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THE PRETTIEST VILLAGE IN BRITAIN

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Castle Coomb
Zuzana, castle coombe forrest
Castle Coomb, Forrest
Castle Coomb
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Castle Coomb, Main Street
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Castle Coomb

Over the last few months we’ve decided we want to get out more and see more of this fantastic area and country that we live in.

There are so many amazing places we’ve not yet seen, one of which is the prettiest village in Britain….Castle Coomb.

Castle Combe has been called ‘The Prettiest Village in England’ and with good reason; visitors have been coming to enjoy it for at least a century, and the small street leading from the Market Cross down to the By Brook is as picturesque today as it ever was.

Castle Combe’s history goes back much further than this though. The site of the castle is above today’s village, but little other than earthworks now mark its one time presence. Originally it was a British hill fort which became occupied by the Romans due to its proximity to The Fosse Way. After the Romans, came the Normans, who built the fort up into a Castle.

Where do you have near you that maybe we should come visit?

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Local Photography

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After a crazy busy day with admin and editing videos for clients on Wednesday morning and afternoon, I decided to spend an hour or so at the end of the working day capturing some footage for my daily vlog and take a few photos too.

I wandered my way up to a local historical area at Donnington Castle in Newbury.  It’s a stunning area with lots of park land around it and some fabulous views of the local area from it’s peak.

Overlooking Newbury

The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks.  The gatehouse, which is two storeys high and is roofed at battlement level, serves as evidence for the luxury and privacy enjoyed by Sir Richard Abberbury, whose private quarters would have been situated within this part of the castle.

Castle Sun

The gate passage has a finely vaulted ceiling, while elegant stone string courses with carved gargoyles decorate the outside. At the rear of the gatehouse the fireplaces and doors indicate the floor levels. Patches of brickwork show where the gatehouse was damaged during the Civil War sieges.

*history courtesy of English Heritage

The pollen count was high and frankly almost killed me, but it was such a stunning evening I really didn’t want to leave for home.