Rooted in heritage.
Designed for what’s next.
The Carriage Works in Swindon is a world-class destination reimagined for creators, innovators, and educators to think, do and be.
Located at the heart of the London to Bristol transport corridor, it’s a place where business, culture, community and ideas thrive - together. A creative workspace in Swindon designed for digital, tech and education businesses to grow.
We Offer
Space shaped for ambition.
From flexible shell units and creative studios to co-working desks and event spaces, the Carriage Works offers room for every stage of your journey. Plug into a thriving cluster of digital, tech, and creative businesses in a location with unrivalled rail and road links, close to Swindon Designer Outlet, cafés, hotels, and cultural venues.
What’s available:
Event Spaces
At the Carriage Works flexible layouts, breakout zones and modern facilities mean you can shape the space around your needs and give your team and guests an experience in a unique setting.
We can cater for everything from a 1-to-1 meeting to a formal 50 seat lecture series, to a 120 person gathering for an event, awards ceremony, presentation or small-scale exhibition.
Co-Working Space
Workshed is ideal for flexibility and convenience - whether you want to hot desk, a designated desk or an office you’ll be able to upscale, downsize, take on more space or even end your contract easily and without fuss. For individuals and smaller setups, we offer co-working desks with flexible booking.
business units
The development is being delivered in phases, offering flexible spaces from 200m² to 2,000m². Its modular design allows layouts to be customised - from open-plan areas to double-height volumes or units with mezzanine levels, tailored to your needs and future ambitions.
For People
More than just offices.
The Carriage Works is designed to work around you, in a modern industrial setting that inspires mindfulness and productivity - it’s a place to think, do and be.
the ideal workspace:
Modern meeting rooms and workshop spaces
The Carriage Works is designed to work around you, your team and your clients. Alongside inspiring workspaces, it offers modern meeting rooms and fully equipped workshop spaces for hire. From team sessions and training to client presentations and creative collaboration, our facilities combine heritage character with contemporary design to help ideas take shape.
Event spaces with unique character and flexibility
At the Carriage Works, every event feels different. Our industrial heritage backdrop sets the stage for conferences, exhibitions, product launches and community gatherings. Flexible layouts, breakout zones and modern facilities mean you can shape the space around your needs, all while giving guests an experience that blends Swindon’s history with a bold, creative future.
Bike store, parking and public transport access within minutes
The Carriage Works is built for convenience as well as character. Secure bike storage, on-site parking and excellent rail and bus connections put you just minutes from Swindon Station and the town centre. Whether you’re cycling, driving or commuting by train, getting here is easy, making the site practical for teams, visitors and event guests.
Communal breakout areas for collaboration
Collaboration is at the heart of the Carriage Works. Across the site you’ll find open, welcoming breakout areas designed for chance encounters and planned teamwork alike. From informal catch-ups over coffee to brainstorming sessions between businesses, these shared spaces bring people together — helping ideas flow, partnerships form and creativity thrive in a community-driven environment.
About Us
Future-facing ambition, grounded in history.
Built by Brunel’s Great Western Railway in the 19th century, the Carriage Works once powered the world’s largest railway works. Today, this iconic site has been regenerated into a modern business hub that’s home to organisations spanning creativity, technology, and education. Managed by Swindon Borough Council in partnership with anchor institutions, our mission is clear: protect the heritage, fuel the future, and provide flexible offices for innovative businesses along the M4 corridor.
Regeneration timeline:
Brunel brings the railway to Swindon
Founded in 1868, Swindon Carriage Works expanded across 137 acres to become Britain’s largest carriage works. Under Joseph Armstrong’s leadership, the site grew not only in scale but also in social innovation - it was among the first GWR works to employ women, starting with the upholstery and polishing departments in the early 1870s.
From timber-built carriages to pioneering engineering, the legacy of craft, scale and progress still drives today’s creators and businesses.
Regeneration begins with Workshed
In 2018, regeneration of Swindon’s Carriage Works started with the opening of the Workshed - a bold new workspace carved out of heritage industrial sheds. Designed as an incubator with offices and co-working space for digital, tech and creative businesses, it set the tone for the wider redevelopment, proving how historic architecture could be reimagined as a home for modern innovation and Swindon’s thriving business community.
Create Studios, RAU Cultural Heritage Institute, ICaST open
Between 2019 and 2024, the Carriage Works regeneration gathered pace. Award-winning Create Studios established a new film and media hub, the Royal Agricultural University’s Cultural Heritage Institute brought research and teaching into the heart of the site, and ICaST, a joint venture from Bath and Oxford universities, opened to pioneer sustainable technologies - strengthening the campus as a centre for innovation.
the current phase delivering more OFFICE OR EDUCaTIONAL SPACE
Construction on Phase Three began in February 2025, delivering 2,000m² of new office space over the next 12 months. The shell and core build includes major structural upgrades, modern insulation, double glazing and essential facilities - preparing flexible, listed-building approved spaces for creative, tech and digital businesses to move in and make their own.
the next phase expanding the vision
We are actively seeking suitable occupiers for fit out of the space. With further development of the remaining 500m2 of West Shed space planned.
Building a better Swindon
Events
Events at Carriage Works & Workshed
Where Swindon’s culture, creativity and ideas come alive.
From film premieres to tech meetups, Carriage Works and Workshed host a year-round programme of events that bring our community together. Whether you’re here to learn, be inspired, or just connect with like-minded people, there’s always something happening.
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Who's here
A community of makers and doers.
Our people are more than occupants - they’re part of a growing ecosystem. From filmmakers and furniture designers to sustainable tech innovators and heritage specialists, Carriage Works companies share one thing: ambition.
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Contact
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Email: hello@carriage.works
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