Seeing Chipping Campden? Begin at Court Barn
The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, 2 attractions and a garden, among others. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust. 2 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. Day-trippers head 37 km out to Blenheim Palace.
Chipping Campden’s big names
Then come 2 attractions, a garden and a historic house, behind Court Barn.
Historic houseKiftsgate Court Gardens3.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionBroadway Tower3.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBroadway Museum and Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Head northeast for most of the 4 just outside.
The dashed line is Chipping Campden’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, other attractions (2).
Green: inside Chipping Campden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Hidcote Manor Garden).
Every one of them
6 places in all: 2 in town and 4 within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Chipping Campden come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
205 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Chipping Campden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chipping Campden →
Out of town
Most famous of the 12 is Blenheim Palace, 37 km from the centre.
Historic houseBlenheim Palace37 km southeast
CastleWarwick Castle29 km northeast
CathedralGloucester Cathedral38 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester34 km northwest
CastleSudeley Castle17 km southwest
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace17 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey14 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle35 km north
Abbey or prioryEvesham Abbey12 km west
Historic house · National TrustSnowshill Manor7.7 km southwest
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey27 km west
Historic houseSezincote House8.4 km southPlaces well known beyond Chipping Campden (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Chipping Campden: questions
What are the main attractions in Chipping Campden?
The best known inside Chipping Campden’s built-up area are Court Barn and Chipping Campden Market Hall. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Chipping Campden have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chipping Campden: Court Barn and Broadway Museum and Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chipping Campden?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chipping Campden, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Hidcote Manor Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Chipping Campden?
Within 40 km: Blenheim Palace (37 km), Warwick Castle (29 km), Gloucester Cathedral (38 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (34 km).
Where are Chipping Campden’s historic buildings listed?
Chipping Campden has 205 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Chipping Campden when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (13)
- Kiftsgate Court Gardens: Lysikov Andrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evesham Abbey: Oosoom at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Snowshill Manor: Celuici, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sezincote House: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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