Something for Everyone
Lydiard Park is a beautiful historic parkland on the western edge of Swindon. The Palladian house, walled garden, parkland and children's play area offer something for everyone, all year round. With a programme of special events and the changing nature of the seasons, there's always something new to enjoy on a visit here.
Once the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke, there's a wealth of history waiting to be discovered as you tour round the beautifully-restored State Rooms of Lydiard House, with its original furnishings, ornate plasterwork and family portraits. Traditions, a new display of stunning embroidery, created especially by the Great Western Embroiderers, opens at the end of March. Next door, St Mary's Church is packed with intriguing monuments to the St John family, including the unique triptych and Golden Cavalier statue.
The ornamental fruit and flower Walled Garden has been faithfully restored with stunning displays of flowers, fruit trees and topiary – as spring turns to summer, the changing displays of flowering plants bring new colour to the garden. This summer, we are selling a variety of plants grown in the gardens.
If you're looking for some more energetic activity, Lydiard Park hosts a weekly 5km Parkrun every Saturday – for more details and how to join, see Parkrun Swindon website or you can help out some important charities by supporting some of the fundraising events that take place here - this year's Race for Life is on 9 and 10 June.
The park provides different wildlife habitats, including the historic woodlands and the lakes and stream, and is home to a variety of birds, mammals, amphibians and invertebrates. To find out more about the site's wildlife, we have special events all through the year – check out our guided walks. And discover the latest activities on our Events page
Green Flag
In July 2011, Lydiard Park was named as one of the nation’s best green spaces and was awarded a Green Flag, along with Green Heritage status, in recognition of achieving the required standard in the management and interpretation of a site with historic importance.
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