Basingstoke town centre is located just off junctions 6 and 7 of the M3 and also accessible via the A339 from Newbury and Oxford and A33 from Reading. If you are travelling by train, you can catch direct trains from London Waterloo, Winchester, Reading, Oxford, Southampton and Portsmouth. The train and bus stations are within walking distance Basingstoke town centre ready to enjoy the festival.

By bike

If you’re local, travelling on foot or by bike is a great way to travel sustainably to Basingstoke town centre. The town centre is well equipped with safe, secure and well-lit cycle parking in the form of Sheffield Stands, Secure Cycle Storage (Cages) and (red) Streetpods. The cycle cages require you to provide your own padlock to secure the cage. All facilities are free to use. Find out more here: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/cycle-park

By car

There are several car parks in Basingstoke town centre. If you are enjoying performances at The Top of the Town the closest car parks include Joices Yard, Central Car Park and Castons Yard. You will find disabled parking bays in all of these.  If you have an electric vehicle then Feathers Yard is dedicated to electric vehicle parking only.  Details of other electric charging places can be found here.

If you are heading to the Festival Hub or the Amphitheatre by Festival Place then there is ample parking in the Festival Place carpark, including electric charging units and a car wash service.

The following AccessAble guides are available for arrival to Basingstoke town centre.

Arriving at Basingstoke Bus Station

Basingstoke bus station AccessAble guide

Arriving at Basingstoke train station

Baingstoke train station AccessAble guide

Arriving by car to Festival Place

• Festival Place shopping centre AccessAble guide
• Festival Place Car Park – Blue Zone | AccessAble
• Festival Place Car Park – Purple Zone | AccessAble
• Festival Place Car Park – Green Zone | AccessAble

Arriving by car to the Malls Shopping centre

• The Malls Shopping centre AccessAble guide

There are a number of other AccessAble guides available to help you plan your visit to Basingstoke town centre and the Festival Locations, including Festival Square and Eastrop Park.

Basingstoke Festival performances take place in several locations across Basingstoke town centre over the three Festival weekends.

Not only can you experience the fantastic outdoor performances in Basingstoke town centre, but you will also now find several performances taking place across the borough during the three festival Sundays, locations to be confirmed.

For more information on getting to and around Basingstoke and Deane visit the Love Basingstoke website’s guide to getting around. AccessAble has produced an accessibility guide for arriving at Basingstoke and Deane train and bus stations.

Find out more about access at Basingstoke Festival by clicking this link : https://www.basingstokefestival.co.uk/access-at-basingstoke-festival/

See our FAQs for more information or send us an e-mail at festival@basingstoke.gov.uk.

Be prepared! This is an outdoor arts festival and we can never predict the weather so don’t forget your sunnies, hats and suntan lotion and an umbrella!

Basingstoke Festival is part of Without Walls, a network of organisations bringing innovative outdoor arts to towns and cities across England. Find out more on withoutwalls.uk.com.

Basingstoke Festival is working in partnership with Village Hotel Basingstoke and Festival Place.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England for Basingstoke Festival 2024.