A WARM WELCOME TO CHIPPING NORTON
GATEWAY TO THE COTSWOLDS

Chipping Norton is a perfect base for touring the beautiful North Oxfordshire Cotswolds. We are surrounded by rolling hills and idyllic limestone villages. Great walking and cycling country. Oxford, Blenheim Palace and Stratford are within 20 miles. There's a good bus service to all of them. Chastleton House, Broughton Castle and Rousham are even closer. Or the town itself makes for a lively break. There's a lot going on. The Theatre, a brilliant new Leisure Centre, book shops, art galleries, a museum and antique shops. Excellent food and local ales in over twenty pubs and restaurants. Chippy has one of the finest Parish Churches in the County, a mediaeval Guildhall, some quaint back lanes and beautiful Georgian houses. We hope you'll come and see for yourself.
FINDING US - SOME MAPS Halfway between London and Birmingham. An hour from either!	DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN Chippy's got a touch more individuality than the usual Cotswold tourist place.
A "SECRET" BACK ROAD Creeping up on Chippy using back roads from the M40	A HAND DRAWN MAP OF THE TOWN A beautiful map provided by the Chipping Norton Society
PLACES TO STAY IN CHIPPY Just one first class hotel but lots of more informal alternatives.	EATING & DRINKING IN CHIPPY Ten pubs in town with local ales. A dozen other eating places. Something for everyone.
PLACES TO STAY NEARBY Just a few of the hotels and B&Bs within five miles	PUBS NEARBY There are some fabulous pubs just out of town
SELF-CATERING COTTAGES Details of several holiday cottage complexes and Links to agencies letting individual cottages.	TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS? The local Family History Group may be able to help.
THINGS TO SEE Stunning Church, mediaeval almshouses, Georgian houses	SOME CHIPPY HISTORY Mediaeval markets, agriculture and wool, Victorian Tweed manufacture.
OVER 100 SMALL, FRIENDLY SPECIALIST SHOPS MARKET SQUARE    WEST STREET    NEW STREET   If you can't find what you want or have any questions or opinions about the town or this website, please take a minute to post in our FORUM. We would really like to hear from you. Thanks!

Magnificent St Mary's  - Chippy's own "Cathedral"

READ A NEW ACCOUNT BY JAN CLIFFE ABOUT ST MARY'S -
ITS HISTORY AND ITS ARCHITECTURE