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  • Map of the Works Heritage Trail Route

    Walk the Works Heritage Trail

    Swindon Railway Village Emlyn Square, Swindon

    The Works Heritage Trail guides you around Swindon’s beautifully preserved Railway Village, through the Tunnel and around the former GWR Works – the original industrial heart of Swindon. In the […]

  • Swindon Arts Fringe 2025

    Carriage Works Carriage Works, London Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    This external event is organised by Artsite People Places Partnership. Swindon Arts Fringe Festival Swindon Arts Fringe Festival (SWAF) returns to Swindon Town Centre for a second year and hopes […]

  • Picture of Meet Mrs Smith

    Meet Mrs Smith – Signal Festival

    Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Meet Mrs Smith as she offers a tour of her Victorian Cottage at the Railway Village Museum. Actor and history addict Louise Jordan guides you through her cottage in this exclusive tour. […]

  • Heritage Open Days 2025

    Heritage Open Days 2025!

    Swindon Railway Village Emlyn Square, Swindon

    Join us to celebrate Heritage Open Days 2025 on Saturday 13th September in Swindon's historic Railway Village! With a range of FREE activities you're set to discover and learn about […]

    Free
  • 200 Years of Britain's Railways in 14 Journeys

    ‘200 Years of Britain’s Railways in 14 Journeys’ by Sherin Aminossehe

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

    The world’s first public railway, the Stockton & Darlington Railway, opened in the northeast of England in 1825 and marked the start of rail travel in Britain and across the […]

  • Meet Mrs Smith

    Step Back in Time: Meet Mrs Smith in Her Victorian Cottage!

    Railway Village Museum 34 Faringdon Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Bring the whole family to the Railway Village Museum for an interactive tour with Mrs Smith, a busy housewife from 1901! Actress and history aficionado Louise Jordan brings history to life as she invites everyone into her cosy Victorian cottage. Families will love this hands-on FREE experience as it brings Swindon history to life in a […]

    Free

  • Swindon Works at War

    ‘Swindon Works at War’ by Jack Hayward

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

    It is 80 years since the end of WW2, and 40 years since the closure of Swindon Railway Works. The Works contribution as a war factory was colossal, its achievements […]

    Free – £5.00

  • Annual General Meeting 2025

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

    You are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 12 PM at the Central Community Centre (Emlyn Square, SN1 5BG).  We look forward to […]

    Free

  • A Stitch In Time Costume Exhibition

    Carriage Works Carriage Works, London Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    A Stitch In Time Costume Exhibition Swindon’s History in the Making: Local Volunteers Unveil Victorian Costume Collection at the Carriage Works SWINDON, UK — Monday 6th – Friday 10th April […]

  • Heritage Open Days 2026!

    Swindon Railway Village Emlyn Square, Swindon

    Join us to celebrate Heritage Open Days 2026 on Saturday 19th September in Swindon's historic Railway Village! The theme this year is "Everyday Histories of Working Lives". With a range of FREE activities you're set to discover and learn about the Village's past, present and future. All told through our heritage buildings and dedicated volunteers. […]

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