The 44 best churches in Swindon

I live in Swindon and can tell you that there is absolutely nothing here now except Nando’s… don’t bother visiting.

No Morrisons anymore, alarm was going off, car park had one car in it, looked strangely deserted. Great looking place with huge potential, lots of eateries, lets hope the empty space is used up soon.

Oh God, its a fair enough big parking space in Swindon city but very confusing to get in. We could see the display parking board but still its hard to find it especially if you are new to the area. Parking area was dirty, no proper sign where is display ticket machine, no online parking payment option and above all not safe in early or late hours of the day. I would not reccommend this parking space if you have toddlers, lil baby or kids with you. I did not feel safe in that parking area at all.

A perfect place to assemble in the town centre whether you want to go gaming or for a movie or a dinner after . Fun ambience and great vibe. Was fun on weekdays too when we had Morrisons there .. but now more of a weekend place.

Morrisons is closed now.. still there are many things at regent circus... Like chennai dosa, mecca, nandos, rudis, Cineworld and much more

Very modern Shopping Centre! Very accessible and spacious. Ample parking facilities. Morrisons Supermarket an excellent store with Nandos a big attraction. Never went to the cinema but from what I've heard it's fab!!

Cinema is pretty good but none of the automatic machines appeared to work. Parking is free but stressful as there's a sign that says be sure to park in the right place but staff don't seem able to articulate what that is. So now I have a couple of weeks wait in case the parking scammer company decided I've parked in the wrong place. Not sure I'll use this one again, less worry at Shaw ridge

Came to go to 12 o'clock mass which is no longer on! However I was talked through the fabulous art work by the lovely Pat

Great service, they also give leaflets which makes it easier for people who are hard of hearing so they can read throughout the service

Different. Welcoming. Modern. Tranquil. I'm not a very religious person, but this church makes me feel like popping round again over there at some point... 💖 It feels like a place you don't have to go to but rather want to return to 💒

Amazing Church with a lovely circular seating. We went there for a friend’s christening and loved the ambience. Very peaceful.

St Peters is a wonderful Parish with people from many nations worshipping Almighty God in this Holy place. A friendly vibrant parish

I always look forward to going for mass every Sunday. I love the environment, people, and the positive energy it gives me.

The church is bright and cheerful. The service was memorable with an entertaining choir. Tea and coffee after the service.

What a beautiful and amazing church. The pastors and volunteers are friendly warm and caring. There is a service where your kids can do activities and learn more about God. The welcome team greet you with a big smile. The worship team are passionate and their singing is amazing. The pastors give an amazing message every week and then you are able to safely sit and have a coffee or tea and get to other people and the church. Beautiful church and beautiful people. Highly recommended

What an absolutely incredible church! From the moment I walked into JD Church, I felt so loved & welcomed! The Pastors are amazing; they teach brilliant sermons each week, invest so much into the members of the church & love every single person that walks into the building so well! The worship at JD is just the BEST; the presence of the Holy Spirit is so tangible, as well as it being a really fun & collective part of the service each week! Both the Youth & Kids ministries are thriving! The leaders ensure that they are led to the highest standards & are made both relevant & engaging for every child & young person that attends! The Young Adults ministry has grown so much over the past year & such a great thing to be apart of if you’re in your 20s! Coming from the North, JD Church has made Swindon my home & I’m so grateful to be apart of it!

This church is lovely. The team are caring, compassionate and very welcoming to all. The pastors articulate the word very very well and the worship is so heartfelt and uplifting. Personally for me, the most amazing thing about this church is the strong sense of LOVE that is felt for everyone. Its inclusive of all people. I felt this my very first time visiting. The church also run a lot of helpful courses and do outreach work in the local community. They have a lot to offer to make a difference to other peoples lives. It's a lovely place to be and i would reccomend that if you have found yourself reading the reviews wondering if this could be a place you would like to visit, do! You will be pleased you did and made to feel very welcome and at ease.

A welcoming, lively church. Vibrant children/youth ministry. My children have been enjoying being a part of JD for 5/6 years now. It's great to find somewhere I can feel confident in my children feeling loved and nurtured with their faith. Cafe serves good coffee. Congregation is multicultural, friendly and diverse in age range and backgrounds. Worship music is modern. P&D car park accross the road with plenty of space and some disabled spaces behind the church. Definitely recommend a visit!

