Milestones Museum (Basingstoke)

*What is it?* Milestones is a large museum in Basingstoke showing ways of life in victorian times and the 1930s. *Why we visited* I'd always been interested in the Milestones museum as I drive past it on a regular basis. I'd always thought it looked huge and very modern and would be worth a look. When my latest lot of clubcard vouchers came through from Tesco I had a look online and they were offering vouchers for Milestones. By exchanging £2.50 worth of vouchers, you'd receive a £10 voucher for Milestones. Great I thought and quickly exchanged £5 worth of vouchers. *Where is it?* The museum is located on the outskirts of ...  Read the complete review

I visited this museum, which is a "living museum", recreating how life used to be, in early 2009 with my family. We had a great time, but even though I live less than an hour away no one I know seems to have heard of it! This is a great shame as I think it is a great museum to visit for a morning or afternoon, especially for children and families. As I went on a family visit, and also as there is another excellent and comprehensive review on the dooyoo website which details all the facilities and directions, I will focus on looking at the museum from the point of view of being a family trip. Before going and researching this aspect I couldn't ...  Read the complete review

Milestones Living History Museum Come and discover your past inside a make believe town that never rains or has traffic congestion. Milestones was built to house over 21,000 objects either made or used in Hampshire and dating back to as far as the Victorian era. Milestones is managed by Hampshire County Council and also Basingstoke and Deane . On approach to the museum, the building looks more like an aircraft hanger. You wouldn’t think that this ultra modern steel and glass building would house so many old and ancient artefacts. Milestones has been in Basingstoke since November 2000 and was opened by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. ...  Read the complete review