Lydiard Park
🏟 Playground & park · Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon
Lydiard Park
A free-to-enter 260-acre historic country park with a large modern playground and separate toddler area, a walled garden, lake and cafe.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Park open to the public all year round; toilets open daily except Christmas Day (31 Oct-31 Mar 7:30am-3:30pm, 1 Apr-30 Oct 7:30am until dusk, max 9:00pm) · Free · No booking needed
About Lydiard Park
Lydiard Park is a historic 260-acre country park at Lydiard Tregoze, about three miles west of central Swindon near junction 16 of the M4, owned and managed by Swindon Borough Council and open to the public all year round. Entry to the parkland is free; there is a small admission charge only for the historic Lydiard House, and parking is pay and display. For families the highlight is a large, modern children's playground with bright slides and climbing and swinging equipment, plus a separate area designed for toddlers, set within easy reach of the main car park and cafe. Around the play areas the park offers acres of open grass, mature trees, a lake and walking routes, along with the restored Walled Garden and the Palladian Lydiard House. The on-site Forest cafe provides refreshments, and there are male, female and disabled toilets as well as an accessible Changing Places facility with a hoist, shower and height-adjustable fittings. Dogs are welcome across much of the park but are kept out of the children's play areas, playing fields, cafe, house and walled garden. With its mix of heritage, nature and dedicated play, it is one of Swindon's most popular family days out.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Children's playground
- Toddler play area
- Historic Lydiard House (admission charge)
- Walled Garden
- Lake
- Forest cafe
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Pay and display car park on site (Hay Lane and Hook Street entrances); season tickets available
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessible facilities including a Changing Places toilet with height-adjustable basin, changing bench, shower and ceiling track hoist
- Dogs: Dogs are welcome in the park but not in the children's play areas, playing fields, Lydiard House, the Walled Garden (except guide dogs), the cafe or indoor Tea Rooms
🧒 Ages & play
- Large children's playground with slides, climbing and swinging equipment
- Separate toddler play area
📍 Nearby places to play
- Mouldon Hill Country Park · approx 2.1 miles · Haydon Wick
- Coate Water Country Park · approx 5.0 miles · Coate
- Matson Park · approx 24.7 miles · Matson
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Lydiard Park free to visit?
Yes. Entry to the parkland is free. There is a small charge only to go inside the historic Lydiard House, and the car park is pay and display.
Does it have a children's playground?
Yes. There is a large modern playground with slides and climbing and swinging equipment, plus a separate toddler play area.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Yes. The Forest cafe serves refreshments, and there are male, female and disabled toilets plus an accessible Changing Places facility.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is a pay and display car park with entrances at Hay Lane and Hook Street, and season tickets are available.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are welcome in the wider park but not in the children's play areas, playing fields, cafe, Lydiard House or Walled Garden (guide dogs excepted).