One of the best places I've visited for a while, all the staff are accommodating and knowledgeable. The only issue was their car park barrier which refused anyone in or out!😂 Great place for the whole family. A number of kids area here. 100% recommended.

STEAM in Swindon is an excellent museum made up of static displays, informational videos, and interactive activities. It is a great museum whether you are interested in steam engines or are just looking for something to do. Amazing displays of the old Swindon works and a replica GWR platform are two well presented features of the museum. Boasting a large collection of Great Western locomotives, the museum allows you to walk underneath 4073 Caerphilly Castle and look inside the cab of 6000 King George V. Overall, an excellent museum with lots to look at and do, and the average person would likely spend 2-3 hours here. P.S for steam enthusiasts that want something a little extra... look next door in the designer outlet and you can catch a glimpse at 7821 Ditcheat Manor, courtesy of the West Somerset Railway.

🚂 Full Steam Ahead for an Amazing Day Out! 🚂 STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway in #Swindon is housed in the beautifully restored Swindon Railway Works. But this place isn’t just about trains—it’s about the people, the innovation, and the golden age of rail travel. 🚉✨ From stunning locomotives to hands-on exhibits, the storytelling here is superb. You’re not just looking at old engines—you’re stepping into the workshops, pulling signal levers, and even trying your hand at driving a steam train (spoiler: harder than it looks! 😅). The interpretation is spot-on—engaging, immersive, and never dry. 🎟 Top Highlights: 🚆 Climb aboard historic locomotives and feel the power of steam! 🛠 Explore the workshops where Swindon’s railway town comes to life. 🎩 Meet Brunel (well, his statue)—still looking dapper as ever! Even if you’re not a train buff, you’ll leave feeling converted. This is history done right—fun, fascinating, and full of steam-powered magic. 🔥🚂 Absolutely worth a visit!

Excellent day out for adults and younger. Plenty of steam trains and related exhibits provide plenty to do and see. However, if you're visiting by car read the parking page on their website as they don't have a car park - I parked in the nearby designer outlet one and it was very reasonably priced.

Absolutely brilliant museum, very well laid out with loads of information. Stunning displays. Very well worth a visit.

Excellent museum, we visited with our children on a home-education visit. We did the WW2 bunker experience which was very engagingly described by a member of the museum staff, accompanied by some genuine artifacts from the 1940s. I also particularly enjoyed seeing the real life King George V steam locomotive, the very engine I had on my childhood trainset. Well worth a visit. Parking is the parking for the shopping centre.

Fantastic place with amazing trains, you can even go underneath the train and see how it looks. So much stuff to do. I was able to use there mobility scooter as I'm disabled. Café a little expensive £17 for 3 drinks and 3 flapjacks

We are visiting today. Very tiny Swarovski Outlet shop.It was Quite.Much more comfortable.Customer service depends on the staff. I recommend Phebe. She is very good service and She is very friendly as well. They have renovated the shop for display.Most items prices are already Extra 20% off display. they have rare old items stock.If you are looking for rare old stock items I recommend it to go over there .Grab it when you see rare old items ASAP.We will visit again!!

Shopping Paradise! Good brands at factory outlet prices. The food section is pretty decent. Parking space is big too. The kid's play area is free, and Santa train (£3 pp) are added treats

Loved this outlet. Loved the architecture. They have a nice food court. Children's play area. Plenty of benches and seats to sit down and rest. Parking is across the road which is very big. They have a cute little train that goes around the outlet.

Excellent range of shots and restaurants. Very clean and spacious. Gents W/C could be a bit bigger as there was a queue to use the facilities.

For us, it is a place where we can go easily by car or public transport. Walking distance from GWR railway station. There are many options for everyone from family . You can get clothes, furniture, make-up stuff, kitchen appliances, accessories for decoration, and plenty more things with decent price to higher range depending upon your pocket or budget 😀. For us, it is an outday activity as to go there 😀 buy some stuff for everyone, relax , get some food also . My recommendation is that you can go there at least 1-2 times a year.

Very good selection of ,,down to earth,, shops comparing to Bicester. NEXT could look better, as it is a total chaos and clothes aren’t in order. But all other shops are great. It is also very nice that parking is free if you spend 100£!

Really excellent shopping centre with every shop you could want there. My wife and I both got bargains in the various stores.. Quality gear at very good prices.. It is located in the old Great Western Railway engine sheds and I loved the utilisation of an old building. They have kept some of the infrastructure like overhead gantry cranes to demonstrate the machinery installed for use manoeuvring trains around.. Excellent.

