Chipping Campden Walks and Route Maps

A short, gentle circuit that starts among the honey-coloured stone of Chipping Campden's High Street, close to the 1627 Market Hall.

It soon leaves the town behind and follows the little River Cam for much of the way, so there is water alongside for a good part of the walk.

Along the way you pass Haydon Mill, the ruined Lady Juliana's Gateway and the grassy earthworks of the old Campden House gardens, then Berrington Mill.

The route also meets the long-distance Monarch's Way. The going is mostly easy and the climbing is slight, and the walk finishes back along Lower High Street, where cafes and restaurants are close at hand.

This slightly longer circuit begins on the High Street beside Chipping Campden's Jacobean Market Hall, then follows the Cam out of town past Haydon Mill, Lady Juliana's Gateway and the earthworks of the former Campden House gardens. The stream keeps you company for a good part of the outward leg.

The turning point is Broad Campden, a quieter village with the church of St Michael and All Angels, a Quaker Meeting House and the Bakers Arms. The way back follows George Lane to the edge of Chipping Campden. Climbing is gentle throughout, and it makes an easy morning or afternoon with a village pub as a halfway stop.

The longest option starts in the centre of Chipping Campden, the old wool town whose Market Hall dates from 1627, and ends in the village of Broad Campden. The first stretch follows the Cam past Haydon Mill, Lady Juliana's Gateway and the old Campden House earthworks, before the route crosses the Monarch's Way and heads out into more open Cotswold countryside.

The main effort is a steady climb onto higher ground in the second half, which brings wider views over the surrounding farmland. The route passes the church of St Michael and All Angels and the Bakers Arms in Broad Campden, and it finishes in the village, close to the Quaker Meeting House. Allow a good half day.