Things to Do in Swindon — The Local Guide
From the STEAM railway museum and Lydiard Park to Coate Water Country Park and the Designer Outlet — your guide to the best days out in and around Swindon.
13 July 2026
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Darkroom Espresso
Independent speciality coffee shop on Faringdon Road.
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Long-running cafe-bar on Wood Street in Old Town.
The Savoy
Wetherspoon pub in a former cinema on Regent Street.
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Craft-beer tap and micropub on Devizes Road.
Harper’s at the Weighbridge
Brewhouse and steakhouse in a converted Victorian building.
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Historic coaching-inn hotel on the Old Town High Street.
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Swindon's historic hilltop quarter — Wood Street and Devizes Road independents, the Town Gardens, and the best of the town's food, drink and nightlife.
The modern shopping and transport hub — the Brunel Centre, Regent Street, Wharf Green, the railway station, and the Wyvern Theatre.
Brunel's model railway village — Grade II listed GWR cottages, the STEAM museum, and the Designer Outlet in the converted works.
Suburban west Swindon — Lydiard Park and House, the Link Centre, district shopping, and easy M4 access.
South-edge Swindon — Coate Water Country Park, the Art Deco diving platform, the Richard Jefferies Museum, and the new Wichelstowe community.
A historic hilltop market town north-east of Swindon — an independent High Street, the parish church, and Cotswold-edge countryside.
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