Excellent collection of early computers and gaming devices, mostly from the 70s and 80s. If, like me, you run out of fingers counting the machines on display that you once owned then you're officially getting old! So plenty of nostalgia for the older visitors and a glimpse of what oldies played with in their youth for the younger visitors. Overall not to be missed by any self-respecting techo-nerd :-)

I had a blast playing Prince of Persia on an Amstrad era Sinclair and good talk with the owner who filled me in on some of the history . Lots to try and do. Thoroughly recommended .

Amazing nostalgia fest for kids and grown ups of all ages. Friendly knowledgeable staff makers this a museum to visit

We booked a private visit for a home ed group today. This included a 2 hour exclusive visit and a scratch coding lesson if wanted (for approx 8years+) The kids had so much fun playing the retro game consoles and on the computers. They also had lots of things in display cases and information all around. Staff were fantastic with the kids and explained how things worked when needed. I honestly cannot recommend enough! Rest assured all the screens and lighting worked perfectly- it is just my camera.

Most of the computers are set up so you can play with them. I'm old enough to have seen a lot of the tech on display released new but even I learnt stuff and got to play with things I hadn't before. Well worth the visit

Absolutely fantastic museum. Loads of great exhibits, with really clear information. Best part is there are dozens of hands on machines to play with. Experience what it was like loading games from tape. Play the original Lemmings on an Amiga 500. Set a new high score in Duck Hunt. Staff really friendly too and great for families. Highly recommended.

We stumbled upon this place today, and couldn't resist popping in to take a look. Wow! Such an amazing collection, and so many machines on for you to play with. I had a chat with one of the volunteers about the Amiga and Atari ST. He suggested I have a look at the ST, and see if it could match the Amiga (I was an Amiga fan back in the day). Unfortunately, he was busy talking to someone else when it came time to leave, so I wasn't able to confirm that the Amiga was indeed king in that particular battle. Anyway, I digress. The volunteers are friendly and willing to chat if you want to. The price was a massive surprise. For the fun we had, we feel the visit was an absolute bargain. If you have the slightest interest in computers or video games, you have to pay this place a visit.

Visited for the first time at the new location, we were with our grandchildren 9 & 7. The girls especially enjoyed the interactive items and the pocket money gems & crystals. Inspired by the visit they set up a museum when they arrived home. The team were all friendly and informative.

A lovely little look into local history, topped off with some of the most interesting art I have yet seen come out of Swindon. Would love to pop back when they have an event on.

Wow! Impressive. My only complaint concerns one area where it is woke. I refer to the large sword on display with a notice advising that the owner's bones were removed to afford him some dignity! Other museums display ancient bones. Come on! Not down THAT road.

We visited with our grandson. Plenty to keep him interested. Not very big and no cafe on site but did enjoy the Lowry painting especially.

Visited this morning with a friend and was pleasantly surprised how interesting this new museum is. We spent about an hrs and a half looking around. The exhibitions were amazing. Not at all crammed as there is so much space. And the forthcoming exhibitions look very interesting as well. It's about time Swindon had a proper museum. Well done all who had a hand in it. If you need a volunteer ever just let me know. I encourage everyone to visit.

Very nice little museum for looking into local history in Swindon back to the stone age. Has a little shop and toilets too.

Alright for a short excursion but don't expect a day out. Some interesting items. The art section was particularly disappointing, the standard was that of school kids art. And Swindon wants to waste money on a art gallery, please don't if this is what your are going to fill it with.

Watched Cinderella on Boxing Day and it was fantastic the staff were all super friendly, easy to navigate, and ample parking was clean and tidy inside. Exceptional cannot wait to return next year.

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SHOW 👏 👌 Went to the wyvern production of cinderella last night 06/12/2024 I haven't laughed so much for a longtime. David Ashley as Molly Miggins and Ben Goffe as Buttons were Amazing 👏 🤩 😍 They should be starting at the London Palladium. Thank you for a really brilliant show.

Took my class here for a school trip to the Cinderella Pantomime; it was a fantastic venue and worth the journey. Every seat has a good view of the stage and the production was fantastic. I would now look at events here for myself and my own children to come to.

Went to see Tap Factory at Wyvern recently. Car Parking is not easy as very limited spaces close to the Theatre. Nice cafe/bar area selling good drink options. Food options pretty limited. We had a great view of the stage from our seats in the Stalls. Sound quality was very good. Staff were helpful and friendly.

