Booking choice: The inner circle, Lacock and Bath day, from $222 per person. Check dates Tour details
Lacock is not a big sight. It is a small village of stone and timber-framed houses, with few modern additions, which is why it works so well as a film set.
On the flagship tour you get a guided walk of about an hour, then roughly 45 minutes at the George Inn, a 14th-century pub, with your meal at your own expense.
The quick answer
On the inner circle tour, Lacock is a one-hour guided walk (the village is free to walk around) plus about 45 minutes at the George Inn, where food and drink are at your own expense. The village appears in Harry Potter, the BBC's Pride and Prejudice, Cranford and Downton Abbey, and Lacock Abbey is where Fox Talbot made the earliest surviving photographic negative in 1835.
What is Lacock?
A medieval village in Wiltshire, planned on a grid of four streets, with a tithe barn, a church and an abbey; the National Trust has cared for it since 1944.
The name goes back to Saxon times. What makes it special is how complete it is: whole streets of old cottages without modern additions, which is why it works so well as a film set.
How long do you get in Lacock on the tour?
About an hour on a guided walk, then roughly 45 minutes at the George Inn.
Other tours give it less: the small-group Bath, Lacock and Stonehenge day lists 30 minutes at Lacock Abbey, and Rabbie's lists 45 minutes. The Windsor, Lacock and Bath day stops at the George Inn for 45 minutes, with lunch included only if you pick that option.
Want Lacock with the stone circle? The guided walk is part of the inner circle day.
Check dates for the inner circle, Lacock and Bath dayIs Lacock the Harry Potter village?
Yes: Lacock Abbey was used for Hogwarts scenes in the first two Harry Potter films, and the village appears in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
The tour's guided walk shows you some of the locations used in the films. One guest wrote that they got to see "favorite movie sites from Harry Potter" on the walk.
What else was filmed in Lacock?
The BBC's Pride and Prejudice, Cranford, Downton Abbey and The Wolfman were all filmed in the village.
The guide points out locations as you walk, so you do not need to plan your own route.
What is Lacock Abbey, and what is the Fox Talbot connection?
Lacock Abbey was founded as a nunnery in 1232 by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, and later became the home of William Henry Fox Talbot, who made the earliest surviving photographic negative there in 1835.
His negative shows a latticed window in the abbey's South Gallery. After the nunnery, the abbey became a family home for the Sharington and Talbot families.
The tour does not include the abbey. A National Trust ticket for the abbey, cloisters and Fox Talbot Museum costs £21 for adults and £10.50 for children aged 5 to 17 between March and October (£23.10 and £11.60 with Gift Aid), and the abbey rooms take last entry at 15:45 (National Trust). With an hour in the village, the lanes are the better use of it.
What is the George Inn stop?
A 14th-century pub in Lacock where the tour stops for about 45 minutes; the meal is at your own expense.
The listing mentions an optional breakfast or dinner there. One guest advised bringing snacks, because "there is limited time to get food at any of the stops and still see the sites".
Want a pub lunch in Lacock arranged for you? This long day includes one with the lunch option.
Explore the Windsor, Lacock and Bath day Tour detailsIs Lacock worth the stop?
Most guests enjoy it, but it is a gentle stop rather than a highlight: the stones and Bath are the main events.
One guest found Lacock "small and not necessarily needed as a stop, but interesting"; another said it was "really cool, definitely worth the stop". If you love period dramas or photography history, it will be one of the best hours of the day.
Can you see Lacock on a cheaper tour?
Yes: the Windsor, Lacock and Bath day and Rabbie's Bath, Avebury and Lacock day both stop there, but neither goes inside the stone circle.
The Windsor, Lacock and Bath day is from $96, with Stonehenge as an option seen from the path. Rabbie's day is from $118 in a 16-seat mini-coach, with no Stonehenge at all. See all the tours compared.
Lacock without Stonehenge? Rabbie's small group adds Avebury and Bath.
Check dates for the Bath, Avebury and Lacock dayFrequently asked questions
Is Lacock free to visit?
Walking the village is free. Lacock Abbey is a separate National Trust ticket, from £21 for adults between March and October.
Do you go inside Lacock Abbey on the tour?
No. The stop is a guided walk around the village lanes; abbey entry is not part of the tour.
Is lunch included at the George Inn?
No. On the inner circle tour, food and drinks are at your own expense.
Which Harry Potter films were shot in Lacock?
Lacock Abbey was used for Hogwarts scenes in the first two films, and the village appears in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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Stonehenge Inner Circle, Lacock & Bath
- English Heritage stone circle access outside normal opening hours
- Guided walk in Lacock, with an optional meal at the George Inn (own expense)
- Panoramic tour of Bath; Roman Baths entry only with the upgrade option
Bath, Lacock & Stonehenge Small Group
- Standard Stonehenge entry (visitor path, not the inner circle)
- Entry to the Roman Baths
- Guided walks in Lacock and Avebury
Bath, Avebury & Lacock Small Group
Lacock and Bath in a 16-seat mini-coach
