Cotswold Way Landmarks: The Market Hall, Chipping Campden

The Cotswold Way Walking Holiday 

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The Market Hall, Chipping Camdpen

The Market Hall on the High Street, Chipping Campden was built in 1627 by Sir Baptist Hicks, the town's generous benefactor, for a cost of £90.00. 

It was used to shelter the local market traders selling cheese, butter and poultry and the worn stone floor is a reminder of its regular use through 400 years. On market days wooden pens were also erected around the hall to hold sheep driven down from the hills for sale.  Imagine the hustle and bustle of a market day when people from the town and surrounding areas turned out to sell their produce or to buy a fat chicken for dinner or a few sheep for their flock. 

Chipping Campden lies at the northern end of the Cotswold Way so this lovely building in honey coloured limestone, is one of the first or last landmarks that walkers will have of the Cotswolds.

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Best

Anne

The first day of spring in Windsor - on the Thames Path

Daffodils in the park by Windsor Castle (in the background)

Windsor Castle
The Royal Standard was flying from the round tower so the Queen was there for the weekend

Enjoy a leisurely lunch and watch the river boats

Why not spend a few days ambling along the Thames Path where you can visit historic towns, watch the river boats go by whilst enjoying a leisurely pub lunch.

The Thames Path starts near Cirencester in the Cotswolds and follows the river for 184 miles / 294 km long to the Thames Barrier, east of London.  Whilst you can walk the whole length in one holiday, many people walk a shorter section of the Thames as a short break.

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Anne

Coln Saint Denis in the Coln Valley, one of the loveliest valleys in the Cotswolds

Coln Saint Denis

The Coln Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Cotswolds.  A tributary of the River Thames, it lies on low ground to the south of Northleach and meets the great river near Lechlade-on-Thames.
It is best walked on foot, starting from the source at Withington in the north and passing through picturesque villages like Chedworth, Coln Saint Denis and Bibury.
A quiet walk north of Bibury, which is one of the main tourist attractions in the Cotswolds.

Good walking
Anne
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Late afternoon shadows over Snowshill

A lovely view of sheep on the hillside above Snowshill, taken in late afternoon just as the sun was going down.

Happy hiking
Anne
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