From Milestones Museum on: Basingstoke’s list
Around Basingstoke, the places to visit include 5 attractions, 2 museums and a historic house. 7 places to visit are mapped inside Basingstoke’s built-up area, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Beyond the town, Winchester Cathedral sits 27 km away.
Leading places in Basingstoke
The list goes on from Milestones Museum to 4 attractions and a museum.
MuseumMilestones Museumin town
MuseumWillis Museumin townAttractionAttractionBasingstoke & District Model Engineering Societyin townAttractionAttractionJump Factoryin townAttractionAttractionViables Craft Centrein townAttractionAttractionHawker Hunter E-408/WT 720in townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the north.
The dashed line is Basingstoke’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Other attractions lead the count with 5; 4 are castles or historic places.
Green: inside Basingstoke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Vyne Estate).
Full list of places
First the 7 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The Vyne Estate
16th-century country house outside Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK.
9The 7 inside Basingstoke come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
86 listed buildings and 4 scheduled monuments are on Basingstoke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Basingstoke →
Trips out
The standout of the 12 is Winchester Cathedral, 27 km from town.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral27 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageCalleva Atrebatum10 km north
CastleHighclere Castle19 km west
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum17 km southeast
CastleWinchester Castle27 km southwest
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins23 km northeast
CastleOdiham Castle9.7 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle24 km northwest
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor38 km northeast · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle21 km east
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle27 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Basingstoke (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Asked about places to visit in Basingstoke
What are the main attractions in Basingstoke?
The best known inside Basingstoke’s built-up area are Milestones Museum, Willis Museum, Basingstoke & District Model Engineering Society and Jump Factory. In all, 7 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Basingstoke have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Basingstoke: Milestones Museum and Willis Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Basingstoke?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Basingstoke, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (The Vyne Estate).
What are the best-known days out near Basingstoke?
Within 40 km: Winchester Cathedral (27 km), Calleva Atrebatum (10 km), Highclere Castle (19 km), Jane Austen's House Museum (17 km).
Where are Basingstoke’s historic buildings listed?
Basingstoke has 86 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Basingstoke when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Milestones Museum: Simon Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Museum: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basing House: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Cathedral: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calleva Atrebatum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester Castle: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolvesey Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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