Lacock - information
Things to see
· Thatched and stone cottages
· Tudor buildings
· Medieval tithe barn
· 18th century Packhorse Bridge
· Lacock Abbey and gardens (founded in 1229) with Fox Talbot
Museum (Fox Talbot invented the positive-negative film process in photography)
· The George Inn (1361) with its dogwheel where a special breed of
dog (Turnspit) ran in the wheel to turn the spit on the fire
Things to do
· Restaurant and pub meals
· Wander the streets where Pride & Prejudice, Moll Flanders,
Emma, Harry Potter and Cranford were filmed
· Country walks
· Ice cream shop, National Trust shop, pottery and bakery
· Visit the mueum and Abbey
Why visit?
Lacock is one of the country's best-preserved villages. It has magnificent Medieval buildings in a peaceful setting. Used so often for films, it has no overhead cables, TV aerials or yellow lines to spoil your photographs!