Wiltshire and the Cotswolds, part two

Here are some more sights we saw!
We visited a village that has been part of several Harry Potter movie sets, the town of Lacock, just outside of Bath, is owned by the National Trust, its newest buildings were built in the 18th Century! Hogwart indoor scenes were filmed in Lacock Abbey (as was Downtown Abbey and Pride and Prejudice) and the old shops in the town were the shops in the Harry Potter movies. One of the houses in Lacock was also used as Harry's parents house in The Philosophers Stone.

We also visited a beautiful 13th Century village in the Cotswalds named Castle Combe. This village is made from Cotswold stone, and has also been used as a film location for several films including Spielberg's War Horse. The village is insanely picturesque and there is also an amazing hotel there with park like grounds which we walked through. Stunning.

We saw many impressive houses with thatched roofs in the Cotswolds, they really take a lot of maintenance, we saw one house were a couple of tradesmen were pulling off the old thatch and replacing it. As we drove around there were miles of drystone walls, and swathes of rolling hills divided up by hedgerows, the country lanes were lined with wildflowers and brambles. Super.
In the evening we walked down to Corsham Village for dinner at a cosy traditional old pub named The Flemish Weaver - lamb shanks and game pie.Read more