Swindon
Top Places to Visit
Steam: The Great Western Railway Museum
Steam: The Great Western Railway Museum Kemble Drive, SN2 2TA. This museum is located in a restored railway works building. The building is a treat in itself. ... more
Swindon Museum
Swindon Museum. Interesting displays on local history, geology and archaeology. Admission is free, Open: Mon-Sat: 10AM-5PM; Sun: 2PM-5PM.
Swindon Art Gallery
Swindon Art Gallery. Very important collection of 20th century British Art and includes work by Henry Moore and L.S. Lowry. Admission is free, Open: Mon-Sat: ...
Stately Homes
Stately Homes. There are many private and public stately homes and gardens to see in the area, such as Avebury Manor and Garden. [3]
Museum Of Computing @ Swindon
Museum of Computing @ Swindon. Educational museum with excellent collections, guided tours and admission is free.
Top Places to Eat
Poms Thai Cuisine
Phone: ☎ 01793 480046
Poms Thai Cuisine, 24 High Street (Old Town), ☎ 01793 480046. Authentic Thai cuisine in a light, airy setting. Certainly the oldest and best Thai restaurant in ...
Jewel In The Crown
Phone: ☎ 01793 522687
Jewel in the Crown, 14-16 Victoria Road, ☎ 01793 522687, [15]. Indian restaurant in Old Town.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos, Wood Street, [14]. A real, spanish-owned tapas bar which uses fresh ingredients
Top Shopping Places
The Parade
The Parade [9]. A shopping area near the town centre and bus and train stations. The Parade's shops include Debenhams and Monsoon.
Swindon Tented Market
Swindon Tented Market [10]. A permanent indoor market with a unique tent design.
Mcarthur Glen Designer Outlet
McArthur Glen Designer Outlet [7]. Europe's largest indoor designer outlet in the unique setting of restored Victorian railway engineering buildings.
Brunel Centre
Brunel Centre [8]. A two-story indoor shopping centre featuring shops such as Waterstone's and Marks and Spencer. The Brunel Centre is near the town centre and ... more
Top Places for Nightlife
Longs Bar
Longs Bar, [21]. Reasonable bar with good drinks selection, conservatory and outdoor areas.
Big Fish,
Big Fish, 20 Fleet Street. An independent, quirky pub with friendly staff - good food too. They recently had a makeover, but it's still a bit dirty. Known ...
The Victoria Pub
The Victoria Pub, Victoria Hill, [18]. Great food, a brilliant laugh free pub quiz on Wednesdays which involves snakes and ladders and cheating is encouraged! ... more
The Old Bank
The Old Bank, 18 Wood Street, Swindon, [19]. The Old Bank comprises a bar and brasserie on the ground floor and on the upper floors, bar areas. On a Friday and ... more
The Glue Pot
Phone: ☎ 01793 523935
The Glue Pot, 5 Emlyn Square, ☎ 01793 523935, [16]. Probably one of the better places to find good real ale in Swindon, although that's not saying much.
Top Activity Places
Swindon Mela
Swindon Mela [4]. An annual festival celebrating Indian culture. Held in August in the Swindon Town Gardens.
Coate Water
Coate Water [5]. was originally built to supply water to the Wilts & Berks Canal but is now a popular country park.
Wilts & Berks Canal
Wilts & Berks Canal (See Main Article [6]. Built between 1795 and 1810 very little of this canal now remains. Its course can be traced by following Canal Street... more
Swindon Golf Club
Phone: Office/Membership/Tee bookings/ Pro Shop : 01902 897031
Old: 18, New: 9 hole par 3 course picturesque parkland coursesSituated just 8 miles from Wolverhampton, and a short distance from the Black Country on B4176, 3m...