Basildon Park

History

Basildon Park is a country house situated 2 miles south of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley in Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. The house was built between 1776 and 1783 for Sir Francis Sykes and designed by John Carr in the Palladian style at a time when Palladianism was giving way to the newly fashionable neoclassicism. Thus, the interiors are in a neoclassical "Adamesque" style.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Basildon Park”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This is a house museum. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.