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Stayexploring STAY EXPloring. Our guide to making the most of your stay WELCOME Holiday Inn delivers so much more than just a bed for the night. Enjoy modern dining, 24-hour room service and free use of the health club and pool, as well as family-friendly facilities promising fab fun for the kids. Our dedicated team is always on hand with the latest local information to help you make the most of your time in the area. Whatever the reason for your visit, we are here to help make your break great. Holiday Inn Swindon Marlborough Road, Swindon SN3 6AQ T: 0871 942 9079 hiswindonhotel.co.uk IN THE HOTEL ON-SITE IN-HOTEL DINING HEALTH CLUB Traders Restaurant Open daily from Open daily from 6.30pm – 9.30pm 6.30am – 10.00pm and and 6.00pm – 9.00pm on weekends 7.00am – 9.00pm on weekends and Bank Holidays. and Bank Holidays. Enjoy simple British classic dishes; • Indoor heated pool – enjoy great value, freshly prepared and swimming with the kids generous portions. • Sauna and jacuzzi Also available: • Fully equipped, air-conditioned fitness room with cardiovascular • 24-hour room service to order and free-weights training breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks • A lighter meal or snack in our KIDS comfortable bar and lounge with Sky TV. Open from EAT 8.00am – 11.00pm on weekdays FREE! and 9.00am – 11.00pm on weekends and Bank Holidays Children eat FREE* from our ‘Grow Healthy Club’ kids’ menu. AWARD WINNING IN-ROOM BREAKFAST ENTERTAINMENT Served daily between • High-speed Internet access† 6.30am – 10.00am and • LCD, high-definition TVs 7.00am – 11.00am on weekends • 25 free-to-air channels and Bank Holidays. • Movies on demand† If you aren’t on an inclusive bed and breakfast break, why not treat A great way to relax after a day yourselves to our award-winning** exploring all that Swindon has breakfast menu? to offer. Simply order from the comfort of your room, relax and enjoy. *Children under the age of 13 years are offered breakfast free of charge from the breakfast standard menu and free dinner taken from a children’s menu, when accompanied by at least one adult taking at least one main course from a full priced main restaurant menu. The meal offers apply only to the hotel in which the family is staying and during the normal hours of food provision. **Midas Menu Innovation and Development Award 2011. †Charges apply. Please ask at Reception for further details. Images are indicative only. All information correct at time of print. STAY EXPLORING. For a selection of great hotels across the UK, Your guide to Swindon’s most-loved visit tophoteloffers.co.uk attractions is overleaf > STAY Just A few of the outstanding EXPLORING. attractions Nearby... 1 LYDIArD PArk 3 OAsis LEISURE CENTRE Just a short drive from the hotel lies Lydiard Park with its 260 acres of Under its distinctive dome, the Oasis rolling lawns and beautiful landscape recreates a tropical environment with to explore. The Palladian house was its lagoon pool complete with giant once the ancestral home of the slides, wave machines, water cannon, Viscounts Bolingbroke so there’s a hydroslides and waterslide. In addition, wealth of history to discover. There the centre offers a gym and a wide is also a large playground area, a range of other sporting activities, and delightful walled garden and the main hall has become a major lakeside walks to enjoy. venue for famous touring acts. 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