Tourist Attractions
Below is a list of the most popular tourist attractions near the Madison Hotel, Swindon.
Swindon
Swindon has its origin as a small market town, used mainly for barter trade until the mid-1800s. The original Swindon is now known as Old Town. Take time to wander through its quiet courtyards and alleyways or enjoy a vibrant mix of traditional shops and pubs alongside modern outlets and stylish cafes and bars.
Swindon Designer Outlet
Swindon Designer Outlet is a large outlet village offering designer labels at discount prices, permanently reduced by up to 60% everyday. Enjoy savings on a whole range of designer brands from fashion to footwear and homewares to handbags.
swindondesigneroutlet.com/
Swindon Great Western Railway Steam Museum
Museum of the Great Western Railway is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building in the heart of the former Swindon railway works.
The Museum tells the story of the men and women who built, operated and travelled on the Great Western Railway - 'God’s Wonderful Railway' - a railway network that, through the pioneering vision and genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was regarded as the most advanced in the world.
steam-museum.org.uk/Lydiard Park
Lydiard Park is a beautiful historic parkland on the western edge of Swindon. The Palladian house, walled garden, parkland and children's play area offer something for everyone, all year round. With a programme of special events and the changing nature of the seasons, there's always something new to enjoy on a visit here.
lydiardpark.org.uk/Stonehenge
Stonehenge, one of the most important prehistoric monument and landmarks in Britain, is located in Wiltshire and has attracted visitors from the earliest of times. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge was completed about 3500 years ago and dates back 5000 years in its first stage. Stonehenge is a timeless monument which stands as a testament to those who built it, with the first stones thought to have been erected around 2400-2200 BC and the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC.
stonehenge.co.uk/Longleat
Longleat House is a beautiful Elizabethan country house set in over 900 acres of parkland and a further 8000 acres of woodland, lakes and farmland, in Warminster, Wiltshire, adjacent to the village of Horningsham. The house was designed mainly by Robert Smythson, built by Sir John Thynne and completed by 1580. One of the most beautiful stately homes open to the public, Longleat House is now home to Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, a direct descendant.
longleat.co.uk/Distance to Longleat: 46.3 miles