Families can discover more of Swindon during the summer holidays thanks to six new walking trails across the borough.

Swindon Travel Choices will officially launch the six trails, which include taking in the sights of some of the town's best outdoor spots., on Friday.

The Butterfly Trail will take people along the Old Town Railway Path from Mannington to Old Town, while The Fish Trail will offer a loop of Coate Water.

Swindon's Railway Village will be the highlight of The Bear Trail, while the Dragonfly Trail will bring people along the canal. 

The last two trails, The Pig Trail and The Squirrel Trail will take you along the Eastern Flyer from Greenbridge to Swindon Town Centre and Lydiard Park respectively. ​

There will be six different trail leaflets to pick up from Swindon’s core libraries (Central, West, North, Highworth and Park) and partner locations.

Partner locations include Coate Water Cafe, Old Town Library, the Forest Cafe at Lydiard and the Steam Museum.

Residents can also download trail leaflets from the Swindon Travel Choices website.

The trails, which are all between one and three miles long, will take families to some great local arts, heritage, and historical sites, as well as places of natural beauty.

There’s a limited edition badge available for the first 200 people to complete each challenge, while everyone who completes one of the trails, will gain an entry into the grand prize draw.

Wherever possible, the routes have been designed to be accessible, with alternative suggestions provided if this is not the case. Details for getting to the start of each of the walks by public transport are also provided.

One lucky winner will receive £100 supermarket voucher in the grand prize draw, while five runners-up prizes for each trail will also be given out including t-shirts, STEAM Museum family passes, walking books and food hampers.

Residents can enter the prize draw online from the Swindon Travel Choices website, by scanning the QR code on the trail leaflets or by posting their entry form in the post box at the partner locations when collecting a badge.

The challenge will finish on Sunday,  September 8, with the grand prize draw taking place on Monday, September 16.

Councillor Chris Watts, cabinet member for the environment and transport, said “We’re delighted to have six walking trails running this summer for everyone to take part in and we’d love to see as many families as possible discovering more of Swindon’s local arts, heritage, and historical sites that can be seen on the routes."