Roma in Swindon

About the only part of the town centre which doesn't feel too much like a ghost town

They've recently started pulling in independants from the markets and smaller stalls which has been a real positive.

Nice place, I just hope that more shops will open soon especially this holiday and more people will get to experience the Swindon.

Dead, most units empty, outside us dirty, to many beggers hanging around. Not a safe place to head after dark.

Well Boots was ok but trying to get served was a hassle! Must be the lack of staff. Brunel is nothing to rave about! All pretty boring!

Town centre, which has seen many chains pull out. What is left offers an average range of goods, but, the overall range is quite poor compared to it, before the other retailers left

It is a dump nearly all the shops are empty

Terrible dirt, so-so shops, generally a dingy place

The Brunel shopping centre is trying hard but not doing anything particularly well. It's lost many of the major stores and now looks outdated but they are trying , nice food hub , delicious and cheap food in one central area upstairs.

Many shops has being closed in Brunel only few stayed. One part look like ghost town. However still there is Boots and good food choice.

That town centre use to great place.

That town centre use to great place.

One side is cordon off due to road works. Rest of the town looked sad although some good brands there.

One side is cordon off due to road works. Rest of the town looked sad although some good brands there.

Absolutely nothing special. Needs modernisation and must have a different look.

Many things you can find in one place.

Some good shops however the ambiance and culture felt not so nice

My wife and I had a lovely afternoon here.

Great place to shop lots of different stores Shame that M&S has closed the Polish shop opposite Lush sells great ham (Grandad) Spoke with the Scottish Power Rep Jess in Regent Street at a temporary open office regarding a problem with my Scottish Power App and she gave me some really good advice to sort the problem let's hope it works many thanks Jess.

Not much left in the centre unfortunately.

Really poor. Hardly anything open. It's handy if you want to go to greggs that's about it. Nothing really any good here. Deserted shops (like anywhere these days I guess) couple of charity shops so unless you ain't food there isn't really a lot here.

It's a shame the shopping centre is going down hill

It is a ghost 👻 town that has horrendous prices for parking. No point to visit.

The Brunel shopping centre is trying hard but not doing anything particularly well. The whole area loosely referred to as the 'town centre' has been overtaken by events and is currently not a good advert for Swindon. It's lost many of the major stores and now feels very outdated.

The punk shop is great, but the other shops feel like they're going out of business.

What's the point of this town centre unless you want a coffee or buy second hand goods from charity shops

Basically, it's empty of anything, including life

Nice shopping centre , well layer out & bright . A shame like most town shopping centre's that there's a fair few empty shops .

Terrible place, shops closed and full of vagrants.

Popped in for a look nicely laid out and pretty clean, worth a look.

Call this a shopping centre… what a joke…

It is very sad to see this place being more and more neglected along the past 17 years! I believe there are more closed shops than fully working ones! I try my best to avoid going to that depressing town centre currently full of thugs covered up on black hoodies on broad light riding that stealth bikes.

Sadly the centre is fading away with good shops, great parking for central Swindon

Needs a massive rework ok if like 99p shops

Barely any shops I would use, not as clean as it used to be.

Depressing. Hopefully they will improve it, sooner rather than later

Its a place to eat. So if you wanna eat have fun. If you wanna shop. Good luck. Its clear the investment went towards restaurants NOT retail. Smaller shops are all gone. Rent is so high no shops wants to enter a rental agreement for a 6 month period. The design is dated and makes me feel like im in the 90s. Theres a sign on the car park entrance to the centre literally saying more shops round the corner. Brunel need to re-plan and resource manage better for more variety of stores. I would love to see a model shop but none exsist other than warhammer. Warhammer isnt everyone's thing, more power to you if you enjoy it though. Please invest in something other than big brands or food places.

Rubbish, Swindon Council has a lot to answer too! What is there plan to attract people back to the town!!!!!!!!

I went to visit a close friend in Swindon and she took me to Brunel Shopping centre. There's an arcade in the shopping centre. Once you pay a gate fee, you have access to play all the games. The kids loved the arcade, the food court was good. I treated myself to Herbs and Health store by having acupuncture and body massage worth while. The food was yummy and great portions too.

A lit of units closing down, so a bit of a disappointment.

Horrid most shops empty like walking through a ghost town only go if very desprate.

Nice and spacious shopping centre

Sadly swindon town center is run down and not many shops now apart from phone repair or vape shops

Just popped into Costa Coffee ☕

Looks a little run down maybe needs a facelift

Nothing there on the ground floor anymore. Shocking.

Lots of shops and a large food court. Outside there is plenty of parking, £2.00 for 5 hours and the first 30 min is free. Pleasant atmosphere with most shops having sales and there's a children's play area too.

There aren't many shops to choose from down there.

Don't like the atmosphere. And in general, I feel discomfort in this center.

