Chipping Campden Things To Do, What's Happening? Cotswold Days Out, Events

Here is just a small sample of some of the things you can do when visiting Chipping Campden and the surrounding Gloucester and Warwickshire area.

Childswickham Quilters' Exhibition

Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May 2012
10.00am to 5.00pm

The Village Hall, Atkinson Street, Childswickham, near Broadway, WR12 7HF

Admission: £2 Tombola Traders
Refreshments Raffle Disabled Access

Proceeds to The Alzheimers Society

Details from Georgina Oldham on 01242 820423

Armscote Manor Workshop and Lecture

Wednesday 21st March
Armscote

10 am - 4pm, Gwyn Perry, Head Gardner,
Armscote Manor – Training and Pruning Day

7.30pm, Chris Brown – Quirky & The Unusual

By very kind invitation of
Mrs Deborah Williams.
For tickets please call 01608 682375.

Compton Verney invite you to an

Exclusive Private Viewing

Thursday 15th March
Arrive at 1.30pm, tour starts at 2pm

To raise funds for
SHIPSTON HOME NURSING

Please join us for an intimate tour followed by afternoon tea served in The Adam Hall
You will have exclusive access to the gallery, prior to public opening, and be one of the first to see the Gainsborough’s landscapes exhibition: Themes and variations. This is the first exhibition solely devoted to Gainsborough’s landscapes.

Tickets are £40 each, and this includes full afternoon tea.
Call 01608 674929 to book a ticket (limited to 20 per group)

Visit www.shipstonhomenursing.co.uk or www.comptonverney.org.uk
for more information.

Compton Verney, Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ

Second-hand and Vintage Clothes Sale

Saturday March 3rd, 10am - 1pm

Sheldon Bosley Hub, Shipston-on-Stour

FREE ENTRY – Refreshments Available

Chipping Campden School – Top Table Sale

FEBRUARY 25TH 2012 – 10am – 1pm
Entrance fee £1 includes a hot drink.

Come and buy some lovely things at our table top sale at Chipping Campden High School on Sat 25th Feb 2012 from 10am -1pm.

We have locally made crafts for sale including jewellery and cards – ideal as presents. Delicious cakes and other home-made foods. Bri-a-brac.
Refreshments include bacon butties.

If you would like a stall please contact Kelly Smith: 077377 25055.

Organised by CCSPA Chipping Campden School Parents Association fund raising on behalf of Chipping Campden High School.

The Cotswold Way

The Cotswold Way is a charming walk that meanders along the western edge of the Cotswolds. It starts in Chipping Campden and ends in Bath, and takes in a landscape of sheep pastures, cornfields, woodlands and picturesque villages.

The trail is 102 miles (163km), so not one for the 'strollers'. However, there are many walks around Chipping Campden ideal for strolling.

Chipping Campden Walks

A variety of pleasant walks around Chipping Campden exist, graded in terms of difficulty. You can explore the neighbouring countryside, going to nearby places like Broadway Tower, Blockley and Batsford Arboretum.

Guided Tours of Chipping Campden

For locally organised guided tours, then get in touch with Cotswold Voluntary Wardens (tel: 01386 832131)

For further details, please enquire at the Chipping Campden Tourist Information Centre:
The Old Police Station, High Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6HB
Tel: 01386 841206 Fax: 01386 841681
www.visitchippingcampden.com

Historic Houses and Gardens

Historic houses and gardens include the following: Batsford Arboretum, Kiftsgate Court Gardens, Sezincote Garden, Bourton House, Hidcote Manor Garden, Broadway Tower. (See our page on Historic Houses and Gardens for contact information and website links.)

Nearby Attractions

Stratford Town Walk & Stratford Town Ghost Walk

Award-winning guided walks in Stratford upon Avon every day of the year, including Christmas Day. Entertaining 'magical' ghost walk on Monday, Thursday and Friday evenings and ghost cruises on the beautiful river Avon from Easter to Halloween.
www.stratfordtownwalk.co.uk

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

If you're interested in steam railways, or just want to sample more of the beautiful Cotswold countryside then you should visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway.

Golf Courses

There are nearby golf courses at Broadway, Naunton Downs, Great Comberton, and Evesham.

And more...

Nearby attractions include Warwick Castle, William Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon and Blenheim Palace.

Also, there are many museums which reflect the Cotswold Countryside and the area's Industrial History:

Things To Do in (and Around) Chipping Campden