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Historic building
Market Hall
Open market hall built in 1627 by Sir Baptist Hicks, Grade I listed and now owned by the National Trust.
A mini guide to
Chipping Campden
A wool town of stone terraces, a 1627 market hall and the start of the Cotswold Way
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1 / 2Welcome to the area
A wool town of stone terraces, a 1627 market hall and the start of the Cotswold Way
Chipping Campden grew rich on the wool trade. Its long High Street is lined with stone houses and ends at the Market Hall, built in 1627 by Sir Baptist Hicks, who also built the town's almshouses in 1612.
The wool church of St James has a monument to the Hicks family, and Court Barn tells the story of the craftspeople who followed C. R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft to the town in 1902. The 102-mile Cotswold Way begins here.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Historic building
Old Campden House lodges and gateway
Jacobean lodges and gateway that survive from Sir Baptist Hicks's mansion, burned in 1645.
Directions Report a problem with Old Campden House lodges and gateway
Viewpoint
Dover's Hill
National Trust hill about a mile north-west of town, 230 metres high, with views and a link to the Cotswold Way.
Historic building
Grevel's House
House built around 1380 for the wool merchant William Grevel; it can be seen from the street but is not open to visitors.
Museum
Court Barn Museum
Museum of craft and design telling the story of makers in the area from about 1900, starting with the Guild of Handicraft.
Church
St James's Church
Grade I listed wool church with a monument to Sir Baptist Hicks and his family.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Chipping Campden and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Start the Cotswold Way here
National Trails says the 102-mile Cotswold Way runs from Chipping Campden to Bath, and can be walked in either direction.
2
Walk up to Dover's Hill
The National Trust site is about a mile north-west of town, on the Cotswold Way. Parking there is by the JustPark app and phone signal is weak.
3
Pay by phone or card in town
Cotswold District Council lists a car park in Chipping Campden. Its car parks take PayByPhone or contactless payment only, not cash.
4
Check the Olimpicks date
Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpick Games are held on Dover's Hill in late spring. The organisers had announced Friday 29 May 2026; check olimpickgames.co.uk for 2027.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Chipping Campden (area photo): nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Market Hall: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Old Campden House lodges and gateway: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dover's Hill: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Grevel's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Court Barn Museum: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St James's Church: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Silk Mill: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cotswold Way start: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Broadway: Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stow-on-the-Wold: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bourton-on-the-Water: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Burford: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cirencester: Tony Grist, Public domain, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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