Help us create a long-term plan for Upton House to thrive
Maintaining this Grade II* listed Georgian Mansion House is an ongoing challenge.
BCP Council have undertaken major conservation of the parkland and created new facilities for visitors in recent years thanks to money from the National Lottery ‘Parks for People’ Fund.
Help us create a long-term sustainable plan for Upton House to thrive here at the heart of our community. We’d love to hear your ideas and opinions and invite you to share them with us.
Let’s talk about the future – please get involved. Leave your thoughts on our virtual ideas board below.
Our objectives
The Council is working with a team of specialists in the re-use of historic buildings to identify how we can bring Upton House back into full use and make it financially sustainable for the future. Our objectives are to;
- Find new, exciting uses for Upton House to bring it back to life and make it financially secure, with little need for subsidies.
- Make the House accessible to everyone in our community and beyond.
- Ensure the House and Country Park work well together and support each other.
- Create a strong vision that will attract the grants and funding needed to make the House viable.
- Keep local people involved in shaping the future of Upton House.
Key Dates
Phase 1 Engagement starts:
07 January 2026
Phase 1 Engagement ends:
08 February 2026
Contact us
If you have any queries about this project, please contact uptoncountrypark@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Learning from other projects
Other historic buildings have faced similar challenges and succeeded by using creative solutions. Here are some examples:
Next steps and how to get involved
We are asking you to share your ideas using the online ideas board below. The board will be open for new ideas until 08 February 2026. Some ideas to get you thinking include:
- A place to learn about heritage and culture
- Venue for functions, events, and special occasions
- A space for relaxation, leisure, and well-being
- Café or restaurant
- Learning, training, conferences, and meetings
- Accommodation for visitors
- Workspaces for businesses
- A mix of several uses
Please use the ideas board to let us know what these uses could look like, or any other ideas you might have.
We will consider the pros and cons of each idea, looking at things like costs, demand, accessibility and impact on the historic building. We will then draw up a shortlist of options which will be presented for consultation in Spring 2026.
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You will be able to see below the ideas already submitted. Have a read through them for inspiration. If you see something you like or dislike, you can give a thumbs up / thumbs down, or you can add a comment.
To post your own idea, click on the 'Submit your idea' button above and complete the short form.
If you have not set up an account on this site, you will be asked to provide an email and verify it with a code. Your email address will not be visible to other site users.
Give your idea a short title and a longer description and click to submit. That's all there is to it!
You can add as many ideas as you like. If you have lots of ideas, please post them separately rather all in one post. This will make it easier for other people to 'like' the bits they agree with and it will make it easier for us to consider each of your ideas separately.
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