Priory Steps

About Priory Steps

Priory Steps is a small, owner-run B&B formed from a terrace of six seventeenth-century weavers' cottages, converted in the 1980s and set on a steep street in the heart of Bradford-on-Avon. The position gives several rooms panoramic views across the town's mellow stone rooftops toward the countryside beyond, a genuinely rare outlook for a property this central.

Hosts Carey and Diana Chapman have run the property as a Wolsey Lodge since the late 1980s, offering a personal welcome and home-cooked breakfasts, with Diana's cooking a particular draw for returning guests. Additional self-contained accommodation is available across the road in converted units that once formed part of an old coaching inn, giving guests the choice between a traditional B&B room and a more independent stay.

The central location means the Saxon church, the Shambles and the town's markets are all within a short and largely level walk, while Bath, Longleat and Stonehenge are all practical day trips from this base.