Main street
Stone cottages.
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Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 15 km in a straight line north-east of Bath and 8 km north-west of Chippenham. It is often described as the prettiest village in England. Its little cottages of honey-coloured Cotswold stone cluster along a main street that runs down to the By Brook, crossed by an old stone bridge. No new house has been built in the historic centre since about 1600, and there are no modern signs or visible power lines, which keeps its old character. The village prospered in the Middle Ages from the wool and cloth trade, and its covered stone market cross still stands in the square. Visitors stroll its quiet streets, walk along the brook and sit in its small cafés, and many films have been shot here. The village is free to visit. Cars are not allowed into the village, so visitors park at the top and walk down for about ten minutes. It is quiet in the early morning before the tour coaches arrive.
Stone cottages.
And old bridge.
In the square.
Castle Combe, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
No, parking is at the top.
About 15 km in a straight line.