Chipping Campden is a small town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire in south-west England,Uitned Kingdom.
Chipping Campden is a commercial center in the Cotswold district of England (“Chipping” means trade in Old English). Today it is a popular destination with its hotels, small shops and restaurants. In the center is “the Market Hall” (a covered market) with its arches, built in 1627. As well as St. James’s Church.
Access : Coordinates: 52.052, -1.779 / south-west England,United Kingdom.
Highlights :
- Chipping Campden is known for the main street lined with terraced houses from the period between the 14th and 17th centuries.
- Campden received town rights under Henry II and market rights under Henry III.
- The Cotswold Olympics are games which began in the early 17th century and are held on Dover’s Hill, very close to the village. Fireworks and a bonfire mark the end of the games.
- The Cotswold Way. A National Trail, a 102-mile (165-km) long distance footpath that starts in Chipping Campden and ends in Bath.
- Top sights in Chipping Campden : Kiftsgate Court Gardens / St James’ Church / Hidcote Manor Garden / Court Barn Museum / Market Hall.
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