Welcome to the Seven Wonders Of Swindon, compiled for your visiting pleasure by the Swindon Ministry of Information in association with the City Council and the Swindon Special Committee for Wonders.



The planning procedure alone took over five years in development to allow you, the discerning visitor, a more informed choice of Swindon's premier attractions. The compilation of the list was prepared by the Seven Wonders Working Party from six separate name selection subcommittees. Once shortlisted, the Wonders were further scrutinised by eight different oversight committees before being finally adopted.



Although this system might seem byzantine, time wasting and needlessly expensive, the high level of bureaucracy involved elevated The Seven Wonders Choosing Procedure

to become a Wonder in its own right, and was only narrowly pipped to the long shortlist by the inclusion of Mrs Next's excellent Battenberg cake, an inspired piece of cakeology that kept the committees working during the many dark hours of painful selection.



We hope you enjoy the list of Wonders outlined here and make them part of your visit to our city; if you want to know more about the 'Lesser Wonders' of Swindon that didn't quite make it on to the list but are well worth a visit regardless, please call in at one of our many Tourist Information centres which can be found dotted around the city.



Have a nice stay!



The Swindon Special Committee for Wonders, 1993.