Lacock abbey s beautiful grounds are a place to relax explore and reconnect.
Lacock abbey floor plan.
Sketch of first floor plan of entrance gateway and cottages.
Later it became a quirky country house of various architectural styles within its own woodland grounds.
The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of roman catholic institutions in england in the 16th century.
There are the ground floor abbey cloisters which featured in the harry potter films and also the furnished first floor rooms where until 4th september 2016 there is a display of costumes from the hollow crown.
Here s what to expect and how to book your visit.
Lacock abbey is located at the heart of lacock village within its own woodland grounds.
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Lacock village and countryside with its central grid of four streets lacock today looks much like it did 200 years ago.
Lacock abbey is located in the lovely village of lacock which is 6 5km 4 miles south of chippenham.
The bus stops outside the george pub in lacock and lacock abbey is around a six minute walk from the bus stop.
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The work location is at roof level directly beneath the south octagonal turret located on the west facing elevation of the abbey which contains the main front door into the great hall.
If you wanted to you could easily spend a whole day in lacock.
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Local bus route x34 runs between chippenham and lacock with a journey time of around 12 minutes.
Wander through the changing colours find the giant tree stump and see if you can spot some woodland wildlife.
The abbey rooms and courtyard tea rooms remain closed.
It is a quirky country home of various architectural styles built upon the foundations of a former nunnery.
Lacock abbey in the village of lacock wiltshire england was founded in the early 13th century by ela countess of salisbury as a nunnery of the augustinian order.
It was then sold to sir william sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived.
Lacock is also home to the fox talbot museum.
A spokesman for the national trust said.
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For a short walk around lacock village or a longer ramble around the surrounding countryside we ve got you covered.
Lacock abbey was a monastery founded at lacock in the county of wiltshire in england in the early 13th century by ela countess of salisbury as a house of augustinian canonesses regular it was seized by the crown in 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries under henry viii it then became a country house lacock abbey notable as the site of fox talbot s early experiments in photography.
Lacock access statement 2020.
The abbey grounds cloister and fox talbot museum at lacock are now open.
The beautiful photography exhibition adornments by dutch.
