The main street curves in a shallow arc lined with a succession of ancient distinctive buildings.
In the Middle Ages Chipping Campden was one of the most important medieval wool towns. The Woolstaplers Hall on the High Street, once the meeting place for the fleece merchants remains to this day and is a central attraction to the tourists who visit from far and wide. For many, Chipping Campden is the quintessential Cotswold Town in the heart of the Cotswolds and the start and finish of the famous Cotswold Way.