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The Tawny Owl

3.5 star property

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Twin Room, Ensuite
Suite, Ensuite | Miscellaneous
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Taw Hill, Swindon, England, SN25 1WR
  • Place, King George V Field Play Area
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Orbital Shopping Park
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Swindon and Cricklade Railway
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪59 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, Ensuite

Suite, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Twin Room, Ensuite

Twin Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Swindon

With a stay at The Tawny Owl in Swindon, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Thames River and Moredon Medical Centre. .This inn is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from King George V Field Play Area and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Rodbourne Cheney Library.
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What's nearby

  • Moredon Medical Centre - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • King George V Field Play Area - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Orbital Shopping Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • North Swindon Library - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Swindon and Cricklade Railway - 3 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Swindon Station - 15 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Strawberry Thief - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Blunsdon Arms - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Tawny Owl

Inn in Swindon with a restaurant and a bar
The Tawny Owl offers 5 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor tennis court and an indoor tennis court are featured at the inn.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor tennis court or take in the view from a garden.
At The Tawny Owl, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Free self parking is available onsite.
The Tawny Owl has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Indoor tennis court
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Guests who may encounter issues with stairs should contact this property in advance. Elevators are not available.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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The Tawny Owl Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 144 out of 289 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 91 out of 289 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 289 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 289 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 289 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room, staff very helpful. Food in the pub was lovely and good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tara

Disliked: Amenities
To noisy
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room very clean, friendly staff, good food. Ran out of pump beer over 2 days though!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Staff & service
To start we only paid £55 so i wasnt expecting it to be 10/10, the bed was ok comfortable enough for a 2 day stay (pillows dreadful - take your own), the room itself was fine (2 chairs was a bonus) although dusty, my biggest bug bear was the noise right outside the window coming from a extractor fan/kitchen? But as i say for £55 it was OK and I'm pretty sure there were better rooms than the Courtyard that we were allocated (although others were available, which seemed strange.....)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parking area was safe.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value for a high quality stay

We had a great stay at The Tawny Owl. Lovely clean room, comfy bed, decent facilities and a great price meant that itvwas fantastic value. We ate in the pub restaurant and found the food really good and the selection of beers was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mrs

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovely Hotel and Restaurant

Lovely rooms, spacious clean modern and quiet. The bathroom could do with some TLC, the sink pipe work was making strange noises and shower was off the bath. Great food available in restaurant attached we highly recommended the restaurant for food. Great size portions, very well priced and delicious. Staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
They had an event on with live music outside the room so was late before everyone left No breakfast before 9:30 am on a Monday not good Bathroom could do with a lick of paint and some new grout Staff were super friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the property as clean and had a lovely bath. The food was good even if they forgot to put sausages on my breakfast. Very easily sorted one i spotted them missing. Great staff and a nice atmosphere. Busy but not too crowded
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheoragh J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fabulose

fabulous stay nice room great staff welcomeing beautiful pub a stop of on way home
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stay before cruise.

Friendly welcome ok check in. Pub was really busy which is great to see. Food nice. Bed very uncomfortable unfortunately room was a decent size.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good value overall pub room

Clean, comfy & large though needs slight touch up especially bathroom better mattress new tv maybe new door to room. Fine for pub room. Pleasant staff. Free parking. Good menu and range of local beers.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

colin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needs a bit of tlc, ie tidy up the decour, and upgrade the win to triple Glazing as too much road noise in the evening.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Bridget

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyed our stay

Check in was easy. Shown to room. Everything provide and polite abd friendly staff. Great base for our visit to the Air Tatoo. Room was comfortable and the pub was busy and friendly and family orientated. Live mudic in Saturday night was an added bonus x
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

MRS H V

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Noisy night , and bathroom looks tired
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Owen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only 3/5 as my room was next to the extractor from the kitchen. The noise stopped around 2100 so a good nights dleep
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best places weve stayed..friendly helpful staff room very clean ..food hot and very good ..find it hard to find fault..outside areas could do with a clean up but that would just be nit picking ..great place great stay highly recomend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

conor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and very comfortable. Staff were outstanding and helpful. Food was excellent. Couldn't find fault with anything. Will definitely return again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025