So much love for this Church, I have been attending for over 5 years and am always impressed with their sense of excellence in all that they do, their love for people and the passion in sharing the Good News of Jesus. The time that is invested in the growth of anyone who wants to learn more and grow in their personal relationship with Jesus. The way they love People and the Prayer that is always at the root of all they do. I love that they support so many other Charities and also the local Community. I am Blessed to be part of this Church and to call them my Family! 🙏♥️

What a wonderful place to share, learn, worship & more. Me & my partner visited for the first time and it was amazing. Movie March with hot dogs, popcorn, crisps, candy floss & more was different. The sermon moved my girlfriend who is not a Christian yet. Thank you all & when we are back in Swindon we will re visit. Shalom & Maranatha

Since the first day that my children and I entered JD Church, we felt the love and care of the Pastors, the entire team and the members. At JD Church, we feel at home! JD Churc is a family that cares, supports and transmits the love of Christ to everyone without exception. JD Church has a youth group - Emerge. My children participate and some of their friends have also started to participate. Today my kids and I are part of the JD Church volunteer team... my kids are part of the creativity team, they help in Emerge and I am part of JD Kids.

Lovely church, very spacious, clean and tidy, they do a welcome space there on a Thursday and all the people there very friendly.

Good church used to attend for a while before I moved away from Swindon

Lovely family atmosphere. Great teaching and coffee!

Great ambience and atmosphere. Well worth a visit and a friendly spot to meet-up with people in church

Lovely place to worship; lovely, genuine fellowship with Biblical emphasis.. shall be sorry to leave

It's my home church; I always feel welcome and loved here.

Great place to go for a crafting morning with like minded people have a matter, be creative amongst friends

Best church in Swindon. Warm and loving, just as church should be

Awesome place to worship. God's presence radiates as the worship and the word of God is shared. The love and unity is amazing too.

It's the warmest Family you could ever ask for. I love every group, all pastors the band . It's loving. I am always waiting for Sunday zoom service. I recommend it to everyone how is look for happiness in Jesus Christ.

Indeed, a solemn multicultural gathering of believers. If you want to experience the presence of God in an atmosphere of worship, blended with clear show of love, welcoming environment, with people from different countries and continents, people serving the Lord without a trace of canality, this is the place. This is my firsthand summation of the place.

I convert my belief & faith in this church. I baptism and worship every sunday ❤️. my day get slowly much more better. Thank you Jesus, Thank you the Church and All Briliant Pastor, GOD BLESS .

I lovely, vibrant community church very welcoming to all visitors and new members

Love worshipping here warm and friendly atmosphere made so welcome by pastor Les and fellow pastors Godbless you all xx

Worshipped here when visiting from the United States and were welcomed by very kind and loving people! Truly blessed by their kindness!

When you visit this church, you will recieve a warm welcome, but more than this, you will find out who Jesus really is and why He came.

We thank God and you for a good and warm room for the Church!

A fantastic total bible believing church where love abounds and God's priciples apply

Nice church

Great community doing lovely work

Very good church and members

For Sabbath keepers, in Portuguese language. The church is open from 10 to 1pm for the services. Sabbath school, bible study, and sermon. Great warming environment and good for th soul.

Nice friendly local church. There is a nursery in the same building. They have a baptistry!

very nice structure

Great space

Great experience 🔥

Good

Great

I go here regularly wonderful service some of the Africans are welcoming while others are very not so had 2 bad experiences how ever the church body is welcoming so recommend 😀 😊

Nice place of worship. Can be crowded during special events. Parking is limited but there is extra parking in the streets nearby

Sda Church in Swindon. Can visit anytime on Saturday and the people are amazing.

So friendly people are there! Really nice and understanding.

Great worshipping experience

Great hospitality and kindness

Nice

Very friendly, nice and cheap refreshments and a few brick a brack stalls.

Lovely friendly atmosphere here. Great coffee and cakes for every dietery requirement.

nice building, nicely decorated and run by nice people. even if you aren't religious everyone there will show you hospitality and kindness.

Really friendly people. Great coffee mornings

The best toddler group ever!!!

Smazing

Walked past it

With a heavy heart I leave a poor review, because this church - which has a kind and knowledgeable pastor whose wife radiates the love of Christ - permits a woman with a Jezebel spirit to manipulate, control and make the Father's house a house of trade. She unapologetically targets visitors, even non-believers while leading a children's group and uses social media messaging to sell her pills. She also recruited another member who told me I am not a genuine Christian unless I buy her pills. They planned to get their husbands involved 'to help me understand'. Never a text about Jesus. Never prayer. Never genuine concern. Just sales, money and gossip. The pastor's wife kindly arranged a coffee date so things were straightened out with recruitee. But the Jezebel remained and told me privately that her father is close to the pastor so they will sort out anyone who comes against her. However, Jesus clearly instructed she should not be tolerated. The pastor should have warned her. I forgive, but because I was the one who left instead of the Jezebel I strongly feel to warn (especially young) believers and this church alike. I do so with a heavy heart and wish they learn to obey the Lord. And that she repents, gets saved and submits to God. May God protect the church.

