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Swindon
Town in Wiltshire, England

Swindon

Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England.

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At the time of the 2021 census, the population of the built-up area was 224,942, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located at the northeastern edge of the South West England region, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 84 miles (135 km) to the west of London and 36 miles (57 km) to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town's north and the North Wessex Downs lie just to the town's south. It is the centre of Swindon unitary authority.

Get in

Getting to Swindon

Swindon is served by international airports in the south of the United Kingdom. For travellers coming directly to Swindon, the following airports are most convenient: Arrival points involving greater travel times include London Gatwick Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, Bournemouth Airport, Birmingham Airport and Cardiff Airport. Wikivoyage has a guide to Rail travel in Great Britain

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    Swindon

    From London and the South East of England – Swindon has a direct rail connection to London Paddington, a major railway terminus in Central London, a short distance north of Hyde Park.

See

Worth seeing

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    Cotswold Water Park

    The United Kingdom's largest water park has over 150 lakes which were formed by filling old gravel quarries.

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    Steam: The Great Western Railway Museum
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    Museum of Computing @ Swindon

    Educational museum with excellent collections of what are now antique computers and games consoles.

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    Swindon Museum

    Interesting displays on local history, geology and archaeology.

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    Swindon Art Gallery

    Very important collection of 20th-century British art and includes works by Henry Moore and L.S.

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    Railway Village
Do

Things to do

Festival of Literature. May (annual). Created in the early 1990s, this event is for those who enjoy readings, poetry and talks from a wide range of authors, performers and speakers. Highlights from previous years include Sir David Attenborough, Will Self, Richard Dawkins, and the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir John Major. Film Festival, Hosted at a number of venues. March (annual).

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    Swindon Town

    The County Ground, County Road SN1 2ED (Next to Magic Roundabout).

Eat

Where to eat

There aren't many types of places to choose from, mainly Indian restaurants and a few non decent pubs here and there.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Mike Peel (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.