If you've heard of Swindon recently, it's probably because Radio 1's Big Weekend was hosted there. I grew up in Manchester and Nottingham, and have been all over the country for day trips, holidays, short breaks and otherwise. And I would be hard-pushed to find anywhere worse in the UK to stay longer than a day than in Swindon. Firstly, I should point out here that I don't have a car, and if you do have a car you will have a slightly different perspective (and will also be able to make your getaway quicker, a definite advantage). You might be thinking my opinion is partly based on a city girl's experiences, but not really. I like the ...  Read the complete review

Swindon has a bad reputation. It's known to be a miserable place that has little to offer. Well, I'm here to tell you that that is just not true. Now, Swindon is certainly not as exciting as London, it's not as beautiful as Swansea and admittedly there are probably places around Swindon that I would recommend visiting before Swindon. However, Swindon does have a lot to offer and if you do find yourself in Swindon, for whatever reason, hopefully this guide will be useful to you. This guide is written based purely on my experiences of Swindon (I lived there for a long time and still visit at least once a month) so it may not include absolutely everything that ...  Read the complete review

Swindon's one of what those in the know call 'boom towns' - it's growing at an extremely rapid rate, and this growth has been reflected in its town centre which has been given a near-total makeover in the last few years. The focal point in Swindon's town centre is the revitalised Brunel Centre, an indoor shopping centre, with House of Fraser, Virgin and M&S been the anchor stores. It's clean and spacious - a little too spacious in fact, the second floor of the complex is still half-empty since the complex opened a couple of years ago. The rest of the shopping area is open-air, but light, spacious, clean and pedestrianised. All the usual ...  Read the complete review

This is a great place to shop! It`s got the town which is getting loads better lately by bringing a lot of great new shops to Swindon such as H&M, we`re getting a Gap shop there and loads of modern shops. There is three really good place to shop there the town centre, an outlet village which has got a lot of good shops some of which are expensive and green bridge which is just shops like Currys and Powerhose etc... ...  Read the complete review