Drive to Lacock, a small village brimming over with stone and thatched cottages and Tudor-period half-timbered black-and-white buildings. Most of the buildings are owned by the National Trust, which maintains the village's vintage appearance You will not see a television antenna or a power line in Lacock, where portions of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Emma," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Moll Flanders" were filmed. A few miles from Lacock, you can see the village of Castle Combe, used as the location for "Stardust" and the "Poirot" television series. Visit Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucester, which is seen as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter movies. Nearby, you can tour Chavenage House in Tetbury, where versions of "Dracula" and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" were filmed.
Gloucester Cathedral
12 College Green
Gloucester GL1 2LX
44 145 252 8095
gloucestercathedral.org.uk
Chavenage House
Tetbury
Gloucestershire GL8 8XP
44 166 650 2329
chavenage.com
Bath offers many attractions, including some related to author Jane Austen's life and novels. Visit the Jane Austen Centre to learn about Austen's life in Bath. The Bath Assembly Rooms, a suite of 18th-century rooms used for balls and other public assemblies, is open for viewing. It also houses the Fashion Museum, featuring contemporary and historic dress. Stop by The Pump Room for a free drink of hot spa water as guests have done for hundreds of years. Fashionable society used to meet here to walk and visit with one another. Be sure to join a free walking tour guided by the Mayor of Bath's Honorary Guides, all knowledgeable, informative experts with many stories to share.
Jane Austen Centre
40 Gay St.
Bath BA1 2NT
44 122 544 3000
janeausten.co.uk
Bath Assembly Rooms
Bennett St.
Bath
Somerset BA1 2QH
44 122 547 7173
nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-bathassemblyrooms
museumofcostume.co.uk
The Pump Room
Stall St.
Bath BA1 1LZ
44 122 547 7785
romanbaths.co.uk/pump_room.aspx
Visit the city of William Shakespeare's birth, childhood, and retirement from his London career. See all three sites as part of the Shakespeare Birthplace Ticket, which also includes Hall's Croft, his daughter's home, and medicinal gardens. Her husband was a leading local physician. New Place was his retirement home; a garden now marks the spot where the home once stood. Travel eight miles to Warwick Castle, which sits on a bend of the River Avon. Spend a few hours prowling the grounds of the medieval castle built in 1068 by William the Conquerer.
Nash's House & New Place
Chapel St.
Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6EP
44 178 920 1806
houses.shakespeare.org.uk/nashs-house.html
Warwick Castle
Warwick
Warwickshire CV34 4QU
44 871 265 2000
warwick-castle.co.uk/plan-your-day/opening-times.aspx?css=1
