Museums & Galleries · Berkshire
Milestones Museum
📍 RG23 8BF
Photo: Graham Horn (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Recreated 1940s sweet shop selling ration-book treats
- Vintage pier and arcade with restored penny machines
- Working vintage British pub serving a hand-pulled pint
- Teddy bear museum tracing history from collector's donation
- 1960s Memory Lounge domestic interior for reminiscence
Milestones Museum is an indoor living history museum in Basingstoke, recreating Hampshire streets and everyday life from the past under one roof. You can explore a 1940s sweet shop, a vintage pier and arcade, a working British pub, and Mr Simpson's Teddy Bear Museum, alongside historic vehicles and trades. It suits families, grandparents with children, history lovers and school groups, and is fully accessible with ample free parking. Allow at least 2.5 hours, open Tuesday to Sunday. It's a short step from Basingstoke station, just 1 mile away, and with 16 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, it makes an easy addition to a visit to the area.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00am–4:45pm
- Time needed
- At least 2.5 hours
- Parking
- Ample free parking on site
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible and SEN friendly
- Booking
- Tickets bookable online or at the Welcome Desk
From the attraction's own website on 15 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Amusements
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Milestones Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Basingstoke 1 miles
- Bramley (Hants) 4.9 miles
- Hook 6.5 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page