Visit Rooksdown Places

Welcome to Visit Rooksdown Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Rooksdown

  

Rooksdown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Rooksdown

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Rooksdown history

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Rooksdown is the name of the locality and is shown as Rooks Down in the Ogilby strip maps of 1675. The land which Rookdown parish now occupies was originally part of the grounds of the former Park Prewett Hospital and farm. After the hospital closed in 1997, some small development took place on surrounding land.

Rooksdown landmarks

The water tower and main hall of the former mental asylum are being renovated before being made available for local use. The former Park Prewett Farm barn is a grade II listed building. The North Hampshire Hospital and Parklands Hospital also falls within the parish.

You can visit Rooksdown places with Walkfo Rooksdown to hear history at Rooksdown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Rooksdown has 33 places to visit in our interactive Rooksdown 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 Rooksdown, 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 Rooksdown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Rooksdown & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Rooksdown places in an interactive Rooksdown map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Rooksdown Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Rooksdown historic spots	Rooksdown tourist destinations	Rooksdown plaques	Rooksdown geographic features
Walkfo Rooksdown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Rooksdown

  

Best Rooksdown places to visit

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

Planet Ice Silverdome Arena The Planet Ice Silverdome Arena is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Basingstoke, England. It was built in 1988 and has an Olympic sized 60 x 30 metre ice rink. It is one of several ice skating arenas in the UK operated by the Planet Ice company.

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.

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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