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 1840s, the Great Western Railway chose to site its locomotive repair works here, in open countryside mid-way between Bristol and London. That decision changed Swindon […]
Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and […]
Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and […]
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 […]
Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us at The Railway Village Museum to step back in time at the cottage to discover Victorian traditions. Witness the sights, sounds and smells of local community life, and learn how a Great Western Railway worker would have lived with their family living in Swindon c1901. What are the details? This approximately 30 minute […]