Hares Rest Guidebook
Sightseeing
Country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative. Also a famous filming location for the Harry Potter franchise.
170 locals recommend
Lacock Abbey
Country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative. Also a famous filming location for the Harry Potter franchise.
A visit to the village is akin to taking a step back in time, owned and managed by the National Trust, it has been beautifully preserved and unchanged since it was a thriving township that traded in wool. It is a famous filming location and its appearances include Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Wolf Hall and Larkrise to Candleford. There is also an abundance of good pubs.
148 locals recommend
Lacock
A visit to the village is akin to taking a step back in time, owned and managed by the National Trust, it has been beautifully preserved and unchanged since it was a thriving township that traded in wool. It is a famous filming location and its appearances include Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Wolf Hall and Larkrise to Candleford. There is also an abundance of good pubs.
Visiting Bowood House & Gardens is always a lovely experience, and is the perfect way to enjoy a family day out in Wiltshire. Experience one of the UK’s most exciting adventure playgrounds, the stunning historic house, and the beautiful gardens designed by Capability Brown
129 locals recommend
Bowood House and Gardens
Old RoadVisiting Bowood House & Gardens is always a lovely experience, and is the perfect way to enjoy a family day out in Wiltshire. Experience one of the UK’s most exciting adventure playgrounds, the stunning historic house, and the beautiful gardens designed by Capability Brown
The Official PGA Golf Course and Golf Academy for the South West, England. Enjoy superb play at the stunning 18-hole PGA Golf Course.
10 locals recommend
Bowood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort
The Official PGA Golf Course and Golf Academy for the South West, England. Enjoy superb play at the stunning 18-hole PGA Golf Course.
Castle Combe is a quintessentially English village often named as the ‘prettiest village in England.' The village sits in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north west Wiltshire.
Castle Combe has featured regularly as a film location, most recently in The Wolf Man, Stardust and Stephen Spielberg’s War Horse. It was also used in the original Dr Doolittle film.
The village has a rich history and the houses are made up of the honey coloured Cotswold stone, typical for a village of this area.
213 locals recommend
Castle Combe
Castle Combe is a quintessentially English village often named as the ‘prettiest village in England.' The village sits in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in north west Wiltshire.
Castle Combe has featured regularly as a film location, most recently in The Wolf Man, Stardust and Stephen Spielberg’s War Horse. It was also used in the original Dr Doolittle film.
The village has a rich history and the houses are made up of the honey coloured Cotswold stone, typical for a village of this area.