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Bradford-on-Avon is a bustling market town only five minutes drive from the village of Holt where Ivy House Design School is located at www.glovefactorystudios.com. Nestling in the western corner of Wiltshire. One of the most compelling features about Bradford is its unique position on the edge of the Cotswolds facing the River Avon. The ancient bridge in the centre of the town remains its natural focus and still retains two of its original 13th-century arches and a 17th-century 'lock up'.
The historical view from the main bridge incorporates the hill above the town which is dotted with the old weavers' cottages and the river bank flanked with the 19th-century former cloth mills. Shops, tea rooms, pubs and restaurants line the narrow streets in the town centre and there are delightful back streets and alley ways to explore.
There is also a Saxon Church of St Lawrence, on the edge of the town centre, which is one of the most complete Saxon churches in the country and a gem of Anglo-Saxon architecture.
Other local attractions include the Tithe Barn at Barton Manor, and nearby Barton Farm Country Park, within walking distance of the town centre. The town's railway station gives easy access to other Wiltshire towns, and to the Georgian city of Bath, a thriving, vibrant city with a cosmopolitan buzz. Bath has much to commend it. The Royal Crescent, Assembly Rooms, Pulteney Bridge and the Circus are all within walking distance of the centre. The city is brimming with fine buildings dating from the 18th Century. Lesser known grand crescents such as Lansdown or Camden, cobbled streets and hidden lanes mean that when you stroll through Bath's streets and squares you are immersed in centuries of social and architectural history.
