Coachmans Cottage is situated in a quiet lane off the village green, only a short walk from the pub which serves food, and the old-fashioned community shop with a coffee bar, which has internet access and email facility.

The conservation village of Steeple Ashton is one of the prettiest unspoiled villages in this area, dating back to the 15th C. when it was a thriving market town based on the wool trade, with many original properties still remaining. The imposing church, known as a pocket cathedral, still dominates the village today.

The family of Lord Long of Wraxall owned much of the village until the 1930s when the estate was sold. The school, owned by the female line of the Long family, recently closed and is now home to the community shop. The Longs Arms pub was originally a coaching inn on the main route between Salisbury and Bath, thankfully the A36 trunk road linking these two cities today, is far away, making Steeple Ashton the perfect destination for a relaxing vacation.

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