Visit Old Basing Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Old Basing

  

Old Basing Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Old Basing

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Old Basing history

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Old Basing was first settled around 700 by an Anglo-Saxon tribe known as the Basingas. It was the site of the Battle of Basing on 22 January 871, when a Viking army defeated King Æthelred of Wessex and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great. The centre of the village, The Street, contains many old houses and St Mary’s Church.

You can visit Old Basing places with Walkfo Old Basing to hear history at Old Basing’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Old Basing has 28 places to visit in our interactive Old Basing map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Old Basing, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Old Basing places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Old Basing & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Old Basing Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Old Basing tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Old Basing

  

Best Old Basing places to visit

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Old Basing has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Old Basing’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Old Basing’s information audio spots:

Eastrop Park Eastrop Park is a public park located in the east of Basingstoke, Hampshire. The park features a large boating lake, a miniature golf course, a café and walking trails. The River Loddon flows through the park, feeding into a balancing pond.

Willis Museum Willis Museum is a local history museum in the Market Place, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The building, which was the headquarters of the Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

May’s Bounty May’s Bounty is a cricket ground situated along Bounty Road in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The Bounty was used intermittently by Hampshire County Cricket Club in the early 20th-century. The ground has a capacity for major matches of 2,500, while its end names are called the Town End and the Castlefield End to the south.

Hackwood Park Hackwood Park is a large country estate that primarily consists of an early 18th-century ornamental woodland and formal lawn garden. The 260-acre (110 ha) grounds contain 23 separately listed structures including a teahouse pavilion, an ornamental bridge, statue of George I of Great Britain, three dispersed stone tōrōs, five urns and two fountains. Sheep and deer are tended to on grounds behind a variously arc-shaped and straight ha-ha wall.

St. Swithun’s, Nately Scures St Swithun’s Church is the smallest ancient Church of England parish church in Hampshire. Newnham and Nately Scures are part of the Anglican United Parish which includes: Greywell, Mapledurwell and Up Nately.

St. Michael’s Church, Basingstoke St. Michael’s Church is a notable Anglican parish church in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It is located in the lower part of the town, near its centre, towards its northern end of Church Street.

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