Historic house · near Upper Basildon · Berkshire

Basildon Park

Basildon Park is a grade I listed historic house museum. Visitors find it 900 m northeast of Upper Basildon. Upkeep is seen to by the National Trust.

Photo: Basildon Park, grumpylumixuser (CC BY 3.0)

Where

900 m

northeast of Upper Basildon

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Upper Basildon

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Upper Basildon

Basildon Park is 900 m northeast of Upper Basildon. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Upper Basildon has 19 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

From May to September, Upper Basildon sees highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°70 mm

Feb9° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°52 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°49 mm

Aug22° / 12°56 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 7°74 mm

Nov11° / 4°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Upper Basildon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Upper Basildon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Upper Basildon’s full climate →

About

Basildon Park

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Abbey Ruins, 12 km off, the first of 26 within 15 km.

Upper Basildon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 900 m northeast of Upper Basildon
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/basildon-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Basildon Park and nearby

The numbers show what else is near Basildon Park, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Goring leads the 8 with 3,434. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 900 m southwest of it

Upper Basildon

1,074 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Pangbourne

3,279 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2 km north of it

Goring

3,434 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km east of it

Whitchurch-on-Thames

842 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Basildon Park is	People	Places to visit
Upper Basildon	900 m southwest of it	1,074	4
Pangbourne	1.8 km southeast of it	3,279	4
Goring	2 km north of it	3,434	3
Whitchurch-on-Thames	2.1 km east of it	842	3
Whitchurch Hill	2.6 km east of it	652	4
Streatley	2.6 km northwest of it	919	2
Cray's Pond	2.9 km northeast of it	354	4
Bradfield	3.6 km south of it	926	4

Make a day of it

More near Basildon Park

There are 26 within 15 km, 4 historic houses, 2 castles and an abbey or priory among them.

Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins12 km away 2

ZooBeale Park900 m away 3

CastleWallingford Castle12 km away 4

Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)13 km away 5

Historic houseMapledurham House6.2 km away 6

Historic houseEnglefield House6.3 km away 7

Historic houseBraziers Park6.7 km away 8

Historic houseFriar Park15 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Basildon Park?

Basildon Park is 900 m northeast of Upper Basildon, Berkshire.

What is Basildon Park?

Grade I listed historic house museum in West Berkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Basildon Park?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Basildon Park?

May to September are the warmest months in Upper Basildon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Basildon Park a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Basildon Park?

Within 15 km: Abbey Ruins (12 km), Beale Park (900 m), Wallingford Castle (12 km) and Greys Court (National Trust) (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Basildon Park: grumpylumixuser, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beale Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mapledurham House: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Englefield House: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Braziers Park: Sciencebloke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Friar Park: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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