Pheasant walk at Basildon Park(opens the full route on the National Trust site)
0.8 km distance20m to walkmoderate
Dog friendly
About
Basildon Park is a Bath-stone Palladian mansion of the 1770s built for Sir Francis Sykes. Requisitioned in both world wars and left near-derelict, it was bought in the 1950s by Lord and Lady Iliffe, who filled it with Old Masters and fine furniture. The rooms still feel like the Iliffes' mid-century home, and the Shell Room, with its shell-encrusted cupboards, is the one reviewers tell each other not to miss; the house has appeared in Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey and Bridgerton. Outside are Lady Iliffe's rose garden, the thatched Umbrello seat and 400 acres of parkland with four waymarked walks past spring bluebells. Dogs are welcome on leads in the grounds but not the house. Reviewers praise the tea-room and the stableyard bookshop. Tips from visitors: it is a 400-yard uphill walk to the house and 22 steps up to the show rooms, though a buggy runs when available, and the car park shrinks in winter, so arrive early.
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House
- Until 8 Nov
- Daily 11:00–16:00
- 9–15 Nov
- Weekends 11:00–16:00
- From 16 Nov
- Daily 11:00–16:00
Today, Monday 2 November
- House11:00 – 16:00
- Grounds10:00 – 16:00
- Shop10:00 – 16:00
- Tea-room10:00 – 15:30
Prices, non-members
- Adult£20.00
- Child£10.00
- Family£50.00
- Family (one adult)£30.00
Free entry for National Trust members.
Opening times may change at short notice.
Last entry to the grounds is at 4pm. Last entry to the mansion is at 4:15pm. Last service in the tearoom is at 4:30pm.
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