A bit tired looking but good enough. Not a massive range of shops

Our town centre has gone downhill over the years! Hardly any decent shops anymore, no character there! Plus it was so expensive to park! What a rip off!😡😡

Sadly rather run down. So many shops closed now.

Most of the shops in the Brunel shopping centre have shut down ☹️

a wide variety of of good food on offer/not too many of the big shops now ie m&s sainsburys ect

It's not bad I mean most things you need but probably around 4or5 Greggs which is overkill to be honest.

Swindon is a disgrace now ! Bring back "lemon place" chippy and the upstairs brunel market!!!

Shopping centre is always clean and tidy, great place for shopping. Love visiting Swindon.

Not much in here to be shouting about. Sainsbury and M&S have gone. Holland and Barrett has moved out. Down stairs is almost ghostly, like the the rest of town. Not really worth a trip

Pretty empty nothing much there but there are toilets and a few places to eat so it's OK I guess

What's left Swindon lost its mojo

This place needs knocking down and starting again

It is a great place full of life where to find shops, train station and restaurants. Just in the town centre with car park by the high street which It is very convenient as lots of services and transport is just there

A very rundown building with 90% of units empty.

There isn't many shops left in here anymore

The centre is in desperate need of some decent stores, they need to do something to bring customers back and fill those empty units, the old House of Fraser store is 3/4 (one floor was offices and delivery area plus staff canteen) floors of currently empty space ripe to allow either one or multiple companies into. It could become an excellent indoor market with a different theme per floor allowing multiple local sole traders to get somewhere to sell their goods, if the Brunel did it right they could reopen the space as a true department store with multiple small companies selling their wares. It's too big a store fore a single shop to take over the space as proven with Debenhams done the road which has also closed down.

nice place to go out with the family on Sunday

Lovely cup of hot chocolate and ham and cheese panini

It is really run down and looks terrible. Half the shops are closed down and graffiti everywhere

Very good for every occasion for shopping

Sadly, a shadow of its former self. More empty shops than occupied ones. On the plus side, plenty of good places to eat, an easily accessible car park and very clean toilets.

Great place for outlet prices with a variety of brands available.

Always tidy and lovely to visit, disappointing that it's lost a lot of shops over the years to the point where I personally have no reason to visit, this shopping center would benefit from an indoor market or small business market to bring in more footfall. The new foodhall is a lovely addition and a great place to hang out.

Not as good as it used to be. Good coffee at costa.

Like the rest of Swindon, slumming it.

Unfortunately this place has gone down since shops and restaurants have closed.

Good place to shop my wife enjoyed it

Always love coming here on days out the pasta place is great love the food there. And it's all made in front of you.

When we first arrived, we were a little concerned as it looked so rough. As we ventured, we were pleasantly surprised. Lots of great stores with great bargains. My son was really happy with "Foot Asylum " whilst my granddaughter loved the "New Look" discount store. There was something for everyone.

Has an abandoned feeling as so many shops have closed or moved out

Muito agradável 😍 Tem quase todo tipo de comércio. Infelizmente estão várias lojas fechadas 😕

Next to no shops so not really got alot going for it now only thing it's got going is the fact the foos court sells delicious food

I love to shop Brunel , beautiful shopping centre in the Swindon 👍

Goodness, disabled parking is tricky and hardly easy to find. Many of the shops were closed, and many units looked unoccupied for a long time. The one redeeming feature was the pizza and pasta place in the food court. A huge menu and all freshly prepared. It was great!

If this place is the "Heart of Swindon shopping", I can only think it's far to late for CPR. Best call the undertakers now. It's dead.

Not good, so few decent shops but lots of coffee shops

It very run down town not nice beggers asking for money whist enter every shop

The shops which are open are good value for money good choice s

Used to be full of shops, now it's quite dreadful. Certainly won't have to pay for much parking as there's no real magnet of a big shop to visit.

Lots to do there apart from just shopping.

One entire side of the complex has been vacated of shops, leaving empty units. This area is being turned into flats which is fine, except that you have to walk through this derelict area from the car park to get to the main area. Still quite a few good shops in this main part of the centre.

Boarded up shop every were not a great advertisement for swindon

Only gave the Brunel Shopping Centre 4 stars as some of the retail outlets are empty and it starting to make the centre look run down

What has happened to the brunel centre one end was totally closed down just me wondering where the shops have gone and a security guard walking around to guard it 😲

It's devoid of any shops that you would possibly want to go in unfortunately!

This place used to be great. Admittedly I haven't been to Swindon Town for over 3 years, but it's dead. So many more closed shops than those which are are open, led to a very depressing shopping experience

Too many empty shops now probably due to the sky high rents that property owners have been charging for too long. About time they got there just cumuppance

Place is deserted as all the shops are leaving, not really worth visiting

To many closed down shops Not much to shop for

Its a depressing remnant of what it used to be. Hardly any decent shops remain. Certainly not worth the car parking charge. Went in today and its even worse now that M&S has closed.

Easy to park, only stopped for dinner