Chipping Campden Tourist Information.

'Chipping' means market and in medieval times Chipping Campden was one of the most important wool towns in the country.

The town was planned in the late 12th century and the layout of the properties can still be traced today.

The High Street followed the line of an important trading route and had long narrow (burgage) plots fronting both sides of the road.

Today the High Street of Chipping Campden, with its well-preserved Cotswold stone, honey-coloured limestone, buildings dating from the 14th - 17th century, has a wide range of interesting shops and good pubs, restaurants and hotels.

Grevel's House and Woolstaplers Hall, both dating from the 14th century, are the oldest buildings.  Also in the High Street is the town's famous Market Hall, built in 1627 for the sale of butter, cheese and poultry.

The nearby church of St James, with its 120 ft (35m) tower, is one of the finest Cotswolds wool churches.

Each summer Chipping Campden holds the 'Dover's Olympick Games'. First established in 1612 by Captain Robert Dover (with permission from King James I), the festival is held on a hill overlooking the town.  The games were revived in 1951 and since 1963 have been staged every year.

Several footpaths begin in the town, including the Cotswolds Way which runs all the way to Bath.

Chipping Campden has a Tourist Information Centre