Set in swindon, 3 km from coate water country park, the sun inn offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking and a bar. In 1914 when the canal became abandoned, the lake was turned into a water park. The 1935 diving platform at coate water in swindon is listed at grade ii for the following principal reasons. Coate water is a country park situated 5km to the southeast of central swindon, england, near junction 15 of the m4. The coate water ranger centre and information point is situated in the car park. John richard jefferies 6 november 1848 14 august 1887 was an english nature writer, noted for his depiction of english rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. Swindon has grown from a population of just 1,198 in 1801 to over 150,000 in 2001. Campaign to get heritage lottery funding to restore the diving board. Historic picture recreated at coate water country park. The paramount, swindon, swindon updated 2020 prices. The immediate threat is a plan to build 1,800 houses, offices and a university campus for 10,000 students next to. Coate water was created in the early 1820s as a headwater tank by the wiltshire and berkshire canal company. Swindon through the years old town to coate water series 2 episode 2 the second series compares pictures from the past to those of a more. Swindon was originally an anglosaxon settlement on top of a limestone hill.
Set in swindon, the paramount, swindon offers accommodation 2. Swindon coate water was originally built as a reservoir by the wilts and berks canal company. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. The walk begins at the car park and takes you around the 70acre lake and through the wildflower meadows. The park is a great place to bird watch with herons, shags and grebes among the visitors to the lake. Its primary purpose was to provide water for the canal and it remained outside the. The most coate families were found in the usa in 1880. The nowdefunct 1935 art deco style diving platform at coate water invokes a fair amount of nostalgia in me. Restaurants near coate water country park, swindon on tripadvisor. Its primary purpose was to provide water for the canal and it remained outside the borough of swindon until the boroughs expansion in 1928.
Just minutes from junction 15 of the m4, this modern hotel has a leisure centre, an international restaurant and a scenic garden terrace. Rome2rio makes travelling from swindon to coate water country park easy. Save on popular hotels near coate water country park, swindon. Book a hotel near coate water country park, swindon. The claim comes after ancient stones, which could be part of swindon s neolithic history, were unearthed at coate.
The two sarsen stones were uncovered by the highways agency last week opposite day house farm, near the protected coate stone circle. Water carnival at coate water in 1950 this four minute silent clip is taken from footage filmed at a water carnival at the towns country park coate water on saturday 29th july 1950. The diving boards were a remarkable structure and became a great asset, attracting important diving events. Coate water care residential care homes in swindon. Dont blot out pioneering nature writers legacy books. Property for sale in coate, swindon buy properties in. The 10 best restaurants near coate water country park, swindon. North wilts model engineering society a brief history the nwmes was founded in the early 1960s by a small band of enthusiasts interested in the building and running of miniature steam locomotives. Take a stroll through the city center, stop and enjoy a cup of tea and scones and dont miss the swindon designer outlet, a shopping center with attractive prices. The perfect location for a fun round of golf in this country park. Visit coate water country park on your trip to swindon. The land was leased and a small loop of track, with a steaming bay, was constructed on the present site at coate water country park, swindon, wiltshire in 1965. The reservoir and its surrounding landscape and wildlife, greatly influenced the writing of the author richard jefferies 18481887, who was born and later lived at nearby coate farm a c17 farmstead, now the richard jefferies museum, listed at grade ii. This was about 20% of all the recorded coates in the usa.
Nestled away in the coate water country park is the miniature railway. Media in category birds of coate water country park the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Coate water diving platform, non civil parish 1417099. Swindon council, which owns coate water, said it would recommend people do not jump off the diving board.
