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This ancient Cotswold town has many beautiful
buildings. From St James' Church right through
to Dover's Hill, all nestling in tranquil and
beautiful countryside. These buildings provide
a plethora of architectural styles across the
centuries and are in both an area of outstanding
natural beauty and a conservation area.
MARKET HALL 
One of the most outstanding buildings in the
Cotswolds is the Market Hall erected in 1627 in the centre of the
town, to provide shelter for the local produce market. It is
now owned by the National Trust. Fine views of the
High Street can be seen from inside its stone
arches.
CAMPDEN HOUSE GATEWAY
Next to the church are the lodges the gateway to
the old Campden House, built by Sir Baptist Hicks in
the 17th century and burnt down during the Civil War
The Silk Mill,
which has an exhibition of old artefacts, is the
home of the world renowned Guild of
Handicrafts.The Guild was founded by C.R.Ashbee
and moved here in 1902. Although it closed in
1908, many of the craftsmen stayed, and some of
their descendants are still working in the Old
Silk Mill, formerly the Guild's main workshop,
producing objects respected the world over.
The Woolstaplers Hall - Opposite Grevel's House is The Woolstaplers Hall,
built in 1340. For hundreds of years it was a Wool
Exchange, attracting merchants from London and as
far afield as Florence, to buy Cotswold fleeces for
shipment around the world.
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