Eastrop Park

Paddling pool
Now open for the spring and summer months.

The paddling pool will be closed until midday on Wednesdays to allow for maintenance and monitoring of the water. If temporary closures are required for deep cleaning or additional water treatment, we will provide updates on our play areas webpage and through our social media channels.

Children's play area
Open all year with a variety of equipment for a range of ages and abilities

Boat hire at the Boathouse
Prices for hire (per person/20 minutes)

• Adult £3.50
• Junior £2.70

This activity is weather dependent but is generally open from 11.30am to 5.30pm at the following times of the year:

• Easter weekend/Easter school holiday
• May half term
• School summer holidays
• Bank holidays between Easter and the end of September
• Weekends from Easter until the end of September

Model boating lake
This is the smaller of the two lakes. You can bring a model boat to sail. The lake is used by the Basingstoke Model Boat Club, who regularly bring a variety of models such as yachts and steam boats for a sail in the park. Find out more from the Basingstoke Model Boat club website.

Trim trail
Fitness stations can be found around the park these include monkey bars, a pull up bar and parallel bars.

Outdoor café

This facility is weather dependent but is generally open from 11.30am to 5.30pm at the following times of the year:

• Easter weekend/Easter school holiday
• May half term
• School summer holidays
• Bank holidays between Easter and the end of September
• Weekends from Easter until the end of September

Toilets

• There is a toilet block next to the boating lake
• Includes an accessible toilet facility

Seating

• Benches and picnic benches are situated in various places around the park

Location: postcode RG21 4QE

Eastrop park is accessible on foot, a short walk from Basingstoke town centre, bus and rail stations.

Free parking is available at two car parks on the site, accessed via Eastrop Way, the parking includes:

• disabled parking bays
• two electric 22kWh chargepoints with 2 ports, enabling 4 cars to charge

Important car parking notice

From 20 July 2026, the car park nearest to the paddling pool, will be locked overnight.

On weekdays from 9pm to 9.30am

On weekend and bank holidays from 9pm to 9am.

Failure to leave the car park on time may result in your vehicle being locked in.

If you are locked in, please follow the instructions left on your vehicle. A £50 charge is payable to facilitate a release.

Call Kingdom Security on 07887 247974.

There are pathways throughout the park many of which are tarmacked making it accessible for wheelchairs, buggies and bicycles.

Tree trail
There are 16 posts installed around the park, each with facts about species like magnolia, cider gum and walnut along with a raised brass plate for pencil rubbings. We plan to add an audio guide to the posts soon.

Self-guided walking trails

Eastrop to the War Memorial Park trail - the guide for this trail includes a walk summary, directions and interesting information about the features that you will pass along the way.

The Basing trail - a marked circular walk leading to the picturesque village of Old Basing. This trail takes you through our parks and the famous Civil War site of Basing House. The walk has short cuts to create walks of either 2, 3 or 4.5 miles. Information panels are located at key points along the trail.

Basingstoke Canal Heritage footpath - this trail runs from Festival Place through Eastrop Park, across Basing Fen and onto Basing House, closely following the original canal route. The walk is about 2 miles (3.2 km) and ends in Old Basing. The walk connects to routes through Crabtree Plantation and Black Dam Nature Reserve allowing you to take an alternative route back to Basingstoke.

Wooden information boards along the path provide walkers with information about the canal and the local wildlife. The first section of the footpath from Festival Place to the start of Basing Fen is tarmacked. After that the ground is uneven and walkers must cross grassland, a narrow boardwalk and follow muddy tracks.

Cycling
There is a marked cycle lane through the park that is shared with pedestrians. Route 23 of the National Cycle Network runs through the park along with other off road routes.

Each summer, the park hosts summer band concerts on selected Sundays. Find more information about Summer Bands concerts

For more information on events in the park and in the borough visit our Love Basingstoke website and the Destination Basingstoke website