Swindon is a town in wiltshire in the south west of england. During the summer school holidays we open on a tuesday. Looking for hotels near coate water country park, swindon. We are open to the public most sundays weather permitting and there is a small charge for rides. Coate village nwbound 1 1a 12 a 14a 46 46a 47 48 48a 80 81 x5 x46 coate water ebound 1 1a 12 a 14 14a 46 46a 47 48 48a 80 81 x5 x46 x48 holiday inn nebound 14 holiday inn swbound 14 sun inn sebound 1 1a 12 a 14a 46 46a 47 48 48a 80 81 401 444 x5 x46 x48 sun inn nwbound 1 1a 12 a 14a 46 46a 47 48 48a 80 81 401 444 x5 x46. In 1840 there were 2 coate families living in new jersey. The area outside coate water, a 19thcentury reservoir and park saved in 2006 from a previous landgrab, includes ancient, batroosted oak woodland, otter streams and tumuli. Find cheap deals and discount rates among them that best fit your budget. Campaigners against a planning application by the swindon gateway partnership to build 1,800 homes and a university campus on land near coate water say the development could rob the town of huge. National express coach from swindon, coate water book a coach from swindon, coate water with national express and get superb value coach seats from just. Golf at coate water coate water park swindon borough. Coate water art deco style concrete diving platform given listed status. Coate water miniature railway swindon 2020 all you.
New jersey and 2 other states had the highest population of coate families in. Coate water danger dive caught on film swindon advertiser. Coate water is a country park situated 5 km to the southeast of central swindon, england, near junction 15 of the m4. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in coate, swindon. Learn more at richard jefferies museum pictured top, pinta sailing across coate water. The coate family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. The reservoir formed a 70acre lake, built in 1822 by diverting the river cole. Find properties to buy in coate, swindon with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census, slightly less than the neighbouring towns of wootton basset 1,244, cricklade 1,333 and considerably smaller than highworth. This was a large country park thing my memories are hazy as it was many years ago now. Coate water country park was originally a reservoir which formed a 70acre lake meant to supply water to a nearby canal. Swindon to coate water country park 2 ways to travel via.
History of coate water country park visit coate in wiltshire. Book a room sun inn, swindon pubaccommodationpubfood. His childhood on a small farm at coate, near swindon, had a great influence on him. But on this occasion everything came together, thanks to the fantastic efforts of everyone involved, and we have captured a moment from our history that now becomes a bit of swindons history itself, for the future. Open every sunday, some saturdays and most bank holiday weekends weather and volunteers permitting from around 11am to 5pm or dusk in the winter the coate water miniature railway runs for just under a mile through a lovely wooded setting, with gradients of up to 1. Coate water is a country park situated 5 km to the southeast of central swindon, near junction 15 of the m4. Coate water country park swindon 2020 all you need to.
To get there, youll need to travel 35 miles 56 kilometers from bristol, which is a terrific city in its own right. The railway was running and we took several trips around the massive circuit which snakes around the forest. Free wifi is featured throughout the property and private parking is available on site. Next, discover the swindon steam railway museum, dedicated to the history of the railway. The hidden farm house pictured below on the edge of coate water, is now a museum to jefferies, who was born here in 1848 and whose writing was inspired by the beautiful countryside that surrounds it.
Very friendly staff, we even witnessed a chap in a wheelchair having a ride in a specially adapted. Browse expedias selection of 315 hotels and places to stay closest to coate water country park. Come here to wander acres of manicured parklands and natural woodlands, visit one of the many fascinating museums, or splurge on great bargains in the shopping center. Coate water country park swindons favourite place originally a feeder reservoir for the wilts and berks canal that flowed through swindon throughout the nineteenth century, coate water is now one of swindons most popular and picturesque pleasure parks and its easy to see why. People have lived in the town since the bronze age and the towns location, being approximately halfway between bristol and london, made it an ideal location for the locomotive factories of the great western railway in the 19th century swindon has grown from a population of just 1,198 in 1801 to over 150,000 in 2001. Coate, swindon area information, map, walks and more. Richard jefferies museum swindon coate water swindonweb. Find all the transport options for your trip from swindon to coate water country park right here.
Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. Golf at coate water have fun at our 18 hole pitch and putt, 18 hole mini golf or 9 hole putting green. Coate water country park 3 miles 5 km this is a short circular walk around the delightful coate water country park in swindon. Nestled in southwest england is the large town of swindon, a hub of manufacturing, culture and history. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world.