Nice theatre, fabulous friendly staff and varied menu for snacks and drinks. A large glass of wine at 250ml I think is on the dear side at £10.90 while a large baileys is £5.80. Soft drinks are around £4. Porpcorn, crisps, savoury snacks £3-£5 and chocolate bags £4. Front row is a little too near the stage if you like to not have your feet under you, seats however are an average size.

Nice venue, comfortable seats. Good view from seat..sound was very good. Staff very very friendly, only down side was how expensive the drinks are in the bar.

The venue is on the smallish side. There is a car park just outside which was £2 for over two hours after 6PM (£1 if under 2 hours). My favourite band was performing there. They sound better in some other (bigger) venues, maybe something to do with acoustics. Tickets on the phone were accepted 👍

I found Sally very accommodating, with a warm welcome. I went with the lamb shank and do recommend it, on a bed of creamy mash and a separate bowl of vegetables. I finished my evening with something sweet and sticky, delicious. Next time I'm in the area I'll make sure I pop in. I would like to add a mention for the staff who were attentive, but not overbearing. It's always good to into a restaurant where the staff are happy and smiling. A big thank you to Sally for providing a pleasurable evening for me and my three guests.

I had the braised beef and ale stew, and my sister had the beef fajitas. My sister thought the fajitas were the best ever and I really enjoyed mine. A couple of pints of Madri and my sister just had tonic waters. Would thoroughly recommend as all other dishes coming out looked equally delicious.

Went here for a Sunday Carvery. OMG what a great place. The Carvery was absolutely fantastic. Menu has so many good dishes to offer. Will have to do a number of visits I we want to try the other dishes.

we spent a wonderful hour and a half, the food was delicious and at a very nice price, this is the moment when for the price you get more than you expect. The food was prepared very quickly for three people in under 20 minutes. Having read the reviews, I was ready for the 'grumpy' Lady 😄, so it was not a surprise for me. She reminded me of the famous cat and made me want to smile all the time 🤭. The only downside is the pressure about an hour and a half, during online booking this appeared 2 or 3 times, although no one told us about it in the restaurant, but when I came with friends, I had to control myself and look at my watch all the time, which of course makes the visit not so comfortable and pleasant. I can also understand the owners of the restaurant, since it is in great demand. We were on Friday at 2 pm and there were noticeably a lot of people. If you come in a company for a few hours to relax, you will probably need to look for another place, here - eat and leave

I was couple of time in Sally’s Pub and it’s always really pleasure experience and meal are amazing 🤩 I was nicely suprised and atmosphere is very welcoming . Highly recommended for everyone:)

We came over to here on the spur of the moment, my son had a table booking for two, then phoned and asked to increase it to four people👍 We have been coming here for years! It has always been a fantastic place to come and eat out, with quality food and a lovely atmosphere. It's generally a busy place, but more so with the build up to Christmas, with lots of work events being held in groups. There is a huge conservatory at the front end, which has seating, a middle bar section with nicely spaced tables. There is also a carvery area at the left hand side of the building too, all these are positioned around the central bar. This place is huge! Service was very prompt, there was so much choice from the menu, we had to have more time to choose!🤷‍♂️😆 We ordered drinks and food at the same time. Well it wasn't long before all our meals turned up😋 The size of the meals are very big, so make sure you have a great appetite! They did offer a take out box if we couldn't eat it all👍 There is a section of small meals to choose from, which is brilliant. The food was very tasty and great value, we were very impressed! This is a place to come and try, if you haven't been before👍 A huge car park here and some disabled access parking. Can't wait to come back and chose more from the menu😋😀

Amazing food. Good service from the waitress. Establishment very clean. HOWEVER…. Sadly the proprietor or manager is always gruff and unpleasant. Every visit. Time and time again. So unnecessary. Pick up your skirt and figure out if you want to be in hospitality or not. You have customers who want to frequent the place, but without your lousy attitude. P.S. stop overcharging people. Not ok. Edit: another occasion we went our food had been burnt.

Absolutely amazing steak! Booked a table for the all you can eat steak and got so full we left early. They had the best steak meat I have tried in the UK and you can keep asking for more. The sides were also very tasty and you get to choose another every time you ask for more steak. Absolutely recommend! My new favourite restaurant in Swindon.

