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Cotswold Water Park Society, Keynes Country Park, Shorncote,
Cirencester, GL7 6DF. Tel: 01285 861459. With more than 140 lakes.
40 square miles of countryside. 74 fishing lakes. To the north
west of Swindon.
SWINDON & CRICKLADE
RAILWAY, Blunsdon Station, Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN25
2DA. Tel: 01793 771615 (weekends). Regular train rides on Sundays
throughout the year and on many Public Holidays. The Swindon
& Cricklade Railway also offers Driving Experiences for those
who would like to take the controls of a steam or diesel locomotive.
swindon-cricklade-railway.org. About 2 miles north west of Swindon.
Lydiard House, Lydiard Park, Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, SN5 3PA.
Tel: 01793 770401. Small stately home where visitors tour the
elegant ground floor apartments which are decorated with ornate
plasterwork and original family furnishings and paintings. Gift
shop, Adventure playground, Café, Visitors centre, Lake
and woodland walks, Picnic area. Location: On the outskirts of
Swindon.
Ashdown House, Lambourn,
Newbury, Berkshire RG17 8RE. Tel: 01793 762209. 17th-century
house. Includes an Iron Age hill fort where King Alfred is thought
to have battled the Danes. Limited opening times. Visitor access
in the house is to staircase (100 steps) and roof only. National
Trust. Charges apply. About 6 miles east of Swindon.
The internationally known Uffington White Horse can been seen
for miles away. The figure has remained clear of turf throughout
its long existence, except for being covered as a precaution,
during the Second World War. Also an Iron Age hill fort named
Uffington Castle. National Trust. About 8 miles east of Swindon.
Avebury Manor & Garden,
nr Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1RF. Tel: 01672 539250. (Avebury
Estate office). 16th-century manor house with lovely Edwardian
garden. The manor house is occupied and furnished by private
leaseholders, who open a part of it to visitors. Restricted viewing.
National Trust. Charges apply. About 9 miles south of Swindon.
Alexander Keiller Museum inc. Barn Gallery, & Avebury stone
circle. World-famous stone circle at the heart of a prehistoric
landscape. World Heritage Site. National Trust. Charges apply.
About 9 miles south of Swindon.
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