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Theatres · South East England

The Platform

Also known as: Great Western Railway Museum

♿ Wheelchair accessible

The Platform is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

GWR 9400 Class 0-6-0PT 9400, Swindon Railway Museum 1.12.1994 Scans093 (11009243215)

Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom — CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
2 h–3 h
Nearest railway station
Swindon · 0.6 km
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

The Platform is a working theatre in South-East England. The site is within the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Swindon South parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 0.6 km away. Postcode area SN1.

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Protected designations

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Platform may refer to: The Platform (film), a Spanish horror film The Platform (TV series), an Emirati TV series The Platform (album), a hip-hop album by the group Dilated Peoples thePlatform, an online video publishing company The Platform (Finland), a Finnish anarchist group The Platform (Germany), a German anarcho-communist group The Platform, a venue in Morecambe, England, in the former Morecambe Promenade railway station building The Platform (radio station), a New Zealand online radio station

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates
51.5616, -1.7901
District
Swindon
Parish
South Swindon
Postcode
SN1 5BJ
Parliamentary constituency
Swindon South
Nearest railway station
Swindon0.6 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is The Platform?
The Platform is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN1 5BJ), in the parish of South Swindon.
Is The Platform a protected site?
Yes — The Platform is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to The Platform?
The nearest railway station is Swindon, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SN1 5BJ.