Charming Villages

Stone cottages, cobbled streets, and thatched roofs; England's villages are truly attractive. Castle Combe, in the Wiltshire Cotswolds, is known as "the finest village in England." It's easy to understand why, with its lovely stone houses nestled amid romantic gardens. However, the village's equally beautiful neighbors are commonly neglected. There are plenty of other chocolate box Wiltshire villages to visit nearby.

The chocolate container Slaughterford, a Cotswold village, located about 3 miles from Castle Combe and quite close to Biddestone. Despite its slightly bloodthirsty name, it is a very peaceful and pleasant place! Slaughterford is surrounded by green fields, quiet woodland, and lovely Wiltshire countryside, which makes for some lovely walking opportunities. There are impossibly cute Cotswold stone cottages here, as well as the 15th century church of St Nicholas.

Box is a larger village than some of the others on this list, but it still boasts ancient homes and charming cottages to view. Box's hillside location near Corsham also provides wonderful panoramic views over the neighboring Wiltshire landscapes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel built Box Tunnel nearby to take the railway line between Chippenham and Bath through Box Hill. When it was finished in the early nineteenth century, it was the world's longest railway tunnel and was regarded as an impressive feat of engineering.