Things to do
around Stratton St Margaret

Stratton St Margaret sits on the north-eastern side of Swindon, close enough to the town for everyday convenience but within easy reach of the countryside that runs towards the Cotswold edge. It's a practical sort of base rather than a chocolate-box one, and that works in your favour: within roughly two miles you'll find around 78 places to eat and drink, nine for shopping, eight activities, seven places to visit and seven to stay, plus half a dozen useful services. If you're staying nearby, or passing through on the way to the hills, there's more here than the main road suggests.

A good few hours might start with a wander round Durocornovium Roman Site, where the remains of a settlement on the old road between Cirencester and Silchester give you a sense of how long people have been travelling this way. From there you could pick up something for later from T H Burroughs Family Butchers, browse the aisles at Hobbycraft if the weather turns, or call in at Bloom & Blossom. Round things off with a drink at The Rat Trap, or a look at what Arkells Brewery has on.