B & B's in Chipping Campden and Castle Comb

Castle Combe is a very small village; Chipping Campden is a slightly bigger town. There's not a huge stock of hotels/B&Bs in either place - and the Cotswolds area does tend towards rural locations for hotels.

But I'm confused by this idea of "walking everywhere" - are you planning country hikes? Because there's not a lot of "everywhere" in either Castle Combe or Chipping Campden so you walk from one end to the other of each place very easily.

The joy of the Cotswolds is travelling between villages and small towns enjoying the countryside so either you need to be a fit & enthusiastic hiker or take advantage of your car.

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even they don't know Castle Combe!!

Castle Combe.....The Castle Inn

Chipping Campden....The Volunteer Inn
Taplins B&in
Conerways B&B
Seymour House B&B

A few years ago we did a 47-mile self-guided walk to/from Bath with Cotswoldwalks and we spent one night in Castle Combe. Via the tour company, we were housed with a woman in her house. She had one bedroom available, and we sat in her small kitchen with her while she cooked us breakfast. Yes, Castle Combe has limited lodging; definitely try the Castle Inn (we had a lovely dinner there).

Please click this link too a map of the main scenic Cotswold villages:> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.9727999,-1.818609,23424m/data=!3m1!1e3!5m1!1e1

Nea the top, you will see Chipping Campden. Near the bottom you will see Bourton-on-the Water. Also look for Lower Slaughter, Broadway, Snowshill and Stanway. These are all attractive places to visit. You should now realise that it is quite a hike from one place to the other and some are linked by main roads where walking would be dangerous. Networks of footpaths do cross some of the farmlands. Zoom down and bring on the yellow man to see Streetview of these places. This will give you a better impression of what to expect.

Castle Combe is nowhere near these place. Put it in the search box and you will find it further south - towards Bath.

Also consider driving from the northern Cotswolds the short journey to Stratford-upon-Avon and to Blenheim Palace - just NW of Oxford. You could also drive to Chepstow to see the Castle and then up the Wye Valley to see the ruins of Tintern Abbey before proceeding towards Monmouth. (Put in the map search box to see where these places are and google them for more info).

Any tips on good restaurants in Chipping Campden?

I'm sorry--I didn't explain myself very well. I was planning to use Castle Comb as a base to visit Avebury, Bath, and Stonehenge, and Chipping Campden as a base for the Cotswolds. By walking everywhere I meant to dinner, the pubs, etc. in the evening. A long day at the computer and frustration setting in! This morning I pulled out Rick's book and felt better about Chipping Campden. But is Castle Comb too small to be a good base?

I really like Castle Combe. I went with a small (12 people) tour group out of Bath and we were the only people visiting at the time. Except at the Manor House, we saw no one else.

However, I would probably not base there for day trips. In town you have two places to stay--the Castle Inn (a 12 room hotel) and the Manor House (a 4 star hotel.) There is one pub in the village. You park up the hill not in front or near the Castle Inn. There is nothing else. (Not true, across from the Castle Inn, a woman puts home made cakes out and you can buy them on the honor system.)

Is there a reason you don't want to stay in or near Bath? If you do, you could get an early start and stop in Castle Combe on the way to Avebury. It's a little out of the way but not much. An hour in Castle Combe will allow you to see the entire village unless you want to stop for a drink or a meal. It's not that big.

My husband likes to stay in smaller towns or villages. Do you have another suggestion for that area? Thank you for your help.

We recently stayed at the Cornerways B&B in Chipping Campden & it was our favorite accommodation from our entire trip. Comfortable beds, friendly/helpful hosts, delicious breakfast. We also ate at the Eight Bells pub in Chipping Campden, and that was also our favorite meal from our entire trip. We also ate at Michael's, also in Chipping Campden, which we thought was fine but just ok. We are spoiled by many excellent Greek/Lebanese restaurants where we live, though, so that may have something to do with our assessment of Michael's. Oh - if you do plan to eat at the Eight Bells, do try to make a reservation or arrive early. We arrived in town on a Monday & did not have a reservation, which I thought would be ok as it was a weeknight, but when we arrived at 6:30, we were told there were no tables available until 8:30 or 9, but they had set aside 2 tables for walk-ins, so we got lucky, being there so early, and got one of those tables. About 5 minutes after us, another party walked in and got the other walk-in table. So plan ahead for that one!

If you want to stay near Bath, I might recommend Bradford-on-Avon. That was another stop on our walk where we stayed in Castle Combe. It was bigger, had more places to eat, interesting churches to visit and probably several places to stay. Something to consider.

We visited Castle Combe in April. We were told that because its famous as a setting, many of the properties had been bought by wealthy Brits as second homes, making it too expensive for average folks to live there (and run businesses like B&Bs). I think we saw maybe only one or two places serving refreshments, and a very tiny shop. So beauty it has, but not much to occupy a lot of time.

Thanks again for your suggestions. I've put in for several B & B's that Rick Steves recommends but haven't heard back from them. I will look at the other places suggested, too.

I just looked at Arbnb and there are a couple of cottages listed for Castle Combe. Instead of a B & B, you could stay in a small cottage.

I second the recommendation of Corneryways B&B. My wife and I stayed there on our 2013 England trip and it was excellent with very gracious hosts.

Painswick is a beautiful village, there are several B&Bs, Troy Guest House and St Anne's B&B to name a couple

Someone recommended the Seymour House in Chipping Camden. We stayed there last August. It has since been closed permanently. It is being used as private house now.