Best Places to Visit Near Swindon
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Swindon with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Avebury, Newbury and Thatcham, Witney) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Swindon
Where to go for a weekend trip near Swindon? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Swindon within a 50 mile radius.
Unesco, Locality
![avebury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1d47dabf938d5e45cb4dc7d7ef1db0c4.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![newbury and thatcham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f28e8cb1b965d075a709ffa4cb12bd76.jpg?1599982734)
Town
![witney](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ec00fceed64875cbad896ca557c6181e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![abingdon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e87986de6d8f05f6fc9128f158d3cce7.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![didcot](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/345f14446b822fce1d2001b4fa8a80b9.jpg?1591882156)
Town
![chippenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f1b5070ca3a92f94daefd22de83b4661.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![burford cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/74e3bb6e10629b331b7cc65a5ef746f9.jpg?1609067427)
Town
![cirencester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/84d2bfae0ee690b22be48a069980e0f4.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![devizes](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6095c727dacc02dae272c8a8aecc3db3.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![bourton on the water cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2a59d254658413862c9502a51e0f3349.jpg?1658059338)
Town
![wantage](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3197f6fc81f2f7475e0b682e9df33b0b.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tetbury cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f6c581306e52cd0cbc89e61d15091d66.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![stroud cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f1e36152d41adbe2ed3aca93a72caa2c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![marlborough](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/18a0bf9d2c857662073ba7ac2673cc0d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![malmesbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fb97e959ce2765e8c86986da1bace98d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![hungerford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6ed904799a23fdc7ddcb27d02c0bf0c8.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![corsham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9b26859c7fd8142a5ce0d1c4c1534484.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lacock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e5081653f2051f11b672aa6650a2722a.jpg?1621514929)
Town
![calne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/54eac09b7bb1886e4b349097a3a088a3.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![painswick cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/01e96a28760562b42c408fa0f0346f30.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![faringdon](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7b985d32eff5d3bf71c755b433c46b14.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![cricklade](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c61fe9081d17502ff90e1f720e9e9b3d.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![castle combe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e8f31070f0f25efbf1cae945d1e2cc57.jpg?1648397431)
Town
![royal wootton bassett](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b2c9b8f47f71557eb4a99067a14c5033.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![shrivenham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8d687f1bd7160f0489b9aa706f883878.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![melksham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5579d3cdbac6866f43aff04f6c56f4e9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lambourn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6ae6d5b3f8c67e6298349bf0ab859d37.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![fairford](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/29cdbea7ff4e4929af9faefdc40e4edd.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![bibury cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b6a9b1f4264a5fdc5f8dd8a1da809209.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![eynsham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e6469bb498b5405b39b034b1c74fd9fc.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![nailsworth cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fa9f2a2a0a2b1c48da240c49d49e39e2.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![pewsey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d59069c7fad4a1438a69fdb13bc122af.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![northleach cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5d7b334869e769d6a260a994989731c4.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![sutton courtenay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d506f48e5e9e3ac2ac498c021549c2b8.jpg?1648408200)
Locality
![bampton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d4e3e432600cbdc676f464f6972f8fc2.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6d6e2edb5ef204914c9f08e4fdd30005.jpg?1636887053)
Town
![lechlade](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ade1c62bdb74791a0a363188e12ad864.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![avebury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fbea17115a48ca4a6eb0621bb139860b.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![blewbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2823e1bd7929f76de5fa4cdd40dde412.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![chedworth cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a9ecb02126b392f4720b70ca5e5581a7.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![north leigh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9cd8673488974daef40c2b9a08220e08.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![kemble](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d86612d31264834ab65f9bc5ece5e0fa.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![kintbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1582670bd914035c0602c79d68b6362c.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![shipton under wychwood cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b05e9120f6462dee4459428e0882d699.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![chalford cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/461544179f44d2b2c9a397d1ca8d4e92.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![colerne cotswold water park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/66159cda1cc3f8ad30660afd73d89ba1.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![wingmoor farm meadow](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ed482df4b863e49e79329575b6a5af0d.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![cotswold commons and beechwoods](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ac358092dd6a64424db72053e940017c.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lyneham](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4820591856575b798ab3272eca08b74.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tidworth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ad67a798d97b2c140d224e728e71047f.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Swindon
