Castle Combe - England's "Prettiest" Village - COMPLETE GUIDE
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2022
- Today, I head out to England's 💘 "prettiest village" 💘 in the south of the Cotswolds, Castle Combe 😍. Not only is it pretty, but there is so much to see and do 🚶♂️. In this video I cover all of the sights that this quintisentially English village has to offer 👏 ... including the village itself, the Roman villa, the Roman bridge, the church, the Manor House, the castle and the race circuit 😁
Chapters:
00:19 - Intro
01:23 - Location in the Cotswolds
01:42 - Fosse Way
02:33 - Roman Villa
07:09 - Roman Bridge
08:16 - Castle Combe village
10:49 - St. Andrew's Church
14:03 - The Manor House
16:29 - The Castle
27:39 - The Race Circuit
28:28 - Outro
Castle Combe has been called 'The Prettiest Village in England' and with good reason; visitors have been coming to enjoy its charms 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.
By the Middle Ages the village in the valley had become an important centre for the wool industry. The spinsters and weavers lived in the cottages (hence names such as "Weaver’s House") and the river, still known as By Brook, provided the power to run the mills.
In more recent times the village has played host to many filming activities, the most famous of these being ‘Doctor Doolittle’ filmed in and around the village in 1966. More recently the village has had a major role in 'War Horse', 'Stardust','The Wolf Man' and an advert for Solvil et Titus.
The village is also a sanctuary to wildlife as it is a conservation area and enjoys the beauty of nature at its very best.
The village houses are all of typical Cotswold type, constructed in stone with thick walls and roofs made from split natural stone tiles. The properties are many hundreds of years old and are listed as ancient monuments. Strict rules apply to preserve the beauty and character of Castle Combe for later generations to admire.
Castle Combe is situated on the southern-most edge of the Cotswolds and is approximately 12 miles from the Georgian city of Bath. Nearby there are many sites of historical interest such as Avebury, Stonehenge and the Wiltshire White Horses.
The stately homes and gardens of Bowood House, Longleat and Stourhead are also well worth a visit.
And Castle Combe presents this charming scene,
of hill, woods and meadows cloth'd in green.
Here grand terrestrial scenes, almost celestial nice,
makes Castle Combe, sweet vale, an earthy Paradise.
By Edward Dowling (19th Century)
Video Links:
Village Website: tinyurl.com/5n6v3cvw
Google Map: www.tinyurl.com/ythy3j6f
Motte & Bailey Castle: tinyurl.com/bdxzteca
Truckle Hill Roman Villa: tinyurl.com/mvv8fm7t
St. Andrew's Church: tinyurl.com/3285vbmd
Race Circuit: tinyurl.com/yjyy3c5r
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My Instagram: / lambourne_photography
My Twitter: / lambourne_chris
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Make sure you stay tuned to the end of the video for the great reveal 🤩😉👏👍
Enjoyed your work as usual - thanks.
Another great production Chris. Truckle Villa must have been amazing to see in its prime. Great tour of the village. Love the church. And your discovery of the castle. And as always. Very very nice piloting mate. Stunning footage. Great use of the 3 d modelling too. So much effort for us all to see. Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️
Thanks mate. Yes, loads going on in this one. Glad you enjoyed it mate. I had a lot of fun making the 3D model of the castle ... and did have a giggle adding the dramatic music 😁 As always, thanks for the support mate. Take care, cheers! 😉👍
Wow. wow. wow. this totally didn't disappoint. How stunning castle combe village is. Loved seeing the waterfalls, the roman villa and wow, that great sequoia tree, how beautiful and grand. Incredible about the motte and bailey castle unearthed and dating back to the iron age. just INCREDIBLE. thank you for another fascinating, beautiful and interesting video! This is what documentaries are all about! 💕🙌
Thank you very much! That is great to hear, and your comment means a lot! Castle Combe is an amazing place, I learnt so much here - and most of it came as a surprise to me. It's funny that most folk think about the race circuit when you mention Castle Combe ... but it has SO much more to offer. Thanks for watching and your support as always 👏😉👍
its a beautiful and amazing view of the place to walk around, peaceful thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for the comment 👍
I love ❤️ the Cotswolds!
By the time i have got thru all your videos i will be an historian, great work.
Ha, ha, glad you liked it! I do love a bit of history, and Castle Combe has shed loads! 👏👍
I love all of the different areas that you show in this video, especially loved when you said that it wasn't a Lamourne film without some mud lol. You do such an amazing job, and I love these long form videos that you make! Keep up the great work!
