Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. This marvellous walk begins in charming Castle Combe before striding through Wiltshire’s ancient folded hills and ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. In 1947 the whole village was put up for auction by the Lord of the Manor. Today all of the houses are in private ownership. The ...

A stunning Costwolds village is often named among the prettiest in the world, and is home to charming cottages and picturesque walks. Castle Combe is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire around ...

Type the words "England's prettiest village" into Google and time after time Castle Combe in Wiltshire crops up among the results. The Manor House Hotel sits amid perfect lawns in a wooded valley just ...

The medieval Market Cross dominates the centre of the village. Presidents, politicians and pop-stars alike have over the years enjoyed a refuge from their hectic routines in the peace and tranquillity ...