The Brunel Shopping Centre The Plaza, Swindon, SN1 1LF

The Brunel Shopping Centre plays a vital role in the retail heart of Swindon with 520,000 sqft of retail space anchored by a major M&S store on two levels. Additionally, shoppers can choose from a strong retail mix including Boots and other popular high street fashion brands as well as smaller independent shops.

The centre also benefits from an adjoining 750-space multi-storey car park as well as the recently developed food court, The Crossing. The Brunel is the primary shopping destination in Swindon town centre and is made up of five distinct areas including Canal Walk, The Plaza, Havelock Square, Regent Street and The Arcade.

Swindon is a large town in the south west of England, 35 miles east of Bristol and 78 miles west of London. The town is well connected via the M4 motorway and by rail via the Great Western mainline which runs from Swansea to London.

Canal Walk is the gateway into the Town Centre connecting Swindons Bus and Train Stations to the retail core. Regent Street interjects Canal Walk forming the busy High Street, boasting Marks & Spencer, Primark and Sports Direct amongst it’s excellent retail line up. Havelock Square is the main thoroughfare between Granville Street Car Park and Regent Street. Poundland and Iceland provide a strong convenience retail offer alongside a variety of coffee shops. The Plaza is a covered mall arranged over two floors, with a mix of National and high end Independent retailers including Marks and Spencer, Boots, The Forum and Waterstones. The Crossing is a brand new daytime dining and social hub offering a mix of national and independent specialist food retailers. A new mixed use residential and leisure quarter of 250 new luxury apartments and 8,700 sq. m of leisure space/ office/ hotel space.

Swindon’s unparalleled connectivity to London and the South of England is the fundamental reason for its popularity as a place where people want to live, work and play.

Swindon is in the top five fastest growing towns and cities in the UK and is home to many national and international businesses.

Recent Great Western Railway improvements now connect Swindon to London Paddington in 45 minutes, making the town very desirable as a cosmopolitan commuter hub to London.

22,000 new homes are planned to be built within the Primary Catchment, and 500 new apartments planned within the town centre by 2022.