Lacock Abbey Garden: A short wander

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire is well known as a filming location for the Harry Potter films. However, its story goes much deeper in history than this.

Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order, it was garrisoned in the English Civil War by Royalists and was eventually turned into a residence. 

One resident that owned this beautiful collection of buildings was none other than William Henry

By William Fox Talbot (1800-1877) -
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television collection,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4525845

Fox Talbot, a pioneer in the science of photography, inventing the Calotype process. Famously, taking this photo of the Latticed window at Lacock Abbey in August 1835. A positive from what may be the oldest existing camera negative.

These days the Abbey and most of the village are owned by the National Trust. They rent many of the cottages and lease out the village and Abbey for filming of many television series and movies.

Here are a few winter photos of the wonderful gardens that I have enjoyed for many years.

Winter aconites with the Abbey in the background.

Winter honeysuckle with its sultry scent.

The monumental Lebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani).

Snowdrops

Hellebore

The rock bridge with the Bide Brook flowing over the cascade.

I would recommend anyone with the opportunity to visit this beautiful location that covers so many interests.