LACOCK VILLAGE (Wiltshire)

Lacock Village is owned by the National Trust and was also the setting for the TV Series "Cranford". A very scenic village and well worth visiting to see the very old buildings there.

The Abbey too is very Interesting and that was used for filming scenes in a "Harry Potter" movie. The Abbey also has a window that was the subject of the very first negative taken using a Camera! Taken by Fox-Talbot. Visitors are also allowed to take a Photo of that very window.....and is the only subject allowed for photography inside the Abbey.

The village also has a very nice Tea shop (Photo above) called the "Hunting Lodge Tea Rooms" where you can get some very nice lunches and cakes. It also has a tea garden too.

The village bakery is also worth visiting.

I was lucky with the weather on my visit on 11th October 2008, as it was warm & Sunny, which helps when taking nice photos. I hope to go there again oneday.

CASTLE COOMBE Village (Wiltshire)

My Visit to the village of "Castle Coombe", was on Saturday 11th October 2008.

A very pretty village in Wiltshire, not far from Bath, on the edge of the Cotswolds.

It has been called the "Prettiest Village In England" and there are Indeed some very pretty cottages and views here. It helped having a bright sunny day on my visit here too.

Of course taking good photos is not easy when these villages are a magnet for tourists.

So having a photo with no cars and people on, are almost Impossible to achieve.

But I think I've managed to take a few scenes that show the Character of this nice village.

Although it has a couple of Pubs there, one thing missing seemed to be a Tea shop.

Unless the locals are trying not to encourage more visitors.