Hello there! Did you know, that it is okay to not be okay?...but you see, in God's house there is always peace, love, joy brimming from its ambience. Is it the warm welcome and embrace you receive or the spirit filled songs that just strip you off self or the Word of God being taught in spirit and truth (regardless of who mounts the pulpit) bringing life and light to the congregation. Truly, it's God's own House🙏🏾. Now imagine having this feeling everyday aside Sunday morning?... Exciting isn't it? That feeling transcends in our walk and relationship with God on a daily basis. Jesus tuggs at your heart today. Going to church isn't being religious, it is fellowshipping with people with the same FAITH. Even if you hold a different belief, Jesus's arms are wide open today and always. Service begins by 10:30 prompt today but coming early is a priority because our father awaits.🏃🏾‍♀️

Lovely songs, sound word, friendly people.

Right place to fill your Scriptural hunger, that nourish your soul.

Excellent

lively

Very friendly community.

Ok during the day but not safe at night as there is no lighting at all except by the pay machine.

Needs to be either restored or demolished. It's is a real eyesore in Old Town. Boarded all around and a magnet for graffiti.

Great car park at very reasonable prices. Handy for the lawns.

What an amazing car park, even had spaces to park

Cheaper parking than Salisbury

Easy access good alround

Plenty of space

Amazing people ❤️ ♥️

I have been learning and unlearning many things from this institution

Challenging, inspirational and thought provoking.

Clean & peaceful place to worship and hygienic toilets 🚻

👍

A place where you receive spiritual blessings. Matthew 7: 7 -8 "Knock, and it shall be opened to you"

I enjoyed the service. The shepherd and the congregation are so loving and accommodating

God presence is always there with us.

Christ inspired.

A great family Church of Christ

An ancient place of prayer

One side!

Exquisite visit of the church, and its clock tower, with a one person colimaçon stairs, that gives access to a superb view of Oxford's 4 cardinal points. The price at 6£ is fair, the staff is friendly, and it smells like a Harry Potter's book.

Stunning partial panoramic view of the University Church! Be aware that the staircase is very narrow and steep - not recommended for elderly. Make sure you are fit to climb the stairs up and down (same way). The alleyway at the top was narrow, confined and packed. It was a one way path so you had to move if someone was coming in or out. That also meant you won’t be able to stay for long because of the incoming traffic. It was worth visiting once because this was probably the only place in Oxford where you could see a top view of the beautiful Radcliffe Camera.

The University Church of St Mary felt like the soul of Oxford. Its spire reached gracefully into the sky, while inside the stillness carried centuries of prayer and thought. Climbing the tower, the city opened below me like a living manuscript — rooftops, spires, and stories stretching in every direction.

Beautiful church, inside and out. Tower has outstanding views of Oxford and the surrounding countryside. 127 steps, give it a pass if you're more than about 90 kilos.

In the heart of Anglo-Saxon Oxford, a church was founded on this site on High Street, which became the first university building in 1096. Since then, the university and the church have been inextricably linked, as evidenced by the name: the University Church of St Mary the Virgin. The oldest part of the church is the tower, dating from 1270. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, the main body of the church was rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic style. In 1637, the Baroque south porch, a work by Master Mason Nicholas Stone, was added. Be sure to visit this interesting and beautiful church, if only for the panoramic view from the top of the tower.

Magnificent church in the centre of Oxford, largely constructed between the 14th to 16th century, with an earlier 13th century tower. The church is one of Oxford's most distinctive landmarks, featuring an ornately decorated spire completed in the 14th century, and an impressive nave built in the perpendicular style. It was used by residents of Oxford and the university, and housed the university's library until 1488. Today, visitors can look around the church free of charge, though a separate charge applies to climb the tower, ascending 127 steps to the top, an effort rewarded with excellent views over Oxford's skyline and surroundings. The latest prices and opening times are on the website.

Nice cafe at the Church. A bit crowded at noon tine but the food was great. The surrounding view is stunning as shown in the clip in front of the cafe. Recommending outside seating when the weather is nice like this.

