Wiltshire
Many thousands of visitors drive across the rolling downlands of south and west Wiltshire passing Stonehenge on one of the main routes to holiday destinations in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. Those who do break their journey with a visit to the stone circle at Avebury, one of the most important megalithic monuments in Europe, or to glorious Stourhead, are captivated by the rolling countryside of this part of the ancient kingdom of Wessex.

Lacock
The picturesque village of Lacock dates from the 13th-century, famous for its stone, half-timbered and thatched buildings and as a location for a variety of films and period dramas. This was once a centre of the medieval wool trade and today it still reflects those times with no television aerials or overhead cables to spoil the scene. There are numerous shops to explore and a pub, tearoom or restaurant on every corner.

Lacock Abbey is a quirky country house of a variety of architectural styles, built upon the foundations of a former nunnery. The monastic rooms of this religious house founded in 1232 remain intact for visitors to enjoy.

At the entrance to the Abbey and its grounds is the Fox Talbot Museum, dedicated to William Henry Fox Talbot, who inventive the negative-positive photographic process here in Lacock and whose descendents gave the Abbey and village to the Trust in 1944.

The village has been the venue for many television and film productions including Pride and Prejudice and Cranford. The Abbey and village have featured in the recent Harry Potter films.

National Trust places nearby: Lacock Abbey and Fox Talbot Museum, The Courts Garden, Dyrham Park, Great Chalfield Manor, Prior Park, Avebury. Shop and pub: Lacock Tea-room/café/restaurant: Lacock. Railway station: Chippenham. Other attractions: Bath and Bristol for shopping and sightseeing, Castle Combe, Corsham Court, Bowood House, The White Horse. Activities: walking, fishing.

Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 173