| amenities include multiple event and meeting spaces, plus an informal restaurant and bar with a courtyard and a traditional british menu. the down-to-earth guestrooms feature satellite tv, tea and coffeemaking equipment, and wifi access. some rooms include separate seating areas. the on-site bar hosts comedy events on thursdays, and private parking is included. a 7-minute walk from the festival place shopping centre, this straightforward hotel fronting the old pedestrian street in the town centre is an 8-minute drive from the m3 motorway. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Heathrow Airport 41 min
National Trust - The Vyne (14 min)
Country house with a stained glass chapel, an ornamental lake and a walled kitchen garden. Festival Place (3 min) Chawton House (25 min)
Elizabethan manor & gardens once owned by Jane Austen’s brother, with exhibits on women’s writing. Odiham Castle (15 min)
Remains of a castle built between 1207 & 1214, later used as a royal hunting lodge. 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park & Family Farm (22 min)
This sprawling amusement center features over 20 play zones, including a zoo & pedal boats. Bombay Sapphire Distillery (22 min)
Gin distillery in a historic red-brick mill with guided tours, tastings, small cafe & a shop. Jane Austen's House (22 min)
Preserved home where Jane Austen spent the last 8 years of her writing and domestic life. Eastrop Park (10 min)
Recreational park offering a small lake, walking trails, a wading pool & a boat house with rentals. Birdworld (32 min)
Daily events including penguin feeding and animal encounters plus a safari train in a 26-acre park. Wellington Country Park (22 min)
Trails, kids' area and mini railway in parkland with a petting barn and crazy golf course. Basingstoke Aquadrome (8 min)
Water park Milestones Museum (9 min)
Interactive, undercover family attraction recreating street scenes with vehicles, shops and homes. iFLY Indoor Skydiving Basingstoke (7 min)
Skydiving and activity centre with Skiplex slopes, a non-wet surfing slope and sim car racing. Basing House (7 min)
Museum in a large, 16th-century Tudor castle, with historical info, community events & guided tours. Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery (2 min)
Local-history museum featuring diverse exhibits, including a wedding cake from 1898, plus a cafe. | 