Lovely food and excellent service. I don't give 5 stars, I give genuine reviews. The 'Beef on the Rocks' is brilliant as is the Black Cod. The Kenzo Classics as a tapas/sharing vibe are also tasty. Really, really good Halloumi Fries. Wine is very reasonably priced - a small (6 of which 3 can be by the glass) but good selection.

First time dinning at this infamous venue and restaurant highly recommended by locals. Loads of good dishes to choose from. Was a great dining experience and would highly recommend and be more than happy to back regularly. Had the vietnamese baby squid starters which was well executed. Then had the Grilled Chicken with mustard sauce, succulent and well cooked chicken with herby mustard sauce packed with flavour. Then we ordered a medium rare tomahawk which was worth the wait. The choices of sides and sauces were done just right. The meat was well aged, based on its tenderness and well seasoned, full of flavour. Then finished off with sticky toffee pudding which was perfect finish for my palette. The staff, the food and ambience was exquisite and perfect for any dining experience. Will definitely be back for more food exploration. Fantastic restaurant for steak lovers. Thoroughly loved it all

WOWWWW!! This restaurant is a must visit! The Steak eat all you can was so AMAZING! The food, the atmosphere & most of all, the customer service was Top notch! Martina the Asst Manager looked after us so well and made sure we are happy with our family dinner. She’s fully an asset to your company. Please extend our thank you. Made our family dinner extra special!

Visited on the 17/01/25 and I had chicken Dijon which comes with side of veg and my partner had the T-bone steak and both were cooked to perfection the peppercorn sauce was Devine.! Will be back.!

First time my wife and I have been here, Amazing food great deal all you can eat steak, ribeye and sirloin that you cook on a hot stone brilliant.

Food was amazing, Mo our waiter was lovely quick and attentive. 10/10 would recommend

Hi Moshan I just wanted to say thank you for being consistently the best takeaway in Swindon. We’ve been ordering from your for years now. I know when I order from you I’m guaranteed an excellent meal. Your fried chicken is the best, your gravy we have pots frozen to reuse, the curry is fantastic and the jerk chicken is spectacular. We like ordering from your website directly as well, because we know we’ll get food delivered with care by lovely people. One man in particular is always nice and has a chat. Keep up the good work as you make our takeaway days feel worth while.

Ordered Chicken Skewer Lamb steak with mash potato Delicious dishes, first time ever tired Jamaican food and I loved it. It’s on sweeter side but delicious Staff was good, could do with a bit more Jamaican ambience £35 including a pint

Went for the first time for my Birthday. The food was freshly cooked and absolutely delicious. Will definitely be making this a regular place to eat.

Always great food, i ask for extra veg or to swap something always receive so thank you so so much proper flavorful chicken and sauce. Mac and cheese always on point just all round great restaurant 👊

I have eaten here multiple times. If my friends and I are going out, this is where we start. I recently had my Mother and her sisters visit and this is the first place to eat I took them. They loved it! This is a fantastic place with fantastic food!

Really fantastic food. Very pleasant service as well. Small but comfortable upstairs restaurant above the takeaway. I had the salt cod fritters to start and the mixed grill for main, both generous portions, cooked to perfection and melt in the mouth food. My new favourite Swindon eating place. Can't wait to try the other menu items which all look amazing. Staff really friendly and accommodating. Look forward to my next visit :)

Amazing food,even though a Covid-slimmed-down menu meant there was no bun & cheese or homemade cake, but fabulous reggae music playing in the background. Lovely people, had a great time, would definitely go back again & again & again. It's a small place across two floors so book ahead! Oh and I loved the salt n pepper pots 😂

Amazing food, exceptional service and a birthday cake for our friend too. There were also a couple of banners around our table. As always unable to eat all of my food but boxes are available to take your leftovers home if you wish to. Cannot recommend the Greek Olive highly enough !!

A Superb Experience. The waiter was incredible. Friendly, quick and polite. The food was absolutely delicious. It was my partner's birthday and they put a balloon on our table, made a fuss of her and gave her some lovely cake with sparkler in it. Also the bill was a lot lower than expected. We will be back. Highly recommend.

Myself and my wife went there for the first time for our wedding anniversary and the the food was amazing and the staff were fantastic they really went the extra mile to make it really special for us we will definitely be returning I highly recommend booking the greek olive you won't be disappointed 🥰⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Upon arrival my partner and I had to wait a few minutes for a table, in which we were offered a complimentary shot whilst we waited. The staff were super friendly and the food was served relatively quick. I had the Mixed Grill and my partner had the Chicken Gyros, they are super generous with portion sizes, excellent value for money no doubt about it. We were then offered a complimentary dessert and another shot to finish off our experience (would highly recommend getting a taxi if you like a drink 🤣) Booking in advance is recommended as they are super busy in there (to no surprise!) Dining here is a must if you are in the area, we will be back again!!

