The outlet is a great place to shop but watch out for the Penzance Drive bus lane leading to their car park. It’s not clearly marked, Swindon Council has profited millions in recent years from unsuspecting motorists. Clearly this won’t change as it’s a cash cow for them.

Its always a pleasant place for a wander around and most times we go there we pick up a bargain from one of the outlets. On this visit we were able to get some presents for Christmas My wife also managed to get a pair of Converse at less than half price she had wanted for some time. There was a good festive feel to the site and people generally seemed to be enjoying the time together, lots of bargains to be had and going by amount of bags going around this was being taken up on. As to the bus lane-when you drive towards the car park in Penzance way-turn your sat nav off and look at where you are heading-its then quite clear the entrance to the car park is to the right in front of you not following the road around which actually is clearly marked as a bus lane.

I've also been caught in the Swindon Borough Council motorist cash cow scam when visiting the outlets on 10th December 2022. I'm now being blackmailed into paying £35.00p for visiting as the bus lane signage was none existent. What galls me most is that looking at the Penzance Drive reviews this has been going on since 2016. yet the outlet management keeps regurgitating that the are 'working hard' with the council over this disgusting money grabbing by another local council with spider webs around a good shopping experience. Outlets, you've seen the last of us and we'll be telling family friends and anyone sensible to avoid this site as the shop prices may be lower the overall fees are too much

We hadn't been to the Swindon Designer Outlet for a long time but it's improved a lot since our last visit. There are loads of amazing brand stores and pretty much everyone can get a bargain here. We got there just as the lunchtime rush was kicking off (which meant long queues and a lot of crowded areas around the food court, which we ended up avoiding entirely. Waiting till later on was a good idea though (is it just me or do people have 1pm stuck in their heads like an alarm clock as the time they absolutely have to eat?) - Eventually we opted to eat at Yo Sushi (see separate review - that bit of the mall was a LOT quieter!) The mall itself is laid out really well, and you will find yourself doing several circuits to visit all the different stores (thankfully there are also lots of coffee places and loos around so you're never far from one, and they're clean and well maintained). I think the only negative point was the amount of kids running around, either scootering or knocking into people. Most parents seemed totally oblivious to their kids being a pain in the butt but there is a playpark in the centre if you're a slightly more responsible parent who doesn't let their kids run riot.

Access and directions weren’t as good as I hoped but car parking was good, easy and cheap. Nicely laid out and airy shopping mall. Could easily get sucked in thinking you were getting a bargain, just be careful. That said it is a pleasant place to shop.

I came here specifically to buy some summer clothes whilst traveling with my husband, the weather in England has been so hot! So I bought a couple of inexpensive dresses from Marks and spencer, a great dress from French connection and w sandals sparkly demo Clark’s. So very happy with my new clothes. The place wasn’t busy so I had a good experience. Had lunch at Giraffes lovely quieter place, the service there was slow….there are heaps of stores and you can shop in peace.

There's a good variation of stores to see. Plenty of sport options such as Adidas, Nike, Puma and New Balance. There's plenty of clothes shops ranging from Next to Calvin Klein and there's some stores you don't see often such as Haribo. It's worth a visit, even if it's one time.

Travelled from south wales and followed google maps. Have now just received a letter through the post with a £70 fine as 1 of the routes to the car park takes you via a bus lane route that is not advertised as a bus lane route at all. This is apparently a well known issues. Swindon council are making 100’s of grand from these fines. Times are tough enough and if this is the councils approach I will spend my money elsewhere

First time visit, headed for car park on Kemble Drive. £2 for 5 hours seemed reasonable, easy payment at machine and drive out (no cash). Centre itself, all undercover, very clean and spacious. I know that it's billed as a designer outlet but how many clothes do we actually need? Variety of offer would be nice, certainly for a jeans and T shirt guy. The food quarter offerings weren't to our taste so ate off site. We didn't think the pricing was keen in a lot of outlets and therefore weren't tempted to part with cash. If you're after a replacement Motorhead T shirt you're out of luck but if you want a garish waistcoat, it's your lucky day! Glad we went to make a day off it but no need for a return visit.