Lacock Abbey

Lacock Abbey is a quirky country house with varying quirky architectural styles and monastic roots located at the heart of the village with its own surrounding woodland.

In the past 800 years, Lacock has been an Augustinian Abbey, a Tudor home, birthplace of photography and a school for wizardry (on film)!

Situated in Lacock, Wiltshire, the Abbey which was once a nunnery has also been home to William Henry Fox Talbot, who is celebrated for his pioneering work with photography. In 1835 Talbot made the earliest known surviving photographic negative using a camera, a small photogenic drawing of the latticed window in the south gallery of Lacock Abbey. His findings were announced on 31st January 1839, one of the first official announcements of the birth of photography.

Lacock Abbey has also been used as a filming location for three Harry Potter films, the Abbey's cloisters were used in many scenes including the famous scene when Harry visits the restricted section at Hogwarts Library, hidden under an invisibility cloak.

The Abbey itself is on large well cared grounds that have a botanic garden with a greenhouse as well as rose and herb gardens, an orchard, and woodland. Adjacent is the medieval village of Lacock, which is a quintessential English Village that looks pretty much the same as it did 200 years ago with its timber-framed cottages and little shops. 

Lacock has something for everyone, young and old, and is well worth the visit.

Tickets to the Abbey can be bought on the day so no need to book in advance.

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