Wanborough, Swindon

Name: Wanborough
Address: Swindon, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Swindon

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Wanborough is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3.5 miles southeast of Swindon town centre. The settlement along the High Street is Lower Wanborough, while Upper Wanborough is on higher ground to the southwest. The parish includes the hamlets of Horpit and Foxhill, 1.5 miles to the southeast. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°32'47"N, 1°41'58"W

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

Nearby attractions include: County Ground, Coate Water, Liddington Castle, Museum of Computing.

3.3 miW
Outdoor activities, Sport venue, Football
County Ground, Swindon
84 min walk • The County Ground is a stadium located near the town centre of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and has been home to Swindon Town Football Club since 1896. The current capacity of 15,728, all-seated, has been at that level since the mid-1990s.
2 miW
Park, Nature and wildlife, Body of water
Coate Water, Swindon
52 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.
2.1 miS
Forts and castles
Liddington Castle
54 min walk • Liddington Castle, locally called Liddington Camp, is a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age univallate hill fort in the English county of Wiltshire. At 277 metres, it is the highest point in the Borough of Swindon. It is sited on a commanding high point close to the Ridgeway and covers an area of 3 hectares.
3.6 miW
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of Computing, Swindon
93 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.
3.3 miW
Church
Christ Church, Swindon
84 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.
3.4 miW
Museum, Art museum
Swindon Art Gallery, Swindon
87 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.
~1790 ftS
Church
St Andrew's Church
9 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in the village of Wanborough in north Wiltshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Bristol, one of only three churches in England to have a western tower and a central spire.
3.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Rood Church, Swindon
89 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.
3.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon
86 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.
1.9 miW
51°32'41"N • 1°44'35"W
Richard Jefferies Museum, Swindon
48 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
1.7 miW
Archaeological site
Day House Lane Stone Circle, Swindon
45 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.

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Pinnegar Way • Lines: 2 (40 min walk)