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It was love at first sight when we first caught sight of Castle Combe.
This village is just so pretty! From the little stone bridge you cross, which serves as some sort of a dramatic gateway to this tiny village, and to the hill beyond, everything is just so picturesque!
We visited Castle Combe in the early days of spring. On the morning of that day, we were in Lacock, which is another quaint little village in Wiltshire—truly remarkable! We thought that jaunt would last the whole day but it turned out not to be the case, so we found ourselves free for the afternoon with enough time to visit another place. So we thought: “Hey, why not go to Castle Combe? You know, that village we’ve heard so much about.” And that’s just what we did.
Getting There
The drive to this village took us around 20 minutes, passing little roads and one-way lanes that were quiet and quite devoid of people at one point we thought we were already getting lost. But we plodded on because the GPS was saying we were right on track. Then finally we caught sight of the little bridge that was so familiar because we’ve seen it in pictures online many times, and that’s how we got our first glimpse of Castle Combe.
Exploring Castle Combe
So Castle Combe is famous for being the setting in medieval films and it was the backdrop of Steven Spielberg’s film War Horse. It lies in a valley and used to be a weaving town during Cotswolds’s wool trade heyday.
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As mentioned, heralding your arrival is a quaint little stone bridge leading to a row of beautiful cottages once used by the weavers to create the famous local red and white cloth.
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The cottages were quintessentially English and everything in the place seems to look like what it might have been in the olden days. We love the serenity of the place and the aura of it being untouched by time that it’s like stepping back to the days of old.
Activities
Castle Combe is charming and, just like the other English towns we visited, a village worth visiting. We had a wonderful time there that we wished we could have stayed longer. We did discuss how we’d go back one day and probably stay overnight to explore and enjoy the place more.
Castle Combe Hotels
Castle Combe as a lovely town deserves a one-night stay, at least. Here are some hotels or places that can help you enjoy your visit to this enchanting, well-preserved, lovely little hamlet.
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