Chipping Campden: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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GBP 105 - 195 The Kings Hotel
 In the centre of picturesque Chipping Camden, The Kings Arms is a 17th and 18th-century listed town house in the beautiful Cotswolds, combining tradit… MoreGBP 110 - 185 Three Ways House
 Three Ways House is a charming village hotel in the Cotswolds. It is close to the gardens at Hidcote Manor and Kiftsgate Court, and a 10-minute drive … MoreGBP 40 - 90 Volunteer Inn
 This locally owned 17th century inn, is crammed with history, traditional local cask ales and plenty of character, and stands at the lower end of Chip… MoreGBP 55 - 90 The Churchill Arms
 In a charming little village, on the northern tip of the Cotswolds, this traditional pub offers free Wi-Fi and is renowned for its excellent food, loc… MoreGBP 65 - 110 Red Lion Inn
 The Red Lion is a traditional Cotswolds inn with 5 rooms, located on one of the most beautiful High Streets in the UK. Oozing history and character, t… MoreGBP 170 - 410 Cotswold House Hotel
 This exquisite 4-star hotel offers peace and tranquillity; sublime luxury and comfort, and exceptional food, as well as some of the most beautiful lan… MoreGBP 65 - 170 Noel Arms
 At the centre of a traditional countryside scene, this 16th-century hotel in the High Street has been named a conservation area. Charles II once staye… MoreGBP 99 - 305 Charingworth Manor
 Set in the beautiful Cotswolds countryside, Charingworth Manor is a 14th-century manor house in 54 acres of grounds, providing the perfect base from w… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chipping Campden: Guide
Chipping Campden is a Cotswolds|Cotswold town in Gloucestershire, England, famous for its beautiful terraced High Street, dating from the 14th Century|14th – 17th Century|17th centuries.
A rich wool trade|trading centre in the Middle Ages, Chipping Campden enjoyed the patronage of wealthy wool merchants (see also wool church). Today it is a popular Cotswold tourist destination with old inns, hotels, shops and restaurants. The High Street is lined with honey-coloured limestone buildings, built from the mellow locally quarry|quarried Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of fine vernacular architecture. At its centre stands the Market Hall with its splendid arches, built in 1627.
Other attractions include the grand gothic architecture|early perpendicular wool church of St James – with its Middle Ages|medieval Altar_cloth#Christian_altar_linens|altar frontals (c.1500), cope (c.1400) and vast and extravagant 17th century church monument|monuments to Sir Baptist Hicks and family – the almshouse|Almshouses and Woolstaplers Museum.
Since 1610 the town has been home to a championship of rural games, which later turned into Robert Dover's Cotswold Games|Cotswold Olympick Games. The 'Olympicks' are held every summer on Dover's Hill, near Chipping Campden. Peculiar to the games is the sport of shin-kicking (hay stuffed down the trousers can ease one's brave passage to later rounds). To mark the end of the games, there is a huge bonfire and firework display. This is followed by a torch-lit procession back into the town and Morris dance|Morris dancing in the square. The Scuttlebrook Wake takes place the following day. The locals don fancy dress costumes and follow the Scuttlebrook May Queen, with her four attendants and Page (servant)|page boy, in a procession to the centre of town.
The Cotswold Way runs for 100 miles from Chipping Campden to Bath, Somerset|Bath. The Heart of England Way also links to the Cotswold Way at Campden.
Places to visit locally include: Kiftsgate Court and Hidcote Manor Garden (owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust), near Mickleton, Gloucestershire|Mickleton (3 miles); Blockley; Broadway, Worcestershire|Broadway; Stow-on-the-Wold; Winchcombe; and, further afield, Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick Castle.
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