Lotmead Farm

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Friendly pick-your-own fruit farm site on the outskirts of Swindon
A 35-minute drive from the Cotswolds; 15 minutes to the town centre
Playground, nature trail and animals; takeaway café

How to describe life on a fruit farm? Well, after picking a patch among the farm animals and fruit fields at Lotmead Farm, you’ll quickly learn that life is pretty peachy. Squeeze the day at this family-friendly and dog-friendly site on the outskirts of Swindon, 15 minutes’ drive from the city centre and 35 minutes to the characterful Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and begin by picking strawberries for breakfast (when in season) or meeting and greeting pygmy goats, alpacas and guinea pigs in the farm enclosures (during farm opening hours). A convenient stop off the M4, A419 and A420, you’ll be well-set for a simple stay within reach of Swindon’s city centre. Proudly no-frills, this site will take you back to the joy of the basic Wiltshire countryside with no hot water and just toilets on site. Keeping things simple means all the more time to walk the site’s half-mile nature footpath, ending at a lake and bird hide. Perhaps pack for a lakeside picnic full of local food and baked treats from the small farm shop or takeaway café on site (available during farm opening hours). Save room for an afters of berries picked from the fruit farm, of course (charges apply and dependent upon season). If the kids are still raring to go, there’s also an outdoor play area on site. A barbecue will likely help them to unwind… source any missing ingredients from a supermarket within five minutes’ drive (several pubs within the same distance, for when you feel like dining out).

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Lotmead Farm

Wanborough

Swindon

Wiltshire

England

SN4 0SN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

51.56951°N
-1.71965°W

Route directions

Use the entrance to the Pick Your Own farm.

Nearest transport

Coach

0.7 mi Sainsburys

2 mi Sun Inn

Rail

2.8 mi Swindon Rail Station

13.9 mi Hungerford Rail Station

14.1 mi Bedwyn Rail Station

Airport

25.2 mi London Oxford Airport

29.2 mi Gloucestershire Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Retail therapy? Swindon town centre (15 minutes’ drive) has a selection of shops and a designer outlet (15 minutes) for bargain buys. The town has two sides though, also keeping nice green areas such as Coate Water Country Park (five minutes) for angling, bird hides and wildlife-rich woodlands. The adjoining golf course (10 minutes) would make a nice stop-off if you want to perfect your swing. Join the Ridgeway Trail (10 minutes) for a nature trail. Or perhaps head north into the Cotswolds (35 minutes), if boating, hiking or canoeing your way around hillside villages and towns sounds like your idea of a great day out. In the Cotswolds, there's also the Cotswold Water Park (25 minutes), great for a go at waterskiing, paddleboarding or a bounce around large inflatables. Back on land, the Cotswolds Wildlife Park & Gardens (35 minutes) will reunite you with the plant and animal world. If you still have a yearning for the water, Bourton-on-the-Water (40 minutes) combines mellow canals with mazes, model villages and a motoring museum. In search of more metropolitan sights? Cirencester, Bath, Oxford, Gloucester and Cheltenham are all within an hour’s drive.

Must see

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway 3.3 mi

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 5.6 mi

Uffington Castle, White Horse and Dragon Hill 7 mi

Avebury Stone Circle 11.4 mi

Silbury Hill 12.2 mi

National Trust

Heelis 3.4 mi

The Buscot and Coleshill Estates 5.6 mi

Uffington White Horse and Wayland Smithy 5.6 mi

Ashdown House 5.9 mi

Great Coxwell Barn 6.9 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

QUEEN'S PARK, SWINDON 2.5 mi

TOWN GARDENS, SWINDON 3 mi

West Swindon Railway Path - Ray Canal - South Leaze Farm 4.2 mi

Highworth - Stanton Fitzwarren - Sevenhampton - Highworth 4.2 mi

COMPTON BEAUCHAMP 5.4 mi

Local events

Wilderness Festival (Thursday 1 August 2024 – Thursday 1 August 2024)
Oxford, Oxfordshire 22.4 mi
Blenheim Palace Flower Show (Friday 21 June 2024 – Friday 21 June 2024)
Woodstock, Oxfordshire 24.6 mi
Cheltenham Festival (Tuesday 12 March 2024 – Tuesday 12 March 2024)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 28.4 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Does Lotmead Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Lotmead Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Lotmead Farm? Retail therapy? Swindon town centre (15 minutes’ drive) has a selection of shops and a designer outlet (15 minutes) for bargain buys. The town has two sides though, also keeping nice green … Read more