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About
Chipping Campden
The High Street |
Chipping Campden or Campden - not Chipping
Camden! - is one of the most charming and unspoilt of the Cotswold towns.
Consisting of Chipping Campden,
Broad Campden and Blockley, and set on the edge of the Cotswolds, this historic
town in north Gloucestershire is a Mecca for discerning visitors, from home and
abroad.
Chipping Campden was once described as the most beautiful village
in England. It's easy to see why.
Chipping Campden High Street
One of its main attractions
is its High Street. Filled with beautiful honey-coloured stone buildings (14th-17th
centuries), it's often described as the most perfect High Street in England.
The High Street features a wide
range of interesting, sometimes unique, small shops. You'll also find a large
variety of good restaurants, hotels and pubs – all offering both traditional and
international cuisine.
"Take a walk along High Street and a step
back in time!" |
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Volunteer Inn |
Yes, anyone searching for the heritage of the Middle
Ages, will find it in Chipping Campden. For, in the space of a hundred metres
or so, you'll find excellent examples of Elizabethan, Georgian, Jacobean, Regency
and Victorian architecture.
More Chipping Campden Attractions...
The
famous Market Hall stands in the High Street too; its picture sent around
the world via postcards and calendars.
Then you'll find the War
Memorial, the Town Hall... - even the local hotel, The Cotswold
House Hotel, is worth a visit (it was built in 1815!). And for those
keen on walking there are many public footpaths, including the Cotswold Way which
starts in Chipping Campden and goes all the way to Bath.
Dover's Olympick
Games
Olympick Games |
The Cotwolds' own 'Olympicks' are held at Dover's Hill, Chipping
Campden every summer.
The event is named after Robert
Dover, who established the festival of games in the 17th century on the hill that
overlooks Chipping Campden. The first Cotswold Olympicks were held with permission
from King James I in 1612, they were revived in 1951 and, since 1963, they have
been held every year. The original games featured shin-kicking and
sword play but modern day games feature rural sports, tug-of-war and band
displays. The Scuttlebrook Wake is held the following day and includes
the crowning of the May Queen, a fancy dress parade and maypole and morris dancing.
Gardens
Cotswold House Hotel |
Nearby are the two famous gardens, Kiftsgate Court the
home of the biggest rose in England, and Hidcote Manor Gardens. Both are well worth
a visit. (Find more details about Chipping Campden in Things
To Do.)
Don't just read, visit!
Reading about the delights of
Chipping Campden is not enough, though. You really do have to visit, to appreciate
this relatively unspoilt gem of the Cotswolds. More photos of Chipping
Campden...And if you want to look at some more photos of Chipping Campden,
or just find out more about Campden, then visit this Squidoo
lens about Chipping Campden.
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