Basingstoke and Deane

Worth seeing in and around Basingstoke and Deane

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Fanum House

   Fanum House is the former headquarters of the Automobile Association in Basingstoke, in the English county of Hampshire. It is one of several current and former AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country.

   3.2 km · tower block in Basingstoke, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Festival Place

   Festival Place is a shopping centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England which opened on Tuesday, 22 October 2002. It houses over 200 shops including large stores such as Next, Marks and Spencer, Apple Store and HMV. There are also restaurants, bars, and cafés, mostly located outside in the covered Festival Square.

   2 km · shopping mall in Basingstoke, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Farleigh Hill

   Farleigh Hill is one of the highest points in the county of Hampshire, England. It is part of the Hampshire Downs and reaches a height of 208 metres above sea level.

   4 km · hill in Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Milestones Living History Museum

   Milestones Museum of Living History is a museum located on the Leisure Park in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. Milestones is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated according to those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire. It was opened on 1 December 2000 by Duke of Edinburgh as a joint project between Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

   1.2 km · Heritage centre in Basingstoke, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hackwood House

   Hackwood Park is a 260-acre country estate that primarily consists of an 18th-century ornamental woodland and formal lawn garden and a 51,681 sq ft, long mansion, in light stone, of symmetrical design. It remains a large part of Winslade, a small parish immediately southeast of Basingstoke in Hampshire, which had a population of 174 people throughout the 1801 to 1851 period when the manorial interest still held legal value.

   3 km · Grade II* listed country house in Winslade, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Willis Museum

   The Willis Museum is a local history museum in the Market Place, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The building, which was formerly known as Basingstoke Town Hall, is a Grade II listed building.

   1.8 km · Museum in Basingstoke, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of the Holy Ghost

   Holy Ghost Church is a Roman Catholic church in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. It was built from 1902 to 1903 by the priest and architect Alexander Scoles in the Gothic Revival style.

   2.1 km · Catholic church building in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Basingstoke College of Technology

   Basingstoke College of Technology is a further education college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The college is located in the centre of Basingstoke on Worting Road, and consists of three campus buildings: North, South, and STEM. The college is listed as a Centre of Vocational Excellence in certain areas, and was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted.

   1.3 km · college in Hampshire, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The Anvil, Basingstoke

   The Anvil is a concert hall and performing arts centre in the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK. The building's name reflects its unusual shape, particularly when seen from the western approach, as it resembles the horn end of a traditional blacksmith's anvil. It has also been likened to the bow of a ship.

   1.9 km · concert hall and performing arts centre in Basingstoke, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    The Malls, Basingstoke

    The Malls, Basingstoke is a shopping centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England built between 1978 and 1981.

    2 km · shopping mall in Basingstoke, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Basingstoke and Deane

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London Heathrow (LHR), 51 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 66 km · London Luton (LTN), 86 km

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Basingstoke railway station, 2.1 km · Cliddesden railway station, 2.7 km

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  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 7m · £11–14
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  98 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · £11–15
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