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The Tawny Owl

3.5 star property
A peaceful garden retreat where families can enjoy playground time, kids' meals, and adults can relax with drinks or challenge each other to billiards

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The Tawny Owl sits surrounded by gardens, creating a quiet getaway spot. Children have their own playground and special menu options at the restaurant, while adults can sip drinks at the bar or enjoy a game of billiards with friends.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is RM288
RM346 total
includes taxes & fees
30 Mar - 31 Mar

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Suite, Ensuite

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

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9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
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  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Double Room, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Swindon is home to The Tawny Owl. Swindon and Cricklade Railway and Royal Wootton Bassett Old Town Hall are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Laserquest Swindon and Cineworld Swindon - Shaw Ridge. King George V Field Play Area and ATBShop Skate Warehouse are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with skydiving, cycling and mountain biking nearby. Visit our Swindon travel guide
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Taw Hill, Swindon, England, SN25 1WR

What's nearby

  • 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
  • Rodbourne Cheney 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

Property highlights
At The Tawny Owl, you can look forward to a garden, a playground and a bar. Be sure to enjoy children's meals at the on-site restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • An indoor tennis court, an electric car charging station and a billiards/pool table
  • 1 meeting room and smoke-free property
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff

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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 and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

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

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 at the property

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 any lifts

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Tawny Owl pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Tawny Owl?

As of 29 Mar 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Tawny Owl on 30 Mar 2026 start from RM288, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Tawny Owl?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Tawny Owl?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Tawny Owl?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Tawny Owl located?

Situated in Swindon, this inn is within 1 mile (2 km) of Orbital Shopping Park, King George V Field Play Area and Moredon Medical Centre. North Swindon Library and Eastbury Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).

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Reviews

The Tawny Owl Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.6

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

8.6

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 147 out of 294 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 294 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 294 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 294 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 294 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant and good value place tp stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Genoveffa

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff in the bar and at check in were super friendly and helpful. The room was really lovely. Roomy, comfortable, good size tv and large en-suite bathroom. Quiet, warm and lovely biscuits in the room. Best of all the mattress was soooooo comfortable. We had lunch in the bar which was yummy too. Would highly recommend staying and eating at The Tawny Owl.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Euan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff very accommodating and helpful. Room was clean and welcoming and had everything required for a comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was excellent clean freash a good size. Cleaning staff were very helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room lovely large all renovated lovely atmosphere in the pub was great for a Wednesday night. Food very good and reasonably priced would stay again. Staff a credit to them
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room, not too hot!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, clean and comfortable. Easy check in with Mel, she gave us the full low-down on arrival. Unexpected live band but not too noisy in the room (what do you expect, it is a pub) and they closed down by about 11:30. Would gladly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

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

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mrs

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marek

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

Very good hotel and restaurant

Very good hotel excellent service friendly staff plus pub and restaurant very nice food
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay here on a regular basis, nice place to stay and eat
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This accommodation is lovely quiet and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

conor

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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

Husband’s birthday treat

Had a very enjoyable stay. The staff were really friendly and helpful, the food was excellent and reasonable price. Would recommend this place to everyone
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, great staff and really good value
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean and the staff were friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious and clean nice breakfast staff polite.Great location this is our 2nd time here,will come again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A lovely little pub with excellent accommodation and friendly staff on the doorstep of the Cotswolds. They also do an amazing cooked breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First timer, Nice pub very clean and food very good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Clive

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

Definitely worth a stay

A very comfortable stay. Room was very clean and tidy. Bathroom could do with a bit of TLC, although the shower was good, with plenty of hot water. We stayed on a Saturday night, so there was a party with music in the pub downstairs but this didn’t overly disturb us. We both had a lovely nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

A warm welcoming pub.

Amazing stay, great food reasonable price for drinks an food. Nice to see a busy warm welcoming pub.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024