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Christmas at Basildon Park

Visitors enjoying the Christmas trees in the Octagon Room — Visitors enjoying the Christmas trees in the Octagon Room | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

Experience the enchantment of the season at Basildon Park as it pays tribute to classic Christmas films.

From 16 November, immerse yourself in a wonderland of beautifully adorned trees, garlands, and twinkling fairy lights.
This year, as we celebrate twenty years of Basildon Park starring as a filming location in many projects and the opening of the exhibition 'Visions Unreel', decorations will nod to recognisable Christmas films.

Property closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Visitors being photographed in the floral arch of the Entrance Hall — Visitors being photographed in the floral arch of the Entrance Hall | © National Trust Images/Arnhel de Serra

Festive food and drink

Cosy up with a hot soup or enjoy a festive mince pie this winter in the tearoom.

Christmas tree and chandelier in the staircase hall — A Christmas view from the staircase at Basildon Park | © National Trust Images/Arnehl de Serra

Christmas shopping

Browse our selection of Christmas decorations and treats in the shop. The range on offer has something for everyone, making it the perfect place to stock up on presents for family and friends.

Two visitors on a garden tour with the head gardener, standing on a lawn with pink roses in the foreground and the house in the background, at Basildon Park, Berkshire

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The house at Basildon Park

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The garden at Basildon Park

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The history of Basildon Park

Follow the rise and fall of Basildon Park from aspirational 18th-century beginnings to its decline after the Second World War and how its fortunes recovered in the 1950s.