Flymo Turbo Lite 270
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 27cm cutting width, 1400W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
The Best Hover Mowers (UK 2026)
A hover mower floats on a cushion of air rather than rolling on wheels, so it glides in any direction - brilliant for edges, borders, awkward shapes and slopes. Flymo made the design famous. Here's what to look for and our top hover mower picks.
Quick answer
Flymo dominates hover mowers with the Hover Vac, EasiGlide and Turbo Lite ranges. Because they hover, they're light and effortless to sweep over the lawn and around obstacles, and they excel on slopes where wheeled mowers struggle. Choose a collect model if you want clippings gathered, and match the cutting width to your lawn size.
What to look for
Decide between hover-and-drop (lightest, leaves clippings) and hover-collect (gathers clippings into a box). Check the motor wattage and cutting width for your lawn, and remember these are corded electric, so you'll manage a cable. Their gliding action is the big draw for sloped, uneven or heavily bordered lawns where manoeuvrability matters most.
How we pick
We rate hover mowers on how easily they glide, cut quality, collection (where fitted), weight and value. Every pick is a genuine hover mower.
Our top picks
#1
#2 
Flymo Turbo Lite 250
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 25cm cutting width, 1400W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
#3 
Flymo Hover Vac 250
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 25cm cutting width, 1400W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
#4 
Flymo EasiGlide 330 V
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 33cm cutting width, 1900W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
#5 
Flymo EasiGlide 300
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 30cm cutting width, 1700W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
#6 
Flymo EasiGlide 330
A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 33cm cutting width, 1700W motor) for a well-kept lawn.
Frequently asked questions
What is a hover mower best for?
Hover mowers are best for sloped, uneven or awkwardly shaped lawns, and for tidying edges and borders, because they float and glide in any direction rather than rolling on wheels. They're light and effortless to manoeuvre. For large flat lawns a wheeled mower is usually more efficient, but for tricky gardens a hover mower is hard to beat.
Do hover mowers collect grass?
Some do - hover-collect models gather clippings into a box, while hover-and-drop models leave the clippings on the lawn. If you want a clean, tidy finish choose a collect model; if you don't mind fine clippings feeding the lawn, a drop model is lighter and cheaper.
Bottom line
Our top pick is the Flymo Turbo Lite 270 (our score 8.8/10) - A capable lawn mower (hover mower, 27cm cutting width, 1400W motor) for a well-kept lawn..