Cheers Jason! Kind of you to say mate. This is a stunning village, it was a pleasure making it. But yes, trust me to find mud 🤣 Good feedback about the long video too, I was worried prior to posting that folk wouldn't like it that long. Cheers mate, stay safe and thanks for your support as always 😉👍
Great documentary. We only live around 20 minutes away from Castle Coombe & we knew about the Roman Hill fort but haven't visited it because as you pointed out that its on private land which is a shame but we didn't know where the castle stood. Its amazing that there is still some remains to see. Your 3d graphics & presentation was spot on. Very enjoyable film. 👍👍🙂🙂
Thanks Martin. Yes, Castle Combe is an aladin's cave when it comes to history. I visited the place 6 times when making this film. And I will definitely be visiting again. The odd thing is that I didn't even realise that there was a castle there either, until I started digging deeper into the research. The site is quite easy to get to, if you don't mind a bit of rambling up hill. Glad you enjoyed the 3D graphics, I do always like to visualise how things may have looked back in the day. Thanks again for stopping by 😉👍
Another superb video Chris, I personally like the longer format as its narrative keeps it going.
Cheers Andy! Good feedback. It's always a worry with long videos. I guess it's a bit marmite 😉👍
Hello Lambourne Photography! Thanks for the nice video! It's a very nice channel! Thank you for a good time! I really enjoyed it! It's a good job! Have a nice day!
Thanks for watching and for the lovely comment! Glad you enjoyed it 😉👍
What a beautiful part of England. You have really done justice to the village and the castle.
Editing between the drone and the hand held was superb.
When you found the remains of the tower I immediately thought of which cottages and walls were built from the robbed stone. Getting it down the hill would have been easier than getting it up there.
Well done Chris.
p.s. I wasn't going to mention the mud ...... but feel it has to be done.
Thank you, Clive! Yes, definitely one the most beautiful places that I've visited. Great to hear the feedback, always a relief 😉 Ref the tower, exactly! The first thing to go when they decided on the Manor House was the tower! And as you say, all down hill from there. Tis a shame, but that's all too common in these old buildings sadly. Thanks for your support as always, mate. It is appreciated 🙏😉👍
Still not getting any notifications Chris!! Those roads look very scary to be driving on!! Beautiful footage, love your narration and the editing is just incredible!!
Thanks Robbie! Strange that your aren't being notified 🤔 Yes, we have a load of narrow country lanes in Blighty which make for fun driving 🤣 Glad you enjoyed it mate!! Thank you so much for watching and supporting the channel Robbie, take care mate 👏😉👍
❤❤fantastic i just found your channel
Certainly is very pretty thanks for taking the time and effort was very interesting 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, Jim! Yes, a lovely place, I could happily retire here 👏😉👍
Brilliant thanks Chris!
Cheers Chris. Glad you liked it, and thanks for the support as always 😁👍
Really enjoying your videos !
Thanks, it means a lot to hear people like the videos. Thank you, and Happy New Year 👍
So lovely to see the castle and you really did do all the research brilliant! Even though you did a naughty hobbits trek to find the castle 😉 xx secrets safe with me xx
Glad you enjoyed it! I didn't think there'd be as much to Castle Combe, but as I started researching, I found more and more. I was hooked. Such a fascinating place, with so much history, much of which - especially the castle is overlooked. I did feel a little naughty scrambling through the woods trying to find the castle 😂 No harm done though and it was well worth the effort 👍
Excellent 👌🏻
Richard - GADC
Glad you liked it Richard 👏😉👍
@@LamboPhoto looking forward to your next adventure - any ideas 🤔 or you don’t want to spoil the surprise ! 🧐😄
@@Bombaybadboy007 I have a few sites worth of recordings to choose from. It looks like it might be 'stone' related though 😉
@@LamboPhoto henge ! 🤔
Nice video👍
Thanks 👍
This was another fantastic one, Chris! Loved seeing the Sequoia, btw. I wonder if you could have split this into two for people who can't commit to a half hour. I wonder what your analytics will say. I was thrilled to see that it was a long one and watched every second!
I only went there for the Manor House and Sequia 🤣 But then saw how much was on offer, and the deeper I dug ... the more I found. I was watching the time creep up towards the end of the edit, and did trim quite a bit. By that time, it would been quite disruptive to split it. I'm not getting many views/likes anyhow, so for me, it's pleasure enough making them. Thanks Christian 😉👍
😮they need Time Team there