Visiting Lacock Village and Abbey
National Trust Run Medieval Abbey & Village Used For Harry Potter Films
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| Lacock Abbey Cloisters |
The medieval wool village of Lacock is situated in delightful English countryside less than 30 minutes drive from Bath.
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By a combination of events Lacock Village and the adjacent Abbey has been under the ownership of the National Trust for some time now.
Make no mistake, Lacock is a living, breathing village, not a museum piece. The National Trust rents out all the houses, even the pubs to private tenants.
The caveat is that the National Trust maintain the village and buildings as they were several hundred years ago.
Whilst modern inside, the buildings from the outside look pretty much the same as centuries ago at the the heyday of Lacock.
Lacock Abbey is one of the few abbeys in England left intact, most being destroyed during the reign of Henry VIII. Lacock Abbey has attracted renewed interest in recent years as it was used as a film location for Harry Potter films.
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Lacock Abbey
We have a dedicated page looking at the Abbey and providing a realistic picture of what to expect when visiting.
The Abbey is set in large park like grounds with sheep and cattle grazing. The Abbey is immediately adjacent to Lacock Village.
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| Lacock Village Church |
Lacock Abbey is owned by the National Trust. There is a photography museum, gardens and tours of the house as well as the cloisters area where the Harry Potter filming was performed.
Lacock Village
Lacock is a living breathing village with school, pubs, post office etc. but is owned by the National Trust who rent out the properties.
The National Trust maintain the properties most of which date back to medieval times when Lacock was a thriving wool village. No street lights, aerials etc. will you find here.
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Visiting Lacock
Lacock is slightly off the beaten tourist track and all the better for it. For much of the year, you'll only have a few visitors in the village for company.
At weekends and good summer days its the kind of place where locals will come to get away from the house and have a leisurely bite to eat. It can get quite crowded at these times.
Lacock is also in a nice position between Bath and Stonehenge via a more scenic route than the direct trunk road.
Day Tours From London That Include Lacock
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| Castle Coombe |
Castle Coombe
Castle Coombe is an idyllic Cotswold village just 20 minutes drive from Lacock. This is the very southern edge of the Cotswold region, famous for its typically English countryside.
Castle Coombe is at the bottom of a coombe (narrow river valley) and the big touring coaches cannot reach it.
Castle Coombe is thus less crowded and uncommercilaised than some of the better known Cotswold villages further north. Castle Coombe is also only 30 minutes drive from Bath, one of the most popular cities for visitors in England.
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