# Things to see in Swindon (United Kingdom): 44 places and when to go

> Swindon is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 44 places in and around it, mainly Nature (22), Wildlife (22), History (8). The best known are Barbury Castle, Museum of the Great Western Railway and Ashton Keynes Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 23 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swindon/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 51.5732, -1.8218
- **Places:** 44 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (22) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (22) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (8) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (5) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (5) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 66 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Swindon

The places in and around Swindon, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Barbury Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/barbury-castle/): Hill fort in England · 10 km
- [Museum of the Great Western Railway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/steam-museum-of-the-great-western-railway/): Railway museum in Swindon, England · 2.2 km
- [Ashton Keynes Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ashton-keynes-castle/): A ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend Farm, in Wiltshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [Bincknoll Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bincknoll-castle/): Site of a possible Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire, England, UK · 7.0 km
- [Durocornovium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/durocornovium-roman-site/): Small Roman settlement in Britain · 6.5 km
- [Church of St John the Baptist, Cirencester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-st-john-the-baptist/): Grade I listed church in Cirencester, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK · 19 km
- [Liddington Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/liddington-castle/): Late Bronze Age and early Iron Age hill fort in Wiltshire, England, UK · 11 km
- [St Mark's Church, Swindon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mark-s/): Grade II listed church in South Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · 2.3 km
- [Church of All Hallows, South Cerney](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-hallows-parish-church/): Church in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, UK · 14 km
- [Christ Church, Swindon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/christ-church-swindon/): Church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · 3.9 km
- [Hackpen White Horse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hackpen-white-horse/): Hill figure in Broad Hinton, United Kingdom · 11 km
- [Cricklade Town Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-street/): Bridge in Cricklade, Wiltshire, England, UK · 8.3 km
- [Holy Rood Church, Swindon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holy-rood-church/): Church in Swindon, United Kingdom · 3.4 km
- [Broad Town White Horse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broad-town-white-horse/): Near Broad Town, Wiltshire, England · 8.2 km
- [Elmlea Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/elmlea-meadows/): Protected area in Gloucestershire, England · 9.8 km
- [Museum & Art Swindon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museum-art-swindon/): Art gallery and museum in England · 3.3 km
- [Museum of Computing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museum-of-computing/): Museum in Swindon, England, United Kingdom · 3.2 km
- [REME Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/reme-museum/): Military museum of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, started in 1958 in Arborfield, Berkshire · 13 km
- [Wootton Bassett Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-wottoon-bassett-museum/): Municipal building in Wootten Bassett, Wiltshire, England, UK · 6.7 km
- [The Coombes, Hinton Parva](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-coombes/): Protected area in Wiltshire, England · 11 km
- [Arkells Brewery House  Brewery House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arkells-brewery/): House in Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · 4.6 km
- [Blakehill Farm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blakehill-farm/): Protected area · 7.1 km
- [Clattinger Farm Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clattinger-farm-nature-reserve/): Protected area · 13 km
- [Cleveland Lakes Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cleveland-lakes-nature-reserve/): Protected area · 10 km

And the other 20, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Cloatley Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cloatley-meadows/), [Clouts Wood Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clouts-wood-nature-reserve/), [Cokes Pit Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cokes-pit-nature-reserve/), [Echo Lodge Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/echo-lodge-meadows/), [Hagbourne Copse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hagbourne-copse/), [Lower Moor Farm Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lower-moor-farm-nature-reserve/), [Morningside Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/morningside-meadows/), [Ravensroost Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ravensroost-nature-reserve/), [Sandpool Farm Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sandpool-farm-nature-reserve/), [Seven Fields](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/seven-fields/), [Shorncote Reedbeds](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shorncote-reedbeds/), [Stoke Common Meadows](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stoke-common-meadows/), [Swindon Lagoons](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/swindon-lagoons/), [Tuckmill Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tuckmill-meadow/), [Upper Waterhay Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/upper-waterhay-meadow/), [Waterhay Reedbeds](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/waterhay-reedbeds/), [Wootton Bassett Mud Spring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wootton-bassett-mud-springs/)
- **Food and drink**: [Cotswold Lakes Brew Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cotswold-lakes-brew-co/), [Ermin Food & Wine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ermin-food-wine/), [Hop Kettle Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hop-kettle-brewing-company/)

## When to go to Swindon

The best time to visit Swindon is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 05 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 42 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 36 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 23 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 23 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 58 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 24 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 22 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 32 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 37 |

In June there are 16 h 23 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37. In April, 44 of the 44 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Swindon

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 66 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.5732%2C-1.8218)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.5732%2C-1.8218)

## Other towns nearby

- [Wantage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wantage/): 24 places · 27 km
- [Brize Norton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brize-norton/): 34 places · 28 km
- [Devizes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/devizes/): 31 places · 28 km
- [Inkpen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/inkpen/): 40 places · 33 km
- [Cheltenham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cheltenham/): 53 places · 39 km
- [Bath, Somerset](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bath/): 92 places · 42 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Swindon?

The best known: [Barbury Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/barbury-castle/), [Museum of the Great Western Railway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/steam-museum-of-the-great-western-railway/), [Ashton Keynes Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ashton-keynes-castle/), [Bincknoll Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bincknoll-castle/), [Durocornovium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/durocornovium-roman-site/). In all, 44 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Swindon?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 23 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 37.

### How do you get to Swindon?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 66 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.5732%2C-1.8218) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Swindon as the destination and these 44 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).