The Walled Garden
  Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire. RG22 4ET (OS Map Ref. SU 609 501)
How to find us:- Junction 7, M3. Follow A30 Winchester Road to Brighton Hill roundabout. Follow signs for Down Grange Sports Complex and turn left at the brown tourist sign along Pack Lane. Follow the road past the athletics track and into the car park. The Walled Garden has large ornate front gates.
Opening times*
May - Aug 9 am – 5 pm
Sept - Apr 9 am – 3 pm
*The Garden is sometimes closed to the public for private functions, so please check before your journey. History
The Walled Garden is a delightful ‘secret’ garden dating back to the 1800’s, when it once served as a kitchen garden to Down Grange House. Today Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council own, operate and maintain the Basingstoke Walled Garden as a public garden and wildlife area. Original features however still remain such as the formal yew hedges, the croquet lawn and gothic gates.
Facilities
The garden is an 8 hectare enclosed area, with a wildlife pond and dipping platform, show allotments, bee hives and colourful herbaceous borders. There is also a level grassy area large enough for a 70X50ft marquee. The Bothy has toilets with disabled access and baby changing facilities, as well as a small kitchen area. It is only open to the public during events and also available to book.
The Garden is an idyllic location for wedding receptions and private functions and hosts a series of popular family events throughout the year publicised on this site and in many other local sites including Basingstoke-Now and the Basingstoke Council What's On guide. An admission fee is only charged to visitors on event days. Dogs on leads are welcome. The Walled Garden Events Group (WGEG) run and promote a number of events held within the walled garden during the year. Currently these are the Flower and Vegetable show ( incorporating the televised BBC Gardeners's Question time) in July and the Celebration of Nature's Harvest in October. For details see the events section. |
