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The Tawny Owl

Property class: 3.5

Photo gallery for The Tawny Owl

A traditional pub with a sign reading "The Tawny Owl Arkell's Ales" and a patio area with outdoor seating.
A restaurant interior with wooden beams, a bar area with taps, and a sign that reads "Proud to Serve ARKELL'S Family Brews."
A restaurant with multiple wooden tables and chairs, large windows, and a sign indicating Christmas parties.
A hotel room with a bed, a hairdryer, a mirror, a tray with cups, and a magazine.
A cozy, rustic interior with leather seating, a patterned carpet, and exposed wooden beams.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is AU$124
includes taxes & fees
23 Aug - 24 Aug

Explore the area

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Taw Hill, Swindon, England, SN25 1WR
  • Place, King George V Field Play Area
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Orbital Shopping Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, North Swindon Library
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Oxford (OXF)
    ‪70 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Suite, Ensuite

A bedroom with two beds, a desk, a chair, a small table, and a window with curtains.

Suite, Ensuite

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Twin Room, Ensuite

A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a radiator, and a window with curtains.

Twin Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Double Room, Ensuite

A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a mirror, and a wardrobe.

Double Room, Ensuite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Swindon

At The Tawny Owl you'll be within a 20-minute walk of Orbital Shopping Park and 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from King George V Field Play Area. Highlights at this inn include a restaurant, free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .Enjoy the indoor tennis court and outdoor tennis court as well as access to a playground. Plus you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas and a garden. .Places within a 30-minute walk of this 3.5-property class Swindon inn include Moredon Medical Centre and North Swindon Library.
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What's nearby

  • King George V Field Play Area - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Orbital Shopping Park - 5 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Eastbury Park - 5 min drive - 2.7 km
  • North Swindon Library - 6 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Rodbourne Cheney Library - 7 min drive - 2.7 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
  • ‪Project Coffee - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Hickory's Smokehouse - ‬5 min drive

About this property

The Tawny Owl

The Tawny Owl offers its guests an outdoor tennis court and an indoor tennis court. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Swindon inn is smoke free.

  • 5 guestrooms or units
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
The Tawny Owl offers 5 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

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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

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    • Smoking not allowed

    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

    • No pets 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
    Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
    A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
    Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
      This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit in all accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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    Frequently asked questions

    Is parking available at The Tawny Owl?

    Yep, The Tawny Owl has a free self car park.

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

    As of 19 Aug 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Tawny Owl on 23 Aug 2026 start from AU$124, including 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.

    Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Tawny Owl?

    No, The Tawny Owl does not offer an airport shuttle service.

    Is there a bar or restaurant at The Tawny Owl?

    Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant.

    What time are check-in & check-out at The Tawny Owl?

    Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

    Are pets allowed at The Tawny Owl?

    No, pets are not allowed.

    The Tawny Owl Reviews

    Reviews

    8.4

    Very good

    Rating 10 - Excellent. 154 out of 320 reviews
    Rating 8 - Good. 103 out of 320 reviews
    Rating 6 - Okay. 41 out of 320 reviews
    Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 320 reviews
    Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 320 reviews

    8.6/10

    Cleanliness

    8.6/10

    Staff & service

    8.0/10

    Amenities

    8.2/10

    Property conditions & facilities

    Reviews

    Verified review

    10/10 Excellent

    Bruce

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Very friendly staff, good location, clean and plenty of room to park
    Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
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    8/10 Good

    Bruce

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Good location, good beer and friendly staff
    Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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    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
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    8/10 Good

    Suzannah

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
    Good overnight stop
    Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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    10/10 Excellent

    Jean

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
    Excellent Food and Room
    Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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    8/10 Good

    Janet

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    A good overnight stop on our journey to the south coast! Very friendly staff in the bar welcomed us, and were extremely helpful. Nicely decorated and spacious rooms. A good choice of decent meals on the bar menu available in the pub, so convenient not having to dine elsewhere. Excellent value, and both the evening and morning staff were great. Yes, a bit of road noise, and extractor noise heard in our 2 rooms, but we are used to silent nights living in a rural location!
    Stayed 1 night in May 2026
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    8/10 Good

    Peggy

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Before you book, know that the primary business here is as a VERY popular family friendly pub! Most of the staff were very nice and helpful, though there's an expectation that you already know things and the anticipation that you are going to ask things that are wildly off target. The room was spacious and fairly comfortable, though needing a bit of attention--peeling paint, saggy loveseat, better pillows. A good place for a base to explore the region and basically be a place to sleep between excursions.
    Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
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    10/10 Excellent

    Steven

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Clean room easy parking.
    Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
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    6/10 Okay

    Sean

    Liked: Staff & service
    Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
    Rooms a little tired particularly the bathroom. Staff very friendly and pub food not bad at all. Very strange that breakfast was from 9.30am, which was too late for us as we had a business meeting in Swindon.
    Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    10/10 Excellent

    Ben

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Perfect for our vist to Swindon swingers club
    Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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    10/10 Excellent

    Kevin

    Very good stay and nice food
    Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
    Verified review

    10/10 Excellent

    Kevin

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
    Stayed here a couple of times a great place to stop
    Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
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    10/10 Excellent

    Anusua

    Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
    Fantastic
    Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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    10/10 Excellent

    Pauline

    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
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    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
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    10/10 Excellent

    Vanessa

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

    8/10 Good

    Daniel

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