I visited the Greek Olive on the recommendation of a Greek colleague and it definitely exceeded the recommendation! From the moment I arrived, I was greeted by very friendly staff, who welcomed me to the family-run restaurant with genuine smiles. I quickly noted a variety of customers from birthday parties, families, couples, friends and locals popping in for food. I thought this boded well for my experience and I was so right! Three very generous starters of aubergine dip, prawns and sausage were served quickly. The prawns were big king size ones and there were so many of them! They were absolutely delicious but it was such a huge portion (think main course serving and then some!) that I was forced to share. The aubergine dip was lovely. Followed by the ribeye steak (cooked perfectly rare) and halloumi skewers. Both mains were again very generously portioned - see photos - but sadly were not finished due to the sheer portion sizes. We were then offered, on the house, tasting portions of dessert; apple in pastry. They were warm, crispy and delicious, however, one remained uneaten due to being so full. Overall, the Greek Olive is a wonderful, genuinely local restaurant offering very good food and incredible value for money. I will definitely be returning but having learnt from the above, will probably share one starter between 4 people or forgo a starter altogether so I have room for my main!

Visited for the first time this week. The servers were so kind, I went for a birthday meal with my friend. Large glasses of wine were top notch!! I ate the best food of my life, I couldn't stop the happy dance I was doing. We got given dessert and a shot on the house. I would come back for the service alone but I still think about the food when I lay in bed at night. I have found a new religion, and that is The Greek Olive!!

Food was amazing. I'm a very greedy person, and the portion sizes impressed even me. The service was exceptional, and the atmosphere was the same. Value for money is spot on. Probably worth booking ahead - the place was very busy and some walk-ins were politely turned away!

I've visited Mabel's a few times over the last year. It's conveniently located on the corner of Newport Street and Devizes Road. They've great tasting coffee, and wow, a superb Pain au Raisin - tried one today and loved it. A flat white and my treat cost a reasonable £5.40 I used the conveniently located on-Street parking across the road. Just be aware the coffee shop is card only. Definitely recommend and will continue to visit both here and their sister shop in Tadpole.

Had heard good things about Mabels.but was really disappointed. I was hoping sandwiches would be freshly made but it was the standard coffee shop chilled selection. I had a tuna melt which was the worst I had ever had. Bread was like rock and the filling tasted like vinegar..thin, runny and unpleasant to taste. My partner asked if there was a toilet and told no...I get there is no legal requirement for a small cafe but the staff member made no effort to help or suggest somewhere to go (presumably staff use somewhere). In fact she was more interested in playing on her phone than helping us. There are much better cafes in Old Town...we won't be back to this one.

Mabel's are card only. The staff looked me up and down and said we don't deal with that stuff (my cash) as though it's dirty stuff. I said I only ever use cash, said how the use of cash has increased and they said we don't care. I replied you've permanently lost my custom I'll find some where else that accepts cash and has better staff. They shrugged their shoulders and said whatever, who's next, to which I then left

Coffee is poor for an outlet that 'specialises' in all things coffee. I don't think the machine is up to the job as it is rarely hot enough, plus it is thin and not as good as the previous blend that they used to use. I don't bother with the pastries as they simply don't sell enough. Therefore, chances are that if you buy one it will be 2-3 days' old and a bit chewy (as I and others experienced). Ben the Barista is a nice guy and cares a lot. Nice atmos and it could be a really good place, but need to get the product right and the rest should follow. Understand though how difficult it is to run a small establishment, but please address the coffee issue.

I went in for a coffee and chocolate brownie this afternoon while my car was in for some work, excellent coffee, delicious brownie and friendly service. It's a nice place to sit and have a drink while watching the world go by. 👍

Its an absolute joy to have this wonderful coffee shop in Old Town to add to our growing cafe culture! The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are fabulous. I love the seats out front - feels like you're in Bath or in France! the staff are all very helpful and friendly. I love purchasing the fresh bread when I'm passing and the brownies are extremely popular with my girls. Well done Mabels!

Pretty nice little café. Coffee was good. Staff are friendly but not enough of them, so service was a tad slow. They don't make any of their own food, all is brought in as far as I could see, which for me is lacking in a lot of cafés, not just this one.