National Trust property near Basingstoke closes due to Storm Amy

This comes as strong winds and heavy rain caused disruption in large parts of the UK overnight and are predicted to carry on into Saturday.

Much of the country was covered by weather alerts with wind gusts coming close to 100mph on Friday night.

Some places across Hampshire have decided to close and planned events have been postponed.

The Vyne, in Vyne Road, Sherborne Saint John, a popular National Trust property, has decided to close.

The Vyne(Image: National Trust Images/John Miller)

It was due to host an outdoor cinema event organised by Adventure Cinema showing Hocus Pocus on Saturday evening, too; however, this has also been postponed.

A Facebook post from the property said: "Due to high winds forecast, The Vyne will be closed on Saturday 4 October for everyone's safety. Please check before travelling as the opening on Sunday will be delayed."

The cinema event is showing as postponed on the ticket booking site Eventbrite.

Much of the Storm Amy disruption, apart from wind, has hit northern parts of the country, as well as Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Met Office said the highest recorded gust on Friday was at Tiree in the Hebrides at 96mph, while a provisional October wind gust record for Northern Ireland was set as 92mph winds were measured at Magilligan in Co Londonderry.

The north of Scotland was covered by an amber warning for wind until 9pm on Saturday.

A further yellow warning for wind runs until 7pm in the rest of England and Wales.

Further yellow warnings for rain are in place in north and west Scotland until midnight and in Northern Ireland until noon.

Traffic disruption hit as the Forth Tay Bridge was closed, as was the Skye Bridge, Queensferry Crossing and Clackmannanshire Bridge

The M9 eastbound near Stirling was among many stretches of roads closed because of falling trees, while the A78 at Skelmorlie has reopened after being closed for a spell overnight because of flooding.

ScotRail anticipated that some disruption to services would extend into Saturday, and possibly Sunday, while Network Rail carries out safety checks for obstructions on the line and damage to any infrastructure. National Rail warned of possible disruptions throughout the UK on Saturday.

Disruption hit Scottish rail services and houses were also left without power.

On Friday, a man in his 40s died in a weather-related incident in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland, gardai said.