Lacock has unique architectural styles encompassing over 750 years of history

The Grounds and Gardens provide the perfect foil to the house and are managed in the style of a Wiltshire squire who governs his surroundings in partnership with nature. The woodland garden is of the 19th-century style and contains an historic collection of formal and native trees. Early plans show the form of an elaborate 18th-century water garden hidden beneath the surface, intermingled with the remnants of the working medieval landscape.

A restoration programme is currently underway to reinstate the botanic garden of William Henry Fox Talbot. Although best known for his scientific achievements Talbot also showed interest in botany which resulted in many plants of note being introduced to the Abbey grounds.