Lacock Abbey Harry Potter Location

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire

History | Fox Talbot Museum | Access | Nearby

Surrounded by its own grounds and located in picturesque Lacock (pronounced lay-cock) village is Lacock Abbey.

History

Its origins as an Abbey date from the 13th century, but it was seized by Henry VIII, sold, and converted into a house in 1539.

The interior of the house can be viewed any day but Monday from 13th March to 31st October.

The exterior of the abbey

The interior of the Abbey was made famous by the appearance of its cloisters in two of the early Harry Potter films.

Fox Talbot Museum

The abbey’s most famous resident was William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) who played a major role in the invention of photography. The Fox Talbot Museum has exhibits of Fox Talbot’s early negatives, the first of which was taken in the abbey.

The interior of the abbey

Access – Getting There

Lacock
near Chippenham, Wiltshire
SN15 2LG
Tel: 01249 730459

Lacock is located just off the A350 three miles south of Chippenham in Wiltshire and 12 miles west of Avebury. Traveling from Bath by car, the village is a 30-minute drive on the A4. From Chippenham, ride the X34 bus for Frome to the village. In addition, from Melksham ride the X34 in the other direction.

Maps

Nearby

Visitors to Lacock can also see the 14th-century St Cyriac’s Church and the historic tithe barn, which also dates from the 14th century. Both are Grade I listed buildings.

Places to stay include the superbly-named Sign of the Angel and also The Red Lion. For afternoon tea, there is nowhere better than the village’s oldest building, King John’s Hunting Lodge.

The George Inn and The Red Lion are nearby pubs.