The recently re-created 17th century garden enhances this beauty and brings life back again to the long deserted ruins. The village outside the Tudor garden walls is also pleasant to wander around before returning to the car park. To help understand the story and the beautiful but disturbed grounds, visitors can see an exhibition, join occasional guided tours, and watch period demonstrations. Schools and other parties are very welcome and will find the site of great value for a variety of studies. The Site Manager is available to welcome and lead parties, or assist teachers.
Educational material is available on site.
Grange Barn Look inside the magnificent 16th century Barn, one of the finest in Britain. Garden Walk through the newly re-created Jacobean garden with its Tudor walls, which fortunately survived the sieges. Exhibition See the exhibition and learn the story of Basing House and the tragic war which destroyed it. Earthworks Discover the massive earthworks built up in Norman times and which still made a powerful fortress in the Civil War five centuries later. Riverside Walk Enjoy a beautiful country walk along the banks of the River Loddon, past the former manor fish ponds.