In and around Berkshire

Basildon Park Spring — Basildon Park house on a light and sunny day

Visit grand gardens and country mansions surrounded by rolling parkland. Or drop in on intimate homes with intriguing stories to tell

Places to visit

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Places in the South East where you need to book

Some of our places we care for in the South East of England will be opening with guided tours, so you’ll need to pre-book before your visit. These tours will be led by expert volunteers and will show the places in a new light. You may also need to book in advance at some other larger places, where visitor numbers need to be carefully managed for practical reasons.

See which places in the South East you need to pre-book

A close up of a child's feet between the grass and daisies — Tick off number 24 and head out on a barefoot adventure

Things to do with the kids in Berkshire

We're rediscovering the simple pleasures in the summer holidays in Berkshire. It's going to be a barefoot kind of summer with traditional games of tug-of-war and rounders, mindful meandering through wildflower meadows and lots of barefoot running around and picnics. We're looking forward to welcoming families to run off some steam with us in the great outdoors of Berkshire.

Start planning your summer adventure

Summer in Berkshire

Gardens and parks in and around Berkshire

Gardens are blazing with colour around Berkshire. This year the sweet peas are fragrant and the blue delphiniums are striking in the herbaceous borders at Basildon Park and the wild flower meadow is divine at The Vyne. There are splashy peonies and damask roses to see in the walled gardens of Greys Court and stunning colour-block planting in Cliveden's Long Garden.

Great picnic places in and around Berkshire

It doesn't take much to encourage a British person to think about a picnic. A glimpse of sunshine, a sniff of scotch egg or finding a blanket in the back of a car. Here are some great picnic spots near you.

View across the parkland to the mansion, showing children playing in the parkland

Great walks around Berkshire

Maidenhead and Cookham Commons, Cliveden and Basildon Park are alive with possibility this summer. Chalk grasslands come into their own with wildflowers including orchids and butterflies fluttering between them. Shady woodlands offer cool relief on hot days.

Where to visit in Berkshire

Summer planting on the Parterre at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire Summer planting on the Parterre at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire

Berkshire Houses and gardens

The variety of Berkshire's country houses and gardens includes grand mansions and intimate homes with cottage gardens.

Countryside around Berkshire

With dappled woodlands, wildflower meadows starting to come to life and wildlife-rich wetlands swimming with ducklings and cygnets, there is some beautiful countryside to explore around Berkshire.