Historic BuildingsMedstead

Basing House, Hampshire, was a major English Tudor palace and castle that once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only the foundations and earthworks remain.Basing House is located in the village of Old Basing, approximately one mile east of the centre of the town…
Distance: 9.6 miles away

The ruins of a medieval palace together with later additions used by the bishops and senior clergy of Winchester as they travelled through their diocese. Winchester was the richest diocese in England, and its properties were grandiose and extravagantly appointed. Much of what can be seen today is…
Distance: 13.7 miles away

A masterpiece of design by Ralph Dutton, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, the 5‐hectare 12‐acre garden unites a formal layout with varied and informal plantings in pastel shades. There are magnificent vistas over 32 hectares 80 acres of parkland and rolling Hampshire countryside. The house contains Ralph Dutton's…
Distance: 6.8 miles away

The first and finest of all 13th century halls, with the greatest symbol of medieval mythology, The Round Table of King Arthur. Winchester Castle dates from the reign of William the Conqueror 1066‐1087. By the end of King John's reign in 1216 the castle and its…
Distance: 11.7 miles away

16th‐century house and estate reflecting changing styles and tastes over 500 yearsBuilt in the early 16th century for Lord Sandys, Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain, the house acquired a classical portico in the mid‐17th century the first of its kind in England and contains a fascinating Tudor chapel with…
Distance: 12.2 miles away

The delightful series of walled gardens, voted one of the UK's top 50 gardens, surrounds a charming 18th‐century house.The Lake Field and its follies and lake are now open but may, from time to time, be closed due to dampness. largest features herbaceous beds with wonderful colour…
Distance: 13.4 miles away

Winchester Cathedral has its origins in the 7th century, when a Christian Church was first built on this site. Since then it has played a fundamental part in the life of this ancient City and a role in the history of our nation.Begun in 1079 in the Romanesque…
Distance: 11.5 miles away