STEAM gives you the chance to experience the sights and sounds of the GWR works at Swindon - famous as the place where many of the best steam locomotives in the world were built - and to hear the stories of the men and women who worked there.

Group rates available for a minimum of 15 people.

For further information contact:
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2TA. Next to the Outlet Village.
01793 466646
www.steam-museum.org.uk

Originally a Medieval deer park, this country estate is the former ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke. To date, many significant 18th century landscape and architectural features have been restored including re-instating the lost lake, renovating the grade II listed coach house and restoring the castellated dam wall, ice house and returning the 18th century ornamental fruit and flower walled garden to its former glory.

Group rates available for a minimum of 12 people.

For further information contact:
Lydiard House & Park
Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, SN5 3PA.

Tel. 01793 770401
www.lydiard park.org.uk

There are famous cities such as Bath, well-known beautiful towns like Cheltenham and hundreds of delightful villages such as Burford and Castle Combe. Above all, the local honey-coloured limestone, used for everything from the stone floors in the houses to the tiles on the roof, has ensured that the area has a magical uniformity of architecture.

For further information contact:

Tel: 01451 831082
www.the-cotswolds.org

For more information about tourism in Wiltshire, please visit visitwiltshire.co.uk

It also runs a programme of exhibitions, lectures, study programmes, evening classes and tours. For more information go to www.english-heritage.org.uk

The museum displays tell the story of Swindon's Jurassic past, its connections with the Roman Empire and the more recent social history of this thriving town.  The museum is housed in a listed building, adjacent to the art gallery on the corner of Bath Road and Victoria Road in Swindon's Old Town.

Swindon's remarkable art collection now has a reputation as one of the best of British 20th Century Art outside London. Housed in the Swindon Art Gallery, it was established by local benefactor, H J P Bomford, during 1944 from a generous donation of works.
www.swindon.gov.uk/arts-museum

This means far easier access with the added benefit of a meeting lounge prior to the shuttle, ideal for those wanting to keep warm during the winter months.  Prices are £59.50 per adult and £39.50 per child.

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corporations and tourist attractions. They have facilities for WI-FI, banqueting and weddings. Dining options include the stylish and informal Mediterranean Restaurant or Chats Cafe bar, plus there's a fitness centre, tennis court, pool, health and beauty facilities and free parking.

Swindon Marriott Hotel
Pipers Way
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 1SH
+44 (0) 870 400 7281
www.swindonmarriott.co.uk

Don't miss the opportunity to explore the Cotswolds or the history-packed cities of Bath and Bristol. Shaw Ridge, De Vere Venues Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 7DW

Tel: + (44) 01793 878785 Fax: + (44) 01793 877822
www.devereshawridge.co.uk/

Nestled in its own 2 acres of landscaped gardens and surrounded by open countryside, Marsh Farm provides the ideal location for business travellers, training events and meetings, weddings or a base from which to explore the nearby Cotswolds and surrounding areas.

Marsh Farm Hotel
Wootton Bassett
Swindon
Wiltshire SN4 8ER

telephone: 01793 842800
fax: 01793 851528
email: info@marshfarmhotel.co.uk
www.marshfarmhotel.co.uk

Whatley Manor
Easton Grey
Malmesbury
Wiltshire
SN16 0RB
+44 (0) 1666 822888
whatleymanor.com

It also has dedicated and purpose built meeting and conference facilities, a live music venue and a fully equipped health club.

The Coppid Beech Hotel
John Nike Way
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 8TF
England

Tel 01344 303 333
Fax 01344 301 200
www.coppidbeech.com

Hotel du Vin Bristol
The Sugar House
Narrow Lewins Mead
Bristol
BS1 2NU
+44 (0) 117 925 5577
hotelduvin.com

Located less than three miles from the Swindon Designer Outlet this elegant Cotswold stone former vicarage is set in seven and a half acres of gardens including a wildflower meadow and vineyard. It is surrounded on all sides by rolling Wiltshire farmland yet is only minutes away from J16 of the M4. The Conservatory Restaurant is the perfect place in which to enjoy Alan Postill’s award winning modern British cuisine.

Hawkwell House Hotel,

A wide range of leisure facilities are only seven miles away which include golf courses and a 12-screen cinema.

There is free entry to Nuffield Health Centre, a short drive away. The Hotel is an excellent base for enjoying Swindon’s fantastic shopping, with its famous designer outlet shopping, making it an ideal location to get away from it all on a short break.

Brook Madison Hotel,
Oxford Road,
Stratton St Margaret,
Swindon,
Wiltshire,
SN3 4TL

Tel: 01793 831333
Central reservations: 0800 435165
Email: Madison@brook-hotels.co.uk
Web: http://www.brook-hotels.co.uk