Walk around Castle Combe a picturesque village in the Cotswolds, England, that seems frozen in time

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Castle Combe, with a population of around three hundred and fifty, is often called 'the prettiest village in England'. Situated in a conservation area on the southernmost edge of the Cotswolds and just twelve miles from Bath, this hidden gem has been welcoming visitors for at least a century.
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The village takes its name from an adjacent wooded hill, which was fortified by Britons before being occupied by the Romans because of its proximity to the Fosse Way, an important Roman road linking Exeter and Lincoln. After the Romans came the Normans, who built the fort into a castle, of which little now remains except earthworks.
By the Middle Ages Castle Combe, along with much of the Cotswolds, enjoyed a prosperity based on sheep and wool. Numerous weavers' cottages were erected from local stone to house the workers, and many remain enticingly picturesque today. A fourteenth century market cross, situated where three main streets converge and with an old water pump beside it also bears testament to the Castle Combe’s industrious history. The cross was erected when the village was deemed prosperous enough to be allowed to have a weekly fair where sheep and wool were traded, and the village became known for manufacturing a red and white cloth known as 'Castlecombe'.
The church of St Andrew’s dates from medieval times and contains the tomb of Walter de Dunstaville (1270), whose family owned the castle after the Norman Conquest. A carved effigy shows him in full chain armour with angels at his head and a dog at his feet.
The Scrope family moved in as lords of the manor during the reign of Richard the second and remained in place for nearly five hundred years. The original fourteenth century Manor house, together with later additions, has now been turned into the four-star Castle Combe Manor House Hotel, boasting forty-eight bedrooms and three hundred and sixty-five acres of gardens.
Despite the village’s fascinating history, it will probably be remembered most of all for the part it played in the 1966 film of Doctor Doolittle, starring Rex Harrison and Anthonu Newley. TV aerials were removed, and a jetty built on the banks of the By Brook in order to temporarily turn the village into a seaport.
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[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

Thank you for the video. Nice to hear the birds and other wildlife. A toast in remembrance to the ancient villagers who toiled for more that 2000 years whose graves and names and faces are lost to time and whose more recent offsprings' intricate gravestones are almost barely legible but well-tended, next to a church in which so many of life's important ceremonies and lessons transpired, for their foresight to make this little corner of Earth so pleasant and peaceful. May these precious villages never change but give us respite and remind us where most of our humble and strong-backed forebears came from

[@hannibalbarca6510]

Hear, hear.

[@walkingthemiles4613]

My Favourite village👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@FloridaFlipFlops]

Like 320 👍 Greetings from Naples Florida. What a beautiful village, indeed. A nice day for a walk. We enjoyed the sights, sounds and scenery. Thanks for sharing, have a great week.

[@Momcat6]

What a lovely visit! Thank you for taking us along ❤

[@teresavaldivieso9388]

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[@hannibalbarca6510]

What a beautiful walk! I think they used Castle Combe in the movie War Horse, and other films. Magic!

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Yeah they've filmed about 30-40 movies here over the years..

[@davidwelty9763]

We visited Castle Combe in April, it was a beautiful village but seemed to have no life, no beating heart if you will. It was eerily silent.

[@lancecaselman2483]

I hear there's a motor racing track near there. You can hear it a bit on the audio. The Manor House is lovely too.

[@christina5009]

There is a race track there but it's quite a ways apart from the village

[@daddyrabbit835]

​@@christina5009I kept hearing that, too. I wondered if it was a race track.

[@LaxmiDevi-ey1rk]

From India both sides green trees way of road very beautiful next Coming some house very beautiful and having green trees and nice plants with flowers nice roads and parking nice village

[@ingridandre9133]

Why these standing stones on so many walls? I had this question for so long. I am very thankful for an answer ❤ from a swedish lady in Belgium 😊

[@mostakmd-ju6qr]

❤❤❤❤❤ Good nice 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤

[@spaceshuttletopluton]

Ein Traum 🌿

[@teresavaldivieso9388]

Maravilloso🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@kraftyartsstudio3997]

Beautiful place ❤

[@ScottJB]

Love this. Thank you.

[@Firdausjahanibrahim]

Beautiful ❤️

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Yeah and everyone else's favourite village as well by the number of tourists we get here

[@Firdausjahanibrahim]

@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 Absolutely

[@scenicwalks2286]

❤❤

[@amaliatroncoso279]

Que lugar más hermoso y apacible ,es un regalo el poder verlo.🇨🇱🫶

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[@scenicwalks2286]

Thank you soo much!

[@helenmartin8051]

Not just doc dolittle but stardust and hot fuzz I think 🤔

[@inday.strolls]

❤💛💚

[@chastidymann4370]

Oh Dear. 📡

[@moniquesilverans3842]

C'est très beau mais vivre dans de si vieilles maisons collées les unes aux autres je crois que cela ne me plairait pas mais le village est joli et semble sorti du moyen âge

[@javierrodriguez2863]

Do people still live there?

[@hannibalbarca6510]

Yes. All of the houses are inhabited.

[@scenicwalks2286]

Yes they do.

[@WhiteDragon689]

I wonder how these Century Villages survive. Its hard enough that everything is old and outdated. How do those owners survive isolated like that? Sure it looks picturesque and a throwback to a bygone era but this is 2023 not early 1800s.

[@hannibalbarca6510]

The houses, or lodges on the high street are quite nice inside. I had the opportunity to go inside one, and it was lovely.

[@WhiteDragon689]

@@hannibalbarca6510 Are they all RB&Bs? Rentals?

[@tabitha4135]

We are never far away from a town in the country side ! What do you mean how do they survive? Most of them are rich people the houses are expensive I should think the old villagers are long gone ! They also own restaurants pubs they have a lot of tourists ! I was there last week my brother lives near there it’s thriving!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹

[@scenicwalks2286]

The house I was invited to see inside was much bigger than I would have thought, with big rooms and all modern amenities, it was very comfortable. The homeowners have cars and money so they can come and go as they like.

[@tabitha4135]

@@scenicwalks2286 yes they have modern kitchens and bathrooms put in lots of us live in old houses but they are clean and updated inside but we keep original beams etc my house is only 70years my friend has a Tudor cottage .

[@lisalo3011]

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