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Photo of Broad Town White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.

Broad Town White Horse© The Nature Box / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Places to explore near Swindon StationSwindon

31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

National Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

4.1 km S

Photo of Broad Town White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Broad Town White Horse

Hill figure near Broad Town

The northernmost Wiltshire horse, reputedly cut in 1864, clinging to a steep slope above the village.

8.6 km SW

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

9 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of the River Thames, a 135-mile river navigation running from Cricklade to Teddington, England.Highlight

River Thames

River navigation

The non-tidal Thames — 45 locks of managed river between Cricklade's meadows and the tideway at Teddington.

9.1 km N · spans 7 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Coate Water Country Park, a country park near Swindon, Wiltshire, south west England.

Coate Water Country Park

Country park near Swindon

A country park in Wiltshire.

3.2 km SE

Photo of Arkell's Brewery, a brewery near Swindon, Wiltshire, south west England.

Arkell's Brewery

Brewery near Swindon

Family brewery founded in 1843 at Kingsdown, Swindon, still brewing traditional ales with tours of its Victorian brewhouse.

3.4 km NE

Photo of Mouldon Hill Country Park, a country park near Swindon, Wiltshire, south west England.

Mouldon Hill Country Park

Country park near Swindon

A country park in Wiltshire.

3.5 km NW

Lydiard Park

Country park near Swindon

A country park in Wiltshire.

4.2 km W

Stanton Park

Country park near Swindon

A country park in Wiltshire.

4.6 km NE

Photo of The Coombs, Hinton Parva, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Swindon, Wiltshire, south west England.

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

SSSI near Swindon

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire.

8 km E

Photo along the Ridgeway, an 86-mile National Trail running from Avebury to Ivinghoe, England.

The Ridgeway

National Trail

Britain's oldest road — a prehistoric chalk track past Avebury, hillforts and white horses.

8.2 km SE · spans 5 counties

Photo of Barbury Castle Country Park, a country park near Broad Town in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.

Barbury Castle Country Park

Country park near Broad Town

A country park in Wiltshire.

8.4 km S

Everything else within 10 km (19) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.