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DAY OUT: <\/strong>Castle Combe, Wilshire <\/span><\/h5>\n\n

Classic Cotswold charm<\/h2>\n\n

From the old packhorse bridge to the picturesque English cottages, visiting this gorgeous ancient village is like stepping back in time, says Ben <\/strong>Lerwill <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Pretty Castle Combe is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

T<\/span>he centuries seem to pass with barely a ripple of change in some places. The Cotswold village of Castle Combe \u2013 a living antique adrift in the Wiltshire countryside \u2013 is one of them. <\/p>\n\n

It looks no less exquisite today than it did when its weavers played their part in the medieval wool industry: think narrow lanes, a meandering brook and storybook cottages with tile-stone roofs. The last new house? Built in the 1600s. <\/p>\n\n

In autumn, its charms come to the fore. The peak summer crowds have departed and the surrounding valley is laced with walks through reddening woodland. <\/p>\n\n

Back in the village, which has direct buses from Chippenham rail station, the cosy, dog-friendly Old Stables Coffee Shop is just right for post-ramble tea and cake, while the 12th-century Castle Inn \u2013 adjacent to the pretty market cross \u2013 lures you in with open fires, local ales and a menu with two AA rosettes. <\/p>\n\n

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Ben Lerwill is a travel writer and children\u2019s author based in Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n\n

Photos: Alamy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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