Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton, UK

Perched on a ridge in the northern Cotswolds, Chipping Norton feels like a storybook market town whose honey-coloured stone and slate roofs have mellowed into a warm, lived-in palette.

Perched on a ridge in the northern Cotswolds, Chipping Norton feels like a storybook market town whose honey-coloured stone and slate roofs have mellowed into a warm, lived-in palette.The Market Place and its graceful town hall clock anchor a cluster of narrow streets where independent bookshops, antique emporia and cosy cafés rub shoulders with cheery pubs and family-run bakeries.