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Swindon's Lydiard Park Hotel relaunches following £2.6 million refurbishment

30 May 2023
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Business leaders toured the new facilities at Lydiard Park Hotel

Lydiard Park Hotel and Conference Centre in Swindon was officially relaunched this week at a grand unveiling of the new stylish venue, which was attended by over 130 local businesses and suppliers.

On Wednesday night (24 May) guests from local companies including Zurich, Great Western Railway, Arkell’s Brewery and Intel, were treated to tours of the stunning new hotel and conference centre, which has recently undergone an extensive £2.6 million makeover to deliver a modern and stylish destination for business and leisure customers.

The transformational project included a major refurbishment of the hotel’s 32 bedrooms, reception, conferencing suite and the creation of the new Palm Bar and restaurant.

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Set within the historic country estate on the western edge of Swindon, Lydiard Park Hotel now boasts the perfect location for business and leisure overnight stays, weddings, private functions and corporate events.

Thirty-two bedrooms have undergone a complete refurbishment, featuring high-specification bathrooms, luxury furnishings, and amenities to ensure maximum comfort for residents.

The hotel’s largest function room, the Luxborough, has been tastefully remodelled into a modern open-plan, spacious area for events, conferences and special occasions with its own dedicated private bar.

Boasting a 140-seat capacity and views towards the stunning Grade I Lydiard House and Estate Lake, the space integrates perfectly within the new development and will be the go to venue for weddings, conferences and celebrations.

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Making Lydiard Park Hotel and Conference Centre accessible to all, visitors have been a major focus for the multi-million pound project.

Floors have been levelled throughout all public areas and an accessible DDA compliant bedroom and new toilet facilities have been added. The Palm Bar also welcomes well behaved dogs on leads and their owners to relax and enjoy the classy new surroundings.

Councillor Jim Robbins, leader of Swindon Borough Council, who attended the launch event, said: “The transformation of the hotel and conference centre has been outstanding and I’m so pleased to finally see the launch of the new Lydiard Park Hotel and Conference Centre.

“I’m particularly impressed with the new bar and restaurant and I’m sure I’ll try and pop in every time I visit the park.

“Alongside works that have already been completed, this project is part of an ongoing programme to ensure this much-loved site is self-sustainable, which will protect its future as a publicly owned, council-run asset.

“I would urge everyone to visit Lydiard Park and call into the new Palm Bar and enjoy a drink and something to eat in the most stunning surroundings.”


Peter Davison is deputy editor of The Business Magazine. He has spent his life in journalism – doing work experience in newsrooms in and around Bristol while still at school, and landing his first job on a local newspaper aged 19. By 28 he was the youngest newspaper editor in the country.

An early advocate of online news, he spent the first years of the 2000s telling his bosses that the internet posed both the biggest opportunity and greatest threat to the newspaper industry and the art of journalism. He was right on both counts.

Since 2006 he has enjoyed a career as a freelance journalist. He lives in rural Wiltshire with one wife, two children, and three cats.

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