Swindon, as
you would expect, offers something for everyone - it’s a
shoppers paradise with simply too many shops to list except
to say it boasts many high street names together with many
specialist independent retailers. There’s also the theatre,
arts centres, festivals, great restaurants, fashionable bars
and a premier nightclub. If this wasn’t enough, the
refurbished buildings of the Great Western Railway now house
one of Europe’s largest covered designer outlet centres.
For those seeking more active pursuits, the leisure
activities in Swindon are numerous.
The Oasis
Leisure Centre on its own houses a family beach pool with
giant slides, wave machine and water cannon. It caters for
most sports in the multi purpose sports hall; it has a gym,
4 outdoor Astroturf pitches, an indoor bowling green,
crèche, café, bar and free parking. For the less active
there is the speedway and Swindon FC to follow and you can
always return to the Oasis which hosts regular live events.
Education is well catered for with a variety of primary and
secondary schools and for further education there is the
Swindon College. Within the boundaries of Swindon and set
amidst beautiful countryside, you will find delightful
villages, Victorian Parks and historic market towns. Travel
a little further afield and you will discover historic
houses, prehistoric sites and some of the most breathtaking
scenery to be found in England.
Western Grange is located close to the Orbital Shopping Park
which offers one stop shopping and free parking with not
only big brand shops but also a health club, library and a
variety of restaurants, which cater for all tastes. In
addition, the Redhouse Village Centre, due to open in 2007,
will offer homebuyers the convenience of local shopping.
Discussions
are underway regarding the provision of a Medical Centre.
Western Grange is conveniently situated for the A419 with
direct links to the M4, Bristol, Reading and London. Swindon
main line station offers frequent services to London,
Paddington with a journey time of approximately 1 hour and 5
minutes. The nearest airport is Bristol International, which
is approximately 1 hour and 18 minutes by car from your new
home.
In 1840 the Great
Western Railway reached Swindon and the town was adopted to build
engines and carry out maintenance. So the Railway Town was born and
within 45 years the population grew ten fold, expanding
rapidly to become the biggest
town in Wiltshire.
In 1986 the
railway works closed; its impact was minimal as the Town’s industry
by now was so diverse. The railways heritage lives on in the Steam
Museum and is now an integral part of Swindon’s tourist industry.
And now there’s Priory Vale, a 21st century new contemporary village
situated in North Swindon, an attractive exciting development that
is capturing the imagination of many new homebuyers looking for a
new beginning.
Since
construction began in 2001, the development has grown to reveal the
charm and allure of a traditional village with all the conveniences
of a modern-day setting.