Basingstoke and Around
Basingstoke nicknamed Boringstoke, is often bad-mouthed: colleagues of Vero were horrified when we decided to settle there (where her employer was) after having moved from Germany. We did not know better, our main aim was to avoid long commutes (she cycled to work) and houses were affordable, compared to the villages around or the alternative of living in Winchester (much posher if you ask us!). We never regretted our choice and we like it here. The town is surrounded by beautiful countryside and we even have a Tudor mansion on our doorstep.
- Some pictures of local walks in the peaceful Hampshire countryside
- The Vyne, a Tudor house near Basingstoke
There are also many destinations easily accessible from Basingstoke for a day trip:
- Hinton Ampner, a stately home with gardens near Alresford (Hampshire)
- The evocative ruins of Netley and Titchfield abbeys (Hampshire)
- Portchester Castle: a Roman fort turned Norman tower keep, castle and medieval royal palace (Hampshire)
- Mythical and emblematic Stonehenge (Wiltshire)
- Windsor Castle (Berkshire)
- Blenheim Palace, the English answer to Versailles? (Oxfordshire)
- Petworth House, a grand palatial house turned museum of British art (West Sussex)
- Polesden Lacey, house of a 20th century socialite (Surrey)
Go back to Portchester Castle or go on to Local Walks or go up to Hampshire
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