Swindon

‘Expect the unexpected. Visit Swindon.’ - Swindon is one of Wiltshire's and the South West’s best kept secrets, a thriving and diverse modern town that is full of hidden gems. Swindon in Wiltshire offers a superb range of entertainment, leisure and accommodation for visitors of all kinds, with something for every budget - from five star breaks to budget days out. Swindon is an easy to reach destination for people visiting Wiltshire or holidaying in the West Country - some 30 miles from Bath and Oxford, and just 16 miles from Cirencester, the capital of the Cotswolds. Swindon is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, South West England, between Bristol. The Town Development Act 1952 led to a major increase in its population.Swindon railway station is on the line from London Paddington to Bristol. Swindon Borough Council is a unitary authority, independent of Wiltshire Council since 1997. Residents of Swindon are known as Swindonians. The town is home to the English Heritage National Monument Record Centre and the headquarters of the National Trust (both on parts of the site of the former Great Western Railway's Swindon Works), and the head office of the Nationwide Building Society.