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Lydiard House

Lydiard House is a grade II listed mansion in Swindon, Wiltshire. It is managed by Swindon Borough Council. Add STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, 3.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 27 places within 15 km.

Photo: Lydiard House, Delta 51 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

200 m

west of Swindon

Run by

Swindon Borough Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum near Swindon

Just outside Swindon

Lydiard House is 200 m west of Swindon. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Swindon has 187 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Swindon

The warmest stretch in Swindon is May to September, at 17–23°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°74 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 8°75 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°76 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Swindon, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Swindon. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Swindon’s full climate →

About

Lydiard House

Grade II listed mansion in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK.

It is run by Swindon Borough Council.

200 m west of Swindon.

Swindon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Swindon Borough Council
Listed: Grade I listed building
Town: 200 m west of Swindon
Official site: lydiardpark.org.uk/visit/museum

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Lydiard House

Orange: Lydiard House.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Swindon is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (183,687 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 200 m east of it

Swindon

183,687 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 800 m northwest of it

Lydiard Millicent

736 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Royal Wootton Bassett

13,002 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Purton

3,193 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Lydiard House is	People	Places to visit
Swindon	200 m east of it	183,687	16
Lydiard Millicent	800 m northwest of it	736	7
Royal Wootton Bassett	2.6 km southwest of it	13,002	5
Purton	2.7 km northwest of it	3,193	6
Wroughton	4.7 km southeast of it	7,276	11

Make a day of it

Places to add to Lydiard House

A visit can add 5 museums, a fort and a heritage railway, from 27 places within 15 km.

MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway3.9 km away 2

FortBarbury Castle9.6 km away 3

MuseumRoyal Wottoon Bassett Museum4.3 km away 4

MuseumMuseum of Computing4.9 km away 5MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon5.1 km away 6

Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway5.1 km away 7Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustAvebury Manor15 km away 8

MuseumNational Collections Centre6.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Lydiard House?

Lydiard House is 200 m west of Swindon, Wiltshire.

What is Lydiard House?

Grade II listed mansion in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Who runs Lydiard House?

Swindon Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Lydiard House?

May to September are the warmest months in Swindon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lydiard House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lydiard House?

Within 15 km: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (3.9 km), Barbury Castle (9.6 km), Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum (4.3 km) and Museum of Computing (4.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Lydiard House: Delta 51, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barbury Castle: Geotrekker72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Wottoon Bassett Museum: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Collections Centre: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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