Swindon Heritage Preservation

Railway Village Museum Weekly Opening 2024

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road,, Swindon, Select a State:, United Kingdom

Step back in time at this Swindon Railway Village cottage where you can discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights sounds and smells of local community life and learn how a Great […]

Heritage Open Days 2024: Railway Village Festival

Swindon Railway Village Emlyn Square, Swindon

Emlyn Square is at the heart of Swindon's historic Railway Village; It's set to come alive with exclusive tours, exhibitions, talks, family games and activities - FREE fun for the […]

Railway Village Guided Walk

Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road,, Swindon, Select a State:, United Kingdom

Railway Village Walking Tour  Discover Swindon's historic Railway Village guided by a local historian. FREE (Donations Welcome) - Booking is essential for this walking tour to avoid disappointment. Tour Duration: […]

Pub Walk and Talk – Heritage Open Days 2024

Cricketers Cricketers, 14 Emlyn Square,, Swindon, United Kingdom

Connecting the pubs in Emlyn Square Join us for a guided tour of the Bakers and Cricketers in Emlyn Square the heart of Swindon's historic Railway Village. With the coming of the railway to Swindon in 1841 the locomotive repair Works and all that was to follow from 1843 there came an unprecedented explosion of […]

Free

Pub Walk and Talk – Heritage Open Days 2024

Cricketers Cricketers, 14 Emlyn Square,, Swindon, United Kingdom

Connecting the pubs in Emlyn Square Join us for a guided tour of the Bakers and Cricketers in Emlyn Square the heart of Swindon's historic Railway Village. With the coming of the railway to Swindon in 1841 the locomotive repair Works and all that was to follow from 1843 there came an unprecedented explosion of […]

Free

Connecting the Pubs in Emlyn Square by John Stooke

Cultural Heritage Institute Station Industrial Estate, Shed 11, London St,, Swindon, United Kingdom

Revisiting some of the alehouses that loomed large in the lives of the GWR community With the coming of the railway to Swindon in 1841, the locomotive repair Works and all that was to follow from 1843, there came an unprecedented explosion of the working population. “New Swindon” was first centred on GWR’s “factory village” […]

Free

The Great Wall of Swindon – by Jack Hayward

Central Community Centre, SN1 5BG Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, United Kingdom

Where is the Great Wall of Swindon and why was it built? Have you ever wondered why this wall exists? The Great Wall of Swindon flows like a river of […]

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