The Vyne - National Trust
Basingstoke, Hampshire
About The Vyne - National Trust
The Vyne is a National Trust-managed property with a house and gardens to explore plus a tearoom to enjoy but the children will want to visit the play area which is one of a kind!
Inspired by fantasy and The National Trust’s The Vyne is a 16th-century house, gardens and woodland with family trails. Circular waymarked routes run through Morgaston Woods and there are picnic benches in the gardens. A stone’s throw from the house, a tearoom offers a family-friendly menu and ice-creams.
We're Gong on a Bear Hunt 2026
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, is coming to The Vyne this spring and summer. The award-winning animation, based on the much-loved picture book, will be brought to life through a series of interactive installations. Get ready to swish, splash and squelch your way through this new sensory trail as you search for the bear.
You can’t go over it. You can’t go under it. You’ve got to go through it! Fantastic fun for all ages, round up your friends and family and see who will be the first one to spot the bear.
Trail is included in normal admission. 16 May to 28 June 2026, 10am to 4pm. Enter the gardens via Visitor Reception and collect your free trail booklet.
Things To Do The house, with its friendly room guides, showcases different historical eras from Tudor, to Georgian to Victorian. See if you can find the stained-glass window of a young, slim Henry VIII! There’s a second-hand bookshop and a separate National Trust gift shop. A farm family favourite, don’t miss the Easter egg hunts. In spring look out for pockets of garden daffodils and blossom in the orchard and wild garden. In April and May the woods have swathes of enchanting bluebells. In the summer look out for a mesmerising wildflower meadow followed by a fantastic dahlia border from late July through till September. Halloween trails run during the October half-term against a backdrop of autumn colour, while the tearoom offers hot chocolates and hearty one-pots through the cold months. The Hidden Realm adventure play area encourages crawling through tunnels, sliding down grassy banks, exploring the wooden fort, controlling the water supply from the stream to the sandpit, and creating dams. They recommend you take some spare clothes as it could get messy!
What to do if it rains at The Vyne
If it rains, you can head to the:
- Gift shop
- Brewhouse tea-room (for a hot chocolate, scone or ice-cream)
- The House and spot a very young, slim Henry VIII depicted in the chapel stained-glass windows.
- The second hand bookshop with a cushioned bay window where you can sit and read books.
View the wetlands from the birdhide
Morgaston Woods
Opening Times
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Pricing & Tickets
- Child (5-17) : £9.00
- Adult (17-18+) : £18.00
- Babies and Toddlers (0-4) : Free
Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £45.00
One-adult family £27.00
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