A guided tour - Swindon & GWR - the full story
Designer Outlet main entrance, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2DY
In the 1840’s the Great Western Railway chose to site its locomotive repair works in what was open countryside mid-way between Bristol and London, near to the small market town of Swindon. That decision changed Swindon forever. The first railway workers and the generations that followed them forged Swindon’s character and pioneered the town’s evolution into a dynamic and prosperous industrial centre in the south-west of England. Join this guided tour to hear Swindon’s GWR story, one of pioneering ideas, community initiatives and social change.
The Tour follows a circular, mainly flat route of about 2 miles, meeting your guides at the main/Kemble Drive entrance to the Designer Outlet. You will be then be taken through the Tunnel and around the Railway Village to end in the Carriage Works where you will see how this industrial building is currently being re-imagined for the 21st Century as a networking hub to connect start-up organisations in the creative sector.
Timings & Tours
- Thursday 12 September:
- 1300 - 1500
Location & directions
Designer Outlet main entrance, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2DY
- Directions:
- Ten minutes walk from Swindon Station or park at Designer Outlet North carpark on Kemble Drive
- Contact on day:
- Karen Julia Phimister
- Telephone number:
- +447392109774
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- To book your space(s) on this tour email Karen Phimister at [email protected]
- Booking contact name:
- Karen Phimister
- Booking telephone number:
- +447392109774
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking opens:
- 08 Aug 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 12 Aug 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
If you require wheelchair access please contact the organiser beforehand to discuss
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 15
- Est. tour duration:
- 2 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
