Lacock is almost entirely owned by the National Trust, preserved as a medieval village.
It's easy to see why the village has featured in many period dramas - the limewashed, half-timbered and stone houses are the perfect backdrop.
People do live in the houses and worth exploring are some of the small shops, including a crafts co-operative.
The village would be a pleasant stop but what turns it into a day out are magnificent Lacock Abbey and the Fox Talbot Museum.
Thirteenth century Lacock Abbey, with impressive cloisters and now abandoned rooms, is largely intact and well worth an hour of anyone's time as are the gardens.
The Fox Talbot Museum celebrated the work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who invented photography in 1835. His negative of the oriel window of Lacock Abbey is the oldest in existence and the museum does a good job in explaining the wonders of photography to young and old. There's also a shop crammed full of photographic books.
A short walk back into the village, there's a few tea rooms, pubs and restaurants for a quick cuppa or a meal.
