The highly popular village of Great Bedwyn is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Conservation Area, on the edge of the Savernake Forest. The village is well equipped with a village shop, train station, post office (with bakery), doctors surgery, hairdressers and an award winning public house, . Both the C of E village school and pre-school are recognised as 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Other schools in the area include the well known nursery, Stepping Stones in Froxfield, St Johns, Marlborough and Marlborough College.