Beefeater Memories1974 – 2026
The Lydiard, the former Beefeater in Swindon, photographed in 2013
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The Lydiard, Swindon

The former The Lydiard Beefeater in Swindon.

Photo: Jaggery, 2 February 2013 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source ↗

By the Beefeater Memories team at Does Your Duck Quack? · Published · Last checked · How we research

Last service: 10 September 2026

Now: No new operator has been announced for The Lydiard in Swindon. If you have news about The Lydiard’s building, please let us know.

Last checked: 8 October 2026

Next door: Premier Inn Swindon West (M4, J16)

The Lydiard was the Beefeater at Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, SN5 8UB.

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Local record

History of this pub

The Lydiard stood on Great Western Way on the western side of Swindon, close to the M4. CAMRA describes it as a large Beefeater pub and restaurant with a beer garden, usually serving a couple of real ales from a rotating list of guest beers, with a 63-bedroom Premier Inn attached.

Current status

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The final listing

Opening hours and facilities

Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.

Restaurant and bar hours

  • Mon-Sat 11.30am - 11pm
  • Sun 12pm - 10.30pm

Breakfast service

  • Weekdays 6:30am - 10:30am Weekends 7am - 11am

Facilities recorded

  • Live sport shown here

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Other Beefeaters nearby

Nearest reopened former Beefeater: Twelve Bells in Gloucester, 23.6 miles away. The archive uses Swindon as this page's nearest named town.

Reopened

Twelve Bells

Gloucester · 23.6 miles

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Frome Flyer

Frome · 28.2 miles

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Oxford Kidlington

Kidlington · 30.2 miles

Evidence

Sources

  1. Final Beefeater location page

    The Lydiard’s former Beefeater page supplies the Swindon address and the historical hours and facilities below.

    View source ↗ (beefeater.co.uk, site closed September 2026)
  2. Licensed venue photograph

    Jaggery's photograph, taken 2 February 2013, is reused under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    View source ↗
  3. CAMRA venue record

    Confirms the Great Western Way location near the M4, the beer garden, rotating guest ales and the attached 63-bedroom Premier Inn.

    View source ↗
  4. Swindon & North Wiltshire CAMRA

    Branch listing repeating the same description and facilities.

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