Our next stop after Wales was Lacock in Wiltshire.
There's lots to discover in Lacock village; quaint traditional stone cottages, the old workhouse, the medieval tithe barn, the old lock-up and the village church.
The name Lacock dates from Saxon times when the earliest permanent settlers lived by the Bide Brook, which runs through the middle of the village. They called it lacuc or 'little stream'.
With its central grid of 4 streets Lacock looks much like it did 200 years ago. It's oldest house is older than the 13th century Lacock Abbey.
Lacock village is often used for film and TV productions, mostly for its picturesque streets and historic cottages. The village’s most famous appearances include 'Downton Abbey', the BBC’s 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Cranford', and the films 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' and 'Wolfman'.
William Fox Talbot lived in the Abbey, a remarkable man who was the pioneer of photography. The Fox Talbot museum is dedicated in his name and regularly hosts photographic exhibitions.
We had hoped to stay in Lacock but everything was fully booked. I found a tiny village just 4 miles away called Beanacre and a hotel that was formerly a country mansion called Beenleigh Hotel. It was absolutely beautiful. We entered the property along a sweeping driveway overhung with giant oak trees providing dabbled shade.
We pulled up at the rather grand entrance and went inside to the reception. The girl at the desk showed us to our room, called a cosy room. It was quite large and modern and very comfortable.
We only stayed the one night but wished we had been able to stay longer.
We were there to meet a friend from Australia who is living over here at the moment. We had dinner with her and her family at a restaurant called the Sign of the Angel which we all thought was a strange name.
There's lots to discover in Lacock village; quaint traditional stone cottages, the old workhouse, the medieval tithe barn, the old lock-up and the village church.
The name Lacock dates from Saxon times when the earliest permanent settlers lived by the Bide Brook, which runs through the middle of the village. They called it lacuc or 'little stream'.
With its central grid of 4 streets Lacock looks much like it did 200 years ago. It's oldest house is older than the 13th century Lacock Abbey.
Lacock village is often used for film and TV productions, mostly for its picturesque streets and historic cottages. The village’s most famous appearances include 'Downton Abbey', the BBC’s 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Cranford', and the films 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' and 'Wolfman'.
William Fox Talbot lived in the Abbey, a remarkable man who was the pioneer of photography. The Fox Talbot museum is dedicated in his name and regularly hosts photographic exhibitions.
We pulled up at the rather grand entrance and went inside to the reception. The girl at the desk showed us to our room, called a cosy room. It was quite large and modern and very comfortable.
We only stayed the one night but wished we had been able to stay longer.
We were there to meet a friend from Australia who is living over here at the moment. We had dinner with her and her family at a restaurant called the Sign of the Angel which we all thought was a strange name.
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