Contact details
General information (Tel) : 01256 465 902
General information (Fax) : 01256 471 455
E-mail : musmst@hants.gov.uk
Website : www.hants.gov.uk/museum/willis

Open
Mon–Fri 10.00 - 17.00
Sat 10.00 - 16.00

Closed
Sun
Bank Holidays

Admission charges
Admission Free

Description
Founded by Mr. Willis, a local watch and clock-maker the Willis Museum looks at the last 200 years of Basingstoke and the surrounding area.

Travel back in time, and experience some of the major changes that have created the Basingstoke that we know today. Contrast the present with the past, the rich with the poor. Meet Pickaxe, a 19th century farm worker forced to scrape a living from the streets of Basingstoke as a scavenger. Walk into a 1960s sitting room and kitchen and transport yourself back to the days of teddy boys and twin tubs. Beneath our Feet: Discover Basingstoke and Deane's rich archaeological heritage including the unusual Iron Age burial found at Viables, Fred the Roman skeleton and reconstructions of nationally important Saxon buildings at Cowderys Down. Local History: Dig deeper into your town's past in the local studies room - easily accessible old photographs, maps, postcards and much more.