Castle Combe – View from Bybrook River
If you are looking for the castle of the same name as this town with about 350 inhabitants in the county of Wiltshire, you have to look closely, because the Norman building is only a ruin. This is not usually the reason why this place is visited by thousands of tourists every year. Castle Combe is considered as the prettiest village in England – or at least that’s how it markets itself.
Once you have parked the car in the large car park above the village (which was free in 2015) and then walked down the road, you would agree with Castle Combe’s own statement: It’s an absolutely quaint village with many small houses, completely well preserved. You can feel the history in the village, which was also shaped by its former wool production.
St Andrew’s Church is home to the Castle Combe Clock, one of the rarest original clocks from the Middle Ages and still in use today.
It is worthwhile to walk down the small main road to Bybrook River and from there you have one of the most attractive views of this place. Above the Market Cross are the Tea Room and the 4-star Manor House Hotel.
More information: Castle Combe Website for visitors
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Castle Combe – Market Cross in the background
Castle Combe
Castle Combe – Details
Castle Combe – Details
Castle Combe
Castle Combe – Market Cross
Castle Combe – at the Tea Room
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Castle Combe – at the Cemetery
Castle Combe
