Wroughton, Swindon

Name: Wroughton
Address: Swindon, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Swindon

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Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in northeast Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and lies along the A4361 road between Swindon and Avebury; the road into Swindon crosses the M4 motorway between junctions 15 and 16. The village is about 2.2 miles south of Swindon town centre on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town of Marlborough is about 11 miles to the south via the B4005 at Chiseldon and the A346 road. The World Heritage Site at Avebury is about 7 miles to the south. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°31'28"N, 1°47'28"W

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Wroughton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swindon Designer Outlet, Coate Water, Museum of Computing, Christ Church.

2.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swindon Designer Outlet, Swindon
66 min walk • Swindon Designer Outlet is a covered designer outlet in Swindon, England. The outlet occupies the restored Great Western railway works and is owned by McArthurGlen. Built by Tarmac Construction and opened in March 1997, it is located a few miles from junction 16 of the M4 motorway.
2.3 miNE
Park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
Coate Water, Swindon
60 min walk • Coate Water is a country park situated 5 km to the southeast of central Swindon, England, near junction 15 of the M4. It takes its name from its main feature, a reservoir originally built to provide water for the Wilts & Berks Canal.
2.4 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of Computing, Swindon
62 min walk • The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing and opened in February 2003.
2.2 miN
Church
Christ Church, Swindon
55 min walk • Christ Church is a grade II* listed church in Cricklade Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was built in 1851 to a design by George Gilbert Scott. The church is one of two major buildings in Old Town, the other being the old town hall, only a few minutes walk away.
2.4 miN
City hall
Swindon Town Hall, Swindon
62 min walk • Swindon Town Hall is a former municipal building in Swindon, England which was built in to be a centrepiece of New Swindon. It is currently used by Swindon Dance, a National Dance Agency. It is a Grade II listed building.
2 miN
Museum, Art museum
Swindon Art Gallery, Swindon
53 min walk • Swindon Museum and Art Gallery is located in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, in a listed building on the corner of Bath Road and Victoria Road in Swindon's Old Town. The Swindon Art Gallery has a collection of 20th-century British art which was established in 1944 by a local benefactor, H.J.P.
2.4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
62 min walk • Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1851 as a chapel and was rebuilt as a church in 1905. It is situated on the corner of Groundwell Road and Lincoln Street in the centre of the town.
2 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon
51 min walk • Swindon Arts Centre is a 212-seat entertainment venue located in the Old Town area of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It opened in 1956. The Swindon Arts Centre is situated at the heart of Swindon's Old Town on Devizes Road.
2.3 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
60 min walk • The Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, Wiltshire, is named after the mythical wyvern which was once the emblem of the kings of Wessex. It was opened on 7 September 1971 by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. It is managed on behalf of Swindon Borough Council by Wyvern Theatre Ltd, a subsidiary of HQ Theatres Ltd.
0.9 miSW
Park
Clout's Wood, Swindon
23 min walk • Clout's Wood is an 11.78 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1951. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
2.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Day House Lane Stone Circle, Swindon
64 min walk • Day House Lane Stone Circle, also known as Coate Stone Circle, is a stone circle near the hamlet of Coate, now on the southeastern edge of Swindon, in the English county of Wiltshire. Five partly buried stones remain at the site.