Parks and open spaces in Swindon - Coate Water
- Coate Water Country Park has a 56-acre reservoir built in the 1820s as a headwater tank for the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal. In the 1970s a smaller lake was created as a flood storage lagoon, which was made Wiltshire's first Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1976. Most of the site and all the water have been declared a Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) in order to protect the wildlife and wildflower meadows.
- Facilities
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Coate Water Country Park is open 365 days of the year, 24 hours per day.
The following facilities are available:
- Ranger centre and information point
- Car park (pay and display) or find out about car parking season tickets
- Café
- Male, female and disabled toilets
- Modular Changing Places toilet:
- located next to the Splash Park and toilets
- security lock that can only be unlocked using the Royal Association for Disability Rights (Radar) National Key Scheme
- includes a height-adjustable wash basin, a height-adjustable changing bench, a shower and a ceiling track hoist, which is compatible with a loop sling attachment. It is important to note that slings are not provided.
- All toilet facilities are open every day, except for Christmas Day, from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
- Splash park (seasonal)
- Golf
- Play area
- Nature reserve
- Barbeque hire
- Dogs are welcome but are restricted in some areas of the park
- How to get there
- Coate Water Country Park is situated on the south-east side of Swindon.
- Location map
- Contact details
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The Ranger Centre
Coate Water Country Park
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6AA
E-mail: swindonrangers@swindon.gov.uk
Tel: 07824 550463