Swindon Lagoons Nature Reserve (entrance gate)

Places of Interest

Museum of the Great Western Railway

Museum

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STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The 6,500-square-metre museum opened in 2000.

Swindon Railway Station

Railway station

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Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, in Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains down the line from London Paddington, and lies between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham.

Swindon Mechanics’ Institute

Historic building

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Swindon Mechanics' Institute is a Grade II* listed building in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is located in the railway village area, which is today part of a conservation area. The Swindon Mechanics' Institute served workers from the Swindon Railway Works.

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Swindon

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Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Wroughton

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Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Located between the M4 motorway and the edge of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, it lies about 2.5 miles south of Swindon town centre, 5 miles east of Royal Wootton Bassett, and 7.5 miles north of Avebury.

Royal Wootton Bassett

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Royal Wootton Bassett is a small town in Wiltshire, England, not far from Swindon. It was founded in 681 as Wodeton, and gained the 'Royal' moniker in 2011 in recognition of the town's role in respectfully welcoming back deceased British troops from overseas.

Swindon Lagoons Nature Reserve (entrance gate)

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