mention blade wear and a black lead that is hard to see. Leave this row if you want a metal blade or a stated box.
Flymo Flymo Turbo Lite 250

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Flymo Flymo Turbo Lite 250
8.4/10about £68.95
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Best when the clippings have to leave the lawn

The Flymo Hover Vac 270 is the smaller collector: about £79.00, 27 cm, a 15 litre box, 4.1 from 770 reviews, score 82. Fifteen litres is the smallest stated box, so you empty it more often. The Flymo EasiGlide 360V is the larger collector at about £109.00, with a 26 litre box and 10.8 kg. It also scores 84, without the top-pick place, because the printed count is lower. The LawnMaster MEH1836-01 switches between mulch and a 26 litre box and states the only 15 m lead, at about £99.99, score 82. The printed review count decided the tie at 84.

What not to call best

The EasiGlide Plus 360V is the dearest saved price at about £132.00, with a stated 2,000 W and a vision window on a 26 litre box. The star line is 4.0 from 2,593 reviews, score 80. The window does not make it the best hover when the score method ranks it lower. The LawnMaster MEH1733-01 prints 3.9 from 22 reviews, so the score falls to 70. The mulch LawnMaster is 4.1 from 48 reviews, score 74. Leave both off a best list unless you are choosing on price with that thin sample in view. An EasiGlide Plus 330V write-up is not one of these twelve ASINs.

Common questions

What is the best hover mower for a small lawn?
In this set it is the Turbo Lite 250 when you will mulch, at about £68.95, 25 cm, and 5.95 kg on the Amazon file. The score is 84, and the printed count breaks the tie. It is a poor pick if you need a box. The Hover Vac 270 is the small collector instead, at 27 cm and 15 litres, on 4.1 from 770 reviews. Small means the patch matches that width, not every garden that looks modest from the kitchen.
Is the cheapest one worth it?
The cheapest saved price is the BLACK+DECKER at about £49.99. It is worth it when plastic blades, ten stated spares, and no box match the job. The score is 84 from 4.2 and 1,041 reviews, so the sample is not tiny. It is a weak buy when you wanted a metal blade or a stated box. Blade wear and a black lead are the complaints to set against the gap to the Turbo Lite 250, which is itself a mulch machine.
Which one actually collects?
The Hover Vac 270 states 15 litres. The EasiGlide 300 and 330 state 20 litres. The EasiGlide 360V, the Plus, and the LawnMaster MEH1836-01 state 26 litres. The MEH1733-01 states a box and no litres. The MEH1836-01 is the only switch between mulch and collect. The Turbo Lites, the SimpliGlide, and the mulch LawnMaster do not collect. Flymo says some fines still return even with a box.
Is the Turbo Lite 250 a Which? Best Buy?
This comparison does not call it one. Which?’s public page shows a 65% label and locks the full review. The visible price matched about £68.95, and the weight on that page does not match 5.95 kg in the saved file. Our top pick is stars times 20, plus the printed review count. A Hover Vac 250 write-up, if you see one, does not transfer to the Hover Vac 270.
Why not the 2,000 W Plus?
The Plus states 2,000 W and a window in a 26 litre box, at about £132.00. The star line is 4.0 from 2,593 reviews, score 80, below the 4.2 rows. Buy it when you want that window. Skip it when you meant the score method, or when the EasiGlide 360V at about £109.00 is enough and you can lift 10.8 kg. Higher watts did not win the tie at 84.
Are 22 reviews enough?
They are enough to read, and they are not enough to treat 3.9 as a settled picture. The method deducts 8 points under 100 reviews, which is why the MEH1733-01 scores 70. The mulch LawnMaster has 48 reviews and the same deduction, plus one smoke report. A 4.2 from 1,041 is a different kind of evidence. The printed 3,499 is still shared across two files. Volume is not a test on your grass.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings for this set. Retrieved 22 October 2026.

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  2. Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001, Schedule 3 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  3. Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001, Schedule 4 (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  4. RHS: lawn mowing (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  5. Which?: how to buy the best lawn mower (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  6. Flymo: hover FAQs (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  7. Flymo: reasons a lawnmower may not be working (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  8. Flymo SimpliGlide manual (retrieved 22.10.2026)