Best Day Trips from Swindon
![Stowe House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/994c2eeee62cee58d4a656f429dd86f6.jpg?1587561483)
18th-century garden with lakes and temples
![Stourhead](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bf5cb9f502d33c6ac6fb51db14041bed.jpg?1582270511)
![Didcot Railway Centre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a2a5341d9573120d7e205c20fc05e082.jpg?1591882301)
![Cotswold Wildlife Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8d7717f9d5e53e98d7b604ab4414a520.jpg?1609067101)
Landscaped parkland filled with animals
![De Vere Wokefield Estate](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f1f751aec954c5e75e763feda85c88fb.jpg?1582270511)
![West Kennet Long Barrow](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5bfe5c4f4278075800bb5e704a552e44.jpg?1617793714)
Large neolithic chambered tomb remains
![Frilford Heath Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5145288922a44eb12a6acd401804779f.jpg?1582270511)
![Gartell Light Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/425714ed46581f6fd8b339231f7c3da0.jpg?1619854636)
![Wookey Hole Caves](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/994b1dab555dd1f3d4a61cf52afdad91.jpg?1621501546)
![Lacock Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b548e1901463987db9140a8954e36a6d.jpg?1621514712)
Country house and historic village streets
![Croome Court](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0eb8d508a42086d6b3ba115605af82d1.jpg?1582270511)
![Wilton House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e2a9e660bec0b9354a243260bfc6e46.jpg?1629014396)
Stately home with a major art collection
![Silbury Hill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7cd5cc1fbbcc255d649db293e1e37065.jpg?1631454518)
Manmade mound from prehistoric times
![Marwell Zoo](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0038a68327fe3ba9849740213d6d4b39.jpg?1636879920)
Extensive park with giraffes and tigers
![Dyrham Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/50c745ad0665b8371edac70f14ffabf1.jpg?1636887454)
![Uffington White Horse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e0ed77feca0bc6ec7d90a71bbf54f453.jpg?1637081105)
Famous hill figure and castle remains
![St Andrew's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d3c76a2777d190f9bb423f8cb6eb9505.jpg?1641562472)
![Monmouth Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4ba05600c9abaa40e75b5849596b8ff9.jpg?1582270511)
![Bath Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1413a007734f442f015b092990505b91.jpg?1582270511)
![Vale and Downland Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/125d71753e951a2a86a50acc55b73c73.jpg?1582270511)
![Birdland Park and Gardens](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d0e08c621d8ae6e5306d15a0417c1e49.jpg?1658059401)
![Cogges Manor Farm](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c8f979b70ee06b5f94e437f3fadc2797.jpg?1582270511)
![Tolsey Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ac4a430eb7012c0778e356ed4433fae2.jpg?1641561629)
![Wittenham Clumps](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e0c6c13b6f6751acabdfb414a3e2465b.jpg?1582270511)
![Frilford Heath](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d0a5b4879c90e6ed9b328217ad7a50cc.jpg?1582270511)
![Church of St John the Baptist](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fdda16c3cc121745750e26af75cdc353.jpg?1641561699)
![The New Lawn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f72264b4d7962ee59ca779372a36691e.jpg?1582270511)
![Westonbirt Arboretum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/32648ada56d7ad076adfb5d2e2d50153.jpg?1582270511)
![WWT Slimbridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5e11b312d4e3cedcddae5ec63e5a62df.jpg?1582270511)
![St Nicolas Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/140ed4e963fb950a6a2634779c8f3f33.jpg?1582270511)
![Chew Valley Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/015a1da6cb29d6905176711fbfc0f26f.jpg?1582270511)
Large man-made lake and birdwatching site
![Donnington Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b1fd42087571bb25c77fa5e1a9c15380.jpg?1582270511)
Ruined medieval castle built in 1386
![British Motor Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/191cf22b11882d68423a2df764d03345.jpg?1582270511)
![Highclere Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1f5fbafa025fad3af6d8c74ac7c1913e.jpg?1582270511)
Tour the real Downton Abbey and grounds
![Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d0c477d59b733015759997a1624afb72.jpg?1641566823)
![Swinley Forest Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/20f0bf893ae0fa82dc8122146af8361b.jpg?1582270511)
![Malmesbury Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f7231c941df0ca9b2757f20696ac6d6f.jpg?1582270511)
![St. Mary the Virgin Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/830d561ec0186e6905d8f5d429db1813.jpg?1641560951)
![Caen Hill Locks](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a11b7fa70c1178fca79687851e7cf5ca.jpg?1582270511)
![Abingdon County Hall Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a517dfcbcca49de4d46c57da3c8b8d74.jpg?1582270511)
![Buscot House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/c9f024e4df5d3fd8d662c2766b936c8e.jpg?1582270511)
![St Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/711b0fa5aac95b0aa7aef901a5beda06.jpg?1641564260)
![Aldermaston Lock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a276c5d7d1b3647a2e372809c3a84818.jpg?1582270511)
![Kennet Avenue](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0cb19e2306c4be9452f739498d64ad0a.jpg?1582270511)
Avenue of prehistoric standing stones
![Newbury Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1137325fb7f81bcfe4f1bf04c833b467.jpg?1648475305)
![Nunney Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2bd6b2fbc49674cd17842b61370f11b6.jpg?1582270511)
![Bowdown Woods](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/85158bf2443681ad2f2af14402e505f4.jpg?1641556238)
![Bowood House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/22b6ed1c226c2bc80380cbcbbd5e69f2.jpg?1582270511)
Georgian house with family attractions
![Wayland's Smithy](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eb23b04c620d912e29fa573fcb524c2f.jpg?1582270511)
![Museum of Army Flying](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f4744d25ec48314b0c6840c0d171e8d1.jpg?1582270511)
![Wayfarer's Walk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/6498db6d8ccd4dc577a726d0d497155f.jpg?1582270511)
![Aust Cliff](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b7da799955758a801355ad2eac87040f.jpg?1582270511)
![Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b007decd72821c28793343588b712a1e.jpg?1582270511)
![Test Way](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/28f0fd7ad7f225553d52af5e13daa94e.jpg?1582270511)
![Thames Path](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/eb0f717087c000e64a2cc3fd4f336ef0.jpg?1582270511)
![St. Mary's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2d1f2e5a6955678fadde51f8f9220f7c.jpg?1582270511)
![St Cyriac's Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cfd13abff1421d45233cf210b5ec242f.jpg?1621514980)
![Crofton Beam Engines](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/055e53922e87db3a2d38fcb923afcb8d.jpg?1582270511)
![West Berkshire Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/566a998ea743d051baea74715167f723.jpg?1582270511)
![Savernake Forest](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/907cc157bd993d95aa9354297ccb07a7.jpg?1582270511)