Events
Events for 4th Oct 2026 - 10th Oct 2026
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Autumn Paint and Sip at Lydiard Park Hotel
- Date: 7th October 2026
- Location: Lydiard Park Hotel
- Time: 18:30 - 22:00
- Cost: £33 per person
Explore your creative side with Lydiard Park Hotel's cosy autumn painting class. Your ticket includes your canvas, expert tuition, use of paintbrushes, paints, apron and a creative evening!
Whether you are a budding Van Gogh or have not picked up a paintbrush in years, the friendly instructor will guide you through painting an autumn scene step by step.
With a paintbrush in one hand and a drink in the other, you will learn tips and techniques to help bring your canvas to life.
Arrive from 6.30pm to give yourself time to buy a drink from the bar and settle in before painting starts promptly at 7.00pm.
A special Paint and Sip menu will be available on the evening, offering a selection of hot food to order.
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Great Western Brick Show
- Date: 10th October 2026 - 11th October 2026
- Every day
- Location: Steam Museum
- Time: 10:00 - 17:00
- Cost: From 13.50
For one weekend, the entire STEAM Museum becomes a giant LEGO® show. More than 100 LEGO® models and displays will fill the museum, with Robot Battles, a 36-metre Great Ball Contraption, hands-on build
In less than one month, the doors will open for the Great Western Brick Show at STEAM Museum, Swindon. Get ready for over 100 incredible LEGO® displays, thrilling Robot Battles, hands-on activities, a huge Great Ball Contraption, LEGO® traders and a fantastic family day out – all with entry to STEAM Museum included in your ticket.
Whether it's your first visit or you've been coming for years, we can't wait to welcome you. Powered by Brickish – For LEGO® Fans. By LEGO® Fans. Across the UK.
To book your tickets today, visit th STEAM website.
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Rogues and Rascals Week at Lydiard House Museum
- Date: 10th October 2026 - 18th October 2026
- Every day
- Location: Lydiard House Museum
- Time: 10:00 - 16:00
- Cost: Lydiard House Museum admission costs £6.70 for an adult and £3.65 for a child (under 3s go free). Family tickets are also available.
Step into the darker side of Lydiard’s history during Rogues and Rascals Week
A new display, Murder at the Inn, will shed light on the notorious 1684 brawl involving MPs Henry St John and Edmund Webb, which resulted in the death of Sir William Estcourt MP.
Visitors will be able to see a newly-acquired painting of Estcourt, as well as Henry St John’s official pardon from King Charles II.
Lydiard House Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00am to 4.00pm, from 10 October to 18 October.
The display is included with museum admission.
Guided tours will also take place throughout the week, offering visitors the chance to hear more stories about some of Lydiard’s other rogues and rascals. This costs £20 per person, including a cream tea.
Find out more via the Lydiard Park website.
