Swindon’s parks
Swindon Borough Council is looking for creative, civic-minded entrepreneurs to add real value to the Borough’s country parks. This could be new catering facilities, activities to promote health and wellbeing or maybe new leisure pursuits.

The Council has committed to improving its country parks and plans are already in place to refurbish and clean the iconic Coate Water diving board, while £500,000 will be spent building a brand-new accessible play park at Coate Water. Improvements have also been made to the children’s play area at Lydiard Park.

Now the Council is keen to hear from the commercial sector in order to explore potential options to enhance existing facilities and create new ones to maximise the visitor experience in the Borough’s various country parks and preserve them for future generations

A robust assessment criteria and checklist has been agreed for any proposals put forward and the Council will retain full ownership of all the parks. Local stakeholders will also have the chance to have their say to ensure the best outcome is delivered for each site and the people of Swindon.

Expressions of interest can be submitted from now until midnight on Friday, 26 March by emailing: [email protected] for an application form. Further information is available at: https://www.swindon.gov.uk/parksconsultation