We attended a silent disco party, it was fun. The building was built 500 hundred years ago, we were so impressed.

The site had only just reoppened after Winter. We came on a Thursday and I asked about guides; unfortunately they only have a guide on Wednesdays, but the helpful lady at reception arranged for a member of the team, Connor, to give us a personal tour. He greatly added value to our trip, bringing the site to life, and succinctly conveying the story of the family and the house while knowledgably answering our questions.

Old Basing House, described as a motte and bailey castle and fortified manor house, although the motte is most likely a ringwork with the bailey being added after. The area of Basing is first mentioned in the will of King Edred (946-955). Basing was held in 1086 by Hugh de Port as the centre of his 55 lordships in Hampshire, he may have owned the other motte and bailey to the N/W. A fortified house was built on top of the motte/ringwork after 1531 made of red brick. It was held for the king during the ECW and was altered with earthworks to hold cannons, it was involved in a famous siege in 1643-45 by Oliver Cromwell, it was eventually taken and then destroyed to stop it being reused. It was never rebuilt but a lot of the bricks were reused in the building in the village.

We had our wedding at Basing House at the weekend and had the BEST time! Kirstie and team were absolutely amazing, and they worked so hard on the night behind our very busy bar! The venue is stunning, and we would absolutely recommend hosting an event here! Thank you again! 🥰

Had our wedding here start of Sept and it was absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a rustic barn for their wedding venue! The barn and area are so rich in history, not to mention self catering so you have the freedom to arrange your own food etc and also being dog friendly - which ticked all our boxes when planning our wedding and choosing the venue. Kirstie and the team were also absolutely brilliant and so helpful with helping organise the day and ensuring everything went smoothly, communication leading up to the day was also great. Thank you Kirstie and the Basing House team!