A few weeks ago, the bloke and I took a day trip at one day over the weekend to see friends in the Cotswolds. On the way, we decided to visit Chipping Campden, which is one of my favourite Cotswold villages. The village was a market town, and in the middle ages, the area was famous for the wool trade. The village is picturesque and the buildings are all made of light brown stone, similar to the buildings in Bath. When the sun is shining and in the evening, the buildings are particularly attractive and turn "gold" in colour. There are also a few thatched cottages in the village.
Chipping Campden
Buildings in Chipping Campden
Chipping Campden
While in Chipping Campden, we decided to get a bite to eat and ended up in the Badger's Hall Tea Rooms across from the old covered market hall. I ordered the tea that came with cheesey crumpets, teacakes, scones, and a slice of cake. The food was nice, but the tea was a bit of a let-down.
Afternoon tea with cheesy crumpets and teacakes
Afternoon tea in the Cotswolds
Scones and clotted cream
There was too much food, so the cake went home with us, but it was delicious. The cake was banana, coconut and cherry.
Coconut, cherry and banana cake
After the afternoon tea, we had a wander around the village and stopped in a couple of different shops.
Chipping Campden
We admired the old covered market hall, which had been around since the middle ages. The cobbled stones inside were worn down. I wish I could go back in time to see what this was like.
Old Market Hall
Old Market Hall
While we were driving out of Chipping Campden, we saw a few beautiful "dream houses" - thatched cottages. Some of these had beautiful landscaped gardens. I took a few photographs of some of the cottages. We saw a group of tourists getting photographs as well; they must have been on a bus tour.
Thatched cottages
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