Lacock is a village with a medieval monastary-turned-country house in Wiltshire. The village is an attractive with many original timber-framed and stone buildings, and it is maintained by National Trust. The village was first mentioned in the Domesday Book and was a popular settlement due to the wool trade. The abbey and estate were the property of Henry Fox Talbot who was instrumental in the photography field. The village and abbey was used in film and television and is most notable for various "Harry Potter" films, "Fantastic Beasts" film, and "Downton Abbey".
This was my first visit to Lacock, and it was just for a quick walk around the abbey grounds and village as the abbey and house itself is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. I do hope to return to tour the buildings and museums, so I hope that museums and arts venues can open next year.
I walked around the abbey grounds and abbey first. Although the abbey is shut, there were a couple of places where you could look into a hallway or cloisters in order to see a few Christmas trees that were decorated by local community organisations.
Afterwards, I walked to the courtyard where there were more Christmas trees and decorations. There is a brewery here, and you could look inside it to see a couple of Christmas trees.
I enjoyed the doorways and decorations that I saw around Lacock and the abbey.
The village does have a few shops, cafes, and restaurants. Some of these remain closed, but I did visit the chocolate shop and a few craft shops.
One of the buildings was selling various jars of jam and meringues outside on the wall.
Unfortunately, the bakery was shut.
It is such an attractive town, and I hope to visit it again as soon as things are opened. Hopefully, I will not have to wait too long.
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