The Vyne

Over het museum

The Vyne is a country house in Hampshire that William Sandys, later the first Baron Sandys and Lord Chamberlain to Henry VIII, built in the early 1500s on the site of an older manor house. The Sandys family lived here for generations and received Elizabeth I at the house. The Tudor chapel, with its stained glass, and the long oak gallery date from this period.

In 1653 the Sandys sold the property to Chaloner Chute, a lawyer, and his family owned The Vyne for about three centuries. In the 17th century the house was given a classical appearance, including a portico designed by John Webb, which is considered the first of its kind on an English country house. In the 18th century John Chute, who moved in the circle of the writer Horace Walpole, added a neo-classical staircase hall and reshaped other interiors.

Charles Chute left the house to the National Trust in 1958. Visitors see state rooms and the servants' quarters, with the collection accumulated by the Sandys and Chute families. Around the house are a lakeside garden with a Lime Avenue and a 17th-century summerhouse, a walled garden, an orchard and ancient woodland. In 2026 a house-wide exhibition looks at the Georgian owner John Chute and his taste.

Hoogtepunten

• The Tudor chapel with early stained glass
• The Oak Gallery from the Tudor period
• The neo-classical staircase hall
• The 17th-century classical portico
• Lime Avenue, lake, walled garden and orchard
• Ancient woodland with a bird hide over the wetlands

Vaste collectie

• The House and collection – State rooms and servants' quarters hold objects collected by the Sandys and Chute families over more than 500 years, with the Tudor chapel and the Oak Gallery.

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are standard admission without Gift Aid; with Gift Aid they are 19.80 (adult), 9.90 (child), 49.50 (family) and 29.70 (one-adult family). Admission covers the garden, shop, tea-room and, when scheduled to be open, the house. Entry is free for National Trust members. Parking is free for everyone. Extra charges apply for some tours and talks.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

A movable ramp is used at the house entrance, and the first floor of the house is reached only by a staircase without a handrail. An accessible route with hard gravel paths runs through the gardens, but other paths are uneven and the woodland paths have tree roots and can be muddy. There is deep water by the main bridge. Accessible toilets are in both toilet blocks, and limited indoor and outdoor wheelchairs can be reserved for the day by phone. Limited Blue Badge parking is available, and the drop-off point is on the south drive in front of the house. The tea-room is about 1,200 metres from the car park. Assistance dogs are welcome across the site; other dogs are not allowed in the house or play area.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

There is a play area, and seasonal family trails and games are included with admission, for example a book-themed trail in the gardens in autumn, a digital adventure for ages 7 to 12 played on a mobile app, and Christmas games. Dogs are not allowed in the play area.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The house is four miles north of Basingstoke between Bramley and Sherborne St John. Satnav may not find the visitor car park, so follow the National Trust brown signs to the entrance on Morgaston Road. Cycle parking is by the catering shed near the welcome building, and National Cycle Network route 23 passes less than a mile away.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Brewhouse tea-room serves light refreshments, and the shop stocks National Trust ranges and local goods. A bookshop is inside the house. Dogs on short leads are allowed in the grounds and in the ground-floor seating area of the tea-room. Mobile signal at The Vyne can be intermittent at busy times.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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