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 bus
The majority of local bus services in Basingstoke are operated by Stagecoach. The Stagecoach network links to places such as Alton, Andover, Tadley and Whitchurch. Plan your bus journey here:
Basingstoke services | Stagecoach
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
Arriving by car to the Malls Shopping centre
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.
Location 1
Eastrop Park
Eastrop Lane, Basingstoke, RG21 4QB (by the boating lake)
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Location 2
Eastrop Park
Eastrop Lane, Basingstoke, RG21 4QB (by the paddling pool)
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Location 3
Festival Place Amphitheatre
Basingstoke, RG21 7BB (green space behind Vue Cinema)
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Location 4
Festival Place, The Creative Emporium
Basingstoke, RG21 7LJ (Upper level, opposite SuperBowl)
Location 5
Festival Place, Art House Gallery
Basingstoke, RG21 7LJ (Upper level, next to the Apple Store)
Location 6
Next to the Wote Street Club
2 Seal Road, Basingstoke, RG21 7NG
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Location 7
Cross Street
Basingstoke, RG21 7DQ
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Location 8
London Street (by the United Reformed Church)
Basingstoke, RG21 7NU
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Location 9
War Memorial Park
Hackwood Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3AE
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Updated map coming soon.
Whilst Saturday performances will take place in Basingstoke town centre, the fun spreads across the borough on all three festival Sundays. We are excited to be heading to these locations:
Beggarwood
Beggarwood Park, 53 Broadmere Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4FP
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Bishops Green
Outside Bishops Green Village Hall, Beech Road, Bishops Green, RG20 4AD
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Oakridge
Outside Oakridge Hall for All, Forsythia Walk, Basingstoke, RG21 5RL
///skills.hope.sang
Penwood
Heathlands play park, Penwood, RG20 9HA
///amazed.discussed.sending
Popley
Chineham Park Splash Pad, Chineham Park Court, Basingstoke, RG24 9BL
///speak.silly.thank
Tadley
The Green, Tadley, RG26 3PB
///darts.commands.wizards
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://basingstokefestival.co.uk/access-at-basingstoke-festival/
See our FAQs for more information or send us an e-mail at [email protected].
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.