Swindon
Swindon will always be associated with the Great Western Railway (and for where Diana Dors came from), for this where the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel established the engine-building centre of his famous railway. Engines are no longer built here but the buildings still exist and are now home to the STEAM museum - a treat for kids of all ages.
Other old railway building house the fabulous Swindon Designer Outlet Village, with over 90 stores including Ted Baker, John Lewis Home Outlet and Marks & Spencer Outlet – shopping heaven! There are plenty more shops in the always busy pedestrianised town centre, including a large Debenhams. Also in the town is the undercover Brunel Centre boasting 100 stores, restaurants and cafés, including House of Fraser, Marks & Spencer Topshop, Waterstones and Cargo.
Wander up to the Old Town and get a flavour of the old market town Swindon once was before the railways came, and discover quieter streets with more traditional family-owned businesses and shops.
Check out Swindon's website for its lively programme of music and entertainments all through the year.
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