Refurbished Lydiard Park Hotel and Conference Centre officially launched

By Barrie Hudson - 25 May 2023

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  • The bar is located where the swimming pool once was

    The bar is located where the swimming pool once was

The location often referred to as the jewel in Swindon's heritage crown has begun the latest chapter in its long history.

Rooms have been extensively remodelled
Guests ranging from local historians and heritage groups to local companies and charities, together with VIPs including new Swindon Borough Council leader Cllr Jim Robbins and council chief executive Susie Kemp, were present at the official opening of the refurbished Lydiard Park Hotel and Conference Centre.
The hotel, attached to the historic Grade I Listed Lydiard House owned by Swindon Borough Council for eight decades, has been completely transformed in a project lasting three years.
Previously offering some 35 rooms, the hotel has been remodelled to feature 32, including family rooms and a room specially designed for guests with disabilities.
The restaurant has been completely remodelled, conference capacity expanded from 80 to 120 covers and a new bar, reminiscent of an Art Deco palm court and with an almost full length skylight, has been created where a swimming pool once was.
New Swindon Borough Council leader Cllr Jim Robbins said: "What an amazing asset for Swindon. I think the team have done an absolutely brilliant job on this place.
"They have delivered it on time and on budget - and clearly I'm claiming that as the first Labour victory since we've been in power!
"It's great to be here. I really hope that this is a venue that you can all use, that you can encourage people to use, and we can get people coming in, enjoying the beautiful park that we've got here, get people into the venue and that they can just see what sort of thing we can actually do in Swindon.
"I encourage you all to have a look around, try out the drinks, try out the food, go and look at the rooms, do the tour and just see what a brilliant place this is.
"Hopefully we can use it as a springboard to try to get some more investment in the town, get things going and make Swindon the place we want it to be, and build the better Swindon we've been promising."
 
(All images: Richard Wintle, Calyx)

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