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The back garden at 20 Church Street, with gravel and patio with dining table and chairs, Wiltshire
The back garden at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire | © National Trust/Mike Henton
The sitting room with woodburner in the original inglenook at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The super king-size bedroom at 20 Church Street, with window seats, Wiltshire

20 Church Street

A Grade II-listed cottage in the picturesque village of Lacock, a popular filming location.

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The sitting room with woodburner in the original inglenook at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The super king-size bedroom at 20 Church Street, with window seats, Wiltshire
The back garden at 20 Church Street, with gravel and patio with dining table and chairs, Wiltshire
The front of 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The apple tree and lawn in the front garden of 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The path through the front garden to the porch at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The old bell in the porch at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The sitting room with door into the porch at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The sitting room at 20 Church Street with woodburner in the original inglenook, Wiltshire
Chess set in the sitting room at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The open-plan kitchen and dining room at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The open-plan kitchen and dining room at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The open-plan kitchen and dining room, with Everhot stove, window seats and door to the back garden, at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The downstairs toilet at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The downstairs toilet with snake designs on the wallpaper at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The landing with small step along the hall at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The double bedroom at 20 Church Street, with window seat, Wiltshire
The super king-size bedroom, which can be a twin on request, at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The twin bedroom at 20 Church Street, with window seat, Wiltshire
The bathroom with shower over bath at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The patio with outdoor dining furniture in the back garden of 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The roof and a gable window at 20 Church Street, Wiltshire
The front of 20 Church Street, viewed from the street, with the garden hedge covering most of the ground floor from view, Wiltshire
The back of 20 Church Street and it's outbuildings, overlooked by the village church, Wiltshire
A terrace of stone cottages in Lacock village, Wiltshire
A trail at Lacock Abbey in winter, Wiltshire
Lacock Abbey in winter, Wiltshire
The clock tower in the Tudor Courtyard at Lacock Abbey in winter, Wiltshire
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
The ceiling of the medieval cloister at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
The medieval cloister at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
A room in the medieval cloister at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
The orchard at Lacock Abbey in winter, Wiltshire

© National Trust/Mike Henton

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A Grade II-listed cottage in the picturesque village of Lacock, a popular filming location.

  • Guests

    6

    Bedrooms

    3

    Acorn rating

    4What's this?

    Number of dogs welcome

    2

    Reference

    003065

    • A cosy cottage with comfy window seats and a woodburner in the sitting room’s inglenook. 

    • In Lacock, a quaint English village with traditional pubs, timber-framed cottages and quirky shops. 

    • Centuries of history are on the doorstep, and Bath and Stonehenge are within driving distance. 

    20 Church Street is a historic cottage on the edge of the pretty village of Lacock. It’s a grade-II listed house, with some parts dating back to the 15th century and others modernised over time. The village was built around the spired church that overlooks the cottage, and most rooms have a window seat where you can enjoy the view.

    Outside, a rose climbs the front wall and a grassed garden wraps around the cottage. Looking at 20 Church Street from the garden gate, you might recognise it as the Potters' family home from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001). Lacock’s streets and buildings look much as they did 200 years ago, so the village and abbey have become favourite locations for film and television series like Downton Abbey and Wolf Hall. 

    You’ll have free entry to National Trust places, including Lacock Abbey, a nunnery-turned-Tudor house, just a short stroll away. Here, you’ll be transported back in time, walking in the footsteps of Queen Elizabeth I in the cloister – a rare relic of medieval monastic architecture. More recently, William Henry Fox Talbot captured the first surviving photographic negative at the abbey, detailed in Lacock’s Fox Talbot Museum of photography. The money you spend on your holiday will contribute to the care of this special place. 

    Lacock is between the southern tip of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Wessex Downs. Bath is only 15 miles away, while Bristol and Stonehenge can be reached in less than an hour’s drive.  

    Groups of up to 11 can book to stay at both 20 Church Street and 2 High Street (sleeps five), a 15th-century cottage with a traditional interior, just a short walk away. 

    • Wi-Fi, available
    • Garden, available
    • Fridge, available
    • Freezer, available
    • Microwave, available
    • Open fire / wood burner, available
    • DVD, available
    • Dishwasher, available
    • Cot & high chair, available
    • Near National Trust attraction, available
    • Walking nearby, available
    • Pub nearby, available
    • Public transport links, available
    • 3 hours from London, available

Things to see and do at Lacock...

Lacock 

Country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative

near Chippenham, Wiltshire

Fully open today
Two visitors walk towards the Gothic Arch at Lacock Abbey in late spring. The sun is shining and the greenery from shrubs and trees frames the buildings.

Exploring the village at Lacock 

Explore the historic streets of Lacock, a quintessential English village with timber-framed cottages and local shops. With its central grid of four streets, Lacock today looks much as it did 200 years ago.

A visitor takes a photo of a half-timbered house in Lacock village, Wiltshire on a summer day

Lacock Abbey and Village stars on-screen 

Discover why the Abbey’s medieval Cloisters and the village’s timber-framed houses have made the perfect location for many TV and film productions.

Row of cottages in the village at Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock village walk 

Wiltshire

This easy walk takes you around the beautiful medieval village of Lacock, with quaint cottages, a ford for little toes to splash in and views of English countryside along the way.

Activities
Walking
DistanceMiles: 1.3 (km: 2.08)
A bike parked in front of the bakery in Lacock village, Wiltshire

Exploring the area...

Avebury 

Ancient stone circle, museum, manor house, and formal garden in the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site.

Marlborough, Wiltshire

Fully open today
A standing stone in the NE sector at Avebury henge, with the setting sun visible behind the stone and henge bank.

Great Chalfield Manor and Garden 

Charming fifteenth-century manor house with Arts and Crafts garden

near Melksham, Wiltshire

Fully open today
A view of the exterior of Great Chalfield Manor across the moat and forecourt, the sun is low in the sky and glinting off the roof.the

Dyrham Park 

Ancient parkland, 17th-century house and garden

near Bath, South Gloucestershire

Fully open today
The east front of Dyrham Park, near Bath, South Gloucestershire

The Courts Garden 

Delightful English country garden

near Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Partially open today
A border of spring tulips and greenery leads into the distance alongside a slightly winding stone path. There are box hedges in the background with a gap leading to a lawn beyond. The sun is shining.

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