Drakes Park

Drakes Park is a bus stop in Swindon, England. Drakes Park is situated nearby to the playground Huntley Close Play Area, as well as near the bowling alley Hollywood Bowl.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include County Ground and St Andrew’s Church.

County Ground

Stadium

Photo: Swindonx, Public domain.

The County Ground, known as The Nigel Eady County Ground from the 2024-25 season, is a football stadium located in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and has been home to Swindon Town Football Club since 1896. County Ground is situated 3,400 feet west of Drakes Park.

St Andrew’s Church

Church

Photo: Vieve Forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew’s Church is situated 1,800 feet south of Drakes Park.

New College Swindon

College

Photo: New College Marketing, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New College Swindon is a further and higher education institution in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. There are two main campuses, Queens Drive and North Star, as well as an Adult Learning Centre in Swindon town centre. New College Swindon is situated 3,400 feet south of Drakes Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nythe and Gorse Hill.

Nythe

Suburb

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nythe, Eldene and Liden is a civil parish in the eastern suburbs of the town of Swindon, England. In addition to the residential areas of Nythe, Eldene and Liden, the parish has the Dorcan industrial area.

Gorse Hill

Suburb

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gorse Hill is a suburb.

Covingham

Suburb

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Covingham is a civil parish and residential area in the eastern part of Swindon, England, which was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419.

Drakes Park

Type: Bus stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.56712° or 51° 34′ 2″ north

Longitude

-1.75653° or 1° 45′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C3WH68V+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14206060212

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

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