Ooh the interior. To be stood in that centre tower. Staring up on a sunny day the thoughts of pilgrims burns through. Spacious inside abd well kept,on our day there was less atmosphere than you might expect but a Full occasion would be something

Impressive tower, which caught my eye as soon as I entered the town. Inside the church, it was even more impressive, with ornate lierne vaulting ribs supporting the tower roof. The inside also features saxon and roman remnants. Worth visiting if you are into history or architecture.

Having the prayer room at the front is most pleasing. That is what churches should be - as Jesus said "My house shall be called a house of prayer"

There for a concert. Great sound. Lovely church. Hope they raise enough money to get the boiler fixed.

A stupendous church but not often open. Look for the re-used Roman carvings in the wall and the fabulous tower interior.

Was here for a Funeral we thought it was a nice setting and the church was well cared for.

Large church given the size of the town. Impressive stained glass windows.

Has been refurbished and looks clean, beautiful and has wheelchair access ( no steps just lip on door and hill upto the church )

David and I were married at this beautiful church exactly 20 years ago today.

An absolutly beautiful church. Loved it so much,thank you for all the great memories and building my faith. Miss it soooo much

This place is beautiful!

Lovely old church with ancient paintings on the walls inside our visit was for putting up taking down scaffolding

A beautiful church with murals and a unique tower and steeple. In the churchyard there are ww1 war graves

Stunning 13th Century church with many interesting historical stories to tell... Architecture at its mediaeval best.

Most surprised to find the church locked during the day

Lovely Church with lots of history.

9 th Century tiny church

Historic

Amazing church, is worth visiting it

Beautiful part of our history and amazing on the inside a total contrast from the outside of the building

Lovely welcome from friendly staff. Magnificent interior, especially image in apse.

Love this place, they're so welcoming to all the family

Went for a carol singing session, brilliant atmosphere and facilities

Very welcoming church with friendly people good sermon and music with enthusiastic singing

Fantastic display for the Remembrance centenary. Not on show long

The holy Cross is in my village where I was born, parents,sister ,auntie, grandparents, and late wife all rest here. We date back to 1500 so we have great affection for the holy Cross. Now the grandchildren also baptised here to carry on the name.

Lovely architecture. Nice settings. All flat. Parking. Beautiful area/village. Recently attended a funeral here and I have to say it was very professional and caring.

Cute little church open to the public, beautiful inside. Able to light a candle in remembrance of a friend.

My late wife was buried there exactly 30 years ago. My 35 year old son and I returned to pay respects. Others could not make it owing to the global pandemic.

nice little church with commonwealth graves. could not get inside as was all locked up. parking outside. very busy road so be careful.

Lovely building.

Beautiful church

Such skilled musicians. It was a joy from start to finish. I appreciated the spoken words of the verses written by Vivaldi describing each movement . It brought it to life

Impressed by the beautiful music at the unparalleled Christ Church! An incredible evening, and the acoustics are simply enchanting. A soulful delight, I wholeheartedly recommend everyone to attend at least one Candlelight Concert..

Beautiful venue to host Vivaldis Four seasons. We enjoyed the quartet; but felt like the church would have benefited from a larger orchestra, so as to give a more full sound and experience.

Absolutely all round fantastic experience. From the friendly welcome, the candlelit ambiance and outstanding professional quartet. Cannot wait for the next event.

Superb event. Very atmospheric with the masses of candles. Acoustics were excellent & the music was beautifully played.

Had a brilliant time at the recent beer festival/Comedy night. I would recommend it to all my friends and family.

This was something completely different. Queen's amazing music played by a brilliant string quartet . Atmospheric and really enjoyable. I left wanting more

Lovely and quaint place with some amazing history. Nice to see the CCT caring for the Church.

One of the oldest churches in use in the UK. It's true age is not fully known but the Madonna and Child carving would indicate late saxon at least. Evidence of 13th century frescos remain. A true experience to sit in this hallowed place knowing the generations that have worshipped there

Absolutely beautiful ancient church. Lovely architecture and wonderful faded frescoes

As soon as you approach the door you’re aware this building has retained its ancient history and the interior doesn’t disappoint. Our thanks go to William Morris who saved it from the usual Victorian refurbishment. When I stumbled across this church I knew nothing of this and it was a delightful surprise.

Such a beautiful church with so much history. Well worth a visit!

Open daily and in the care of the Churches conservation trust this ancient church is 13th century with original Madonna and child carved into the south wall. William Morris of stained glass fame lived nearby and oversaw it's 19th century restoration.

Beautiful untouched church with original box pews & frescoes