Manger Barn Education Room

The converted spacious and charming 16th-century barn is the perfect facility for any education or community visits to Lacock. The barn is also available for private hire functions. Call 01249 730141 for costs and booking details.

Transfer of the William Henry Fox Talbot Collection to the British Library

The National Trust warmly welcomes the exceptionally generous gift to the nation of the Talbot Collection. We have housed and cared for the Collection for nearly 30 years, on behalf of the Collection’s owners, in the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock, cataloguing the Collection, providing access for researchers and loans to other institutions from the Collection.

We are delighted that the Collection's new home, the British Library, will be able to offer increased access to this marvellous collection.

In partnership with the British Library, the link between the Talbot Collection and Lacock will continue. The Fox Talbot Museum, as it has for many years, will continue to tell the story of William Henry Fox Talbot and his pioneering work at Lacock, through displays from the Collection of Talbot's equipment, objects he photographed, his publications and personal items.

A loan agreement between the British Library and the National Trust will ensure that the Talbot link remains unbroken.

For research and access information regarding the William Henry Fox Talbot Collection please email John Falconer, Jerwood Curator of Photography at the British Library.

The Pound

Regularly available for a number of outdoor community events including local classic car club rallies and the farmers market. For further information and availability please phone 01249 730141.

Film location

Lacock Abbey and village have been used as a location for a number of filming projects including the TV and film adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Moll Flanders, plus the recent Harry Potter films. For further information on using Lacock as a location visit the film and TV location hire page.

Village amenities

There are a number of privately run shops, pubs, tea-rooms and bed and breakfast facilities in the village. The National Trust has a shop in Lacock High Street, and a specialist photography book shop in the Fox Talbot Museum.

Lacock Village monthly farmers' market

Lacock hosts a monthly farmers' market with local produce including vegetables, meat, wines, cakes, plants and preserves. It is held in the Manger Barn opposite the Red Lion pub or in the Pound behind the Stable tea-room.