Lovely stop on the way to north Wales from south Coast, think we were only the second champing guests to use it. Met by Vera who was most welcoming to the church. Ate dinner in The Plough and met locals in The Crown over a nightcap where we also booked bacon sarnies for the morning. The rising sunlight through the blue glass in the morning was spectacular. The 24 hour quarterly peel took some getting use to by me, but perhaps because I can’t hear my own church bells at home, my travelling companion didn’t notice them. Perhaps a small fridge for chilled produce would be of benefit. A super visit, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience and look forward to trying another site later in the year.

We had the most amazing stay in All Saints church in Claverley. The vicar Garry gave a brief history of the church. Seeped in history, beautiful stained glass with a 2500yr old yew tree in the grounds. A flushing loo, kettle, crockery and cutlery / all you need for a super nights stay. A few pubs within a stones throw distance if you fancy a drink and a chat with the locals. We loved everything about the church! Highly recommended.

Myself and my friend decided to try champing and chose All Saints, Claverley as it was our nearest champing church. We were met on arrival by a lovely lady called Sue and also the church warden called Martin .Both Sue and Martin were really helpful and nothing was too much trouble to make sure we had everything that we needed. The church is beautiful and contains some amazing 13th century wall paintings and Norman and later period architecture. It was such a surreal experience to be given the key to the church for our stay and a real privilege. The camping beds were strong and sturdy comfortable folding beds . We didn’t feel the cold during the night, we had brought extra blankets but didn’t need them. We woke to see sunlight through the stunning stained glass East window. We had an evening meal at the Plough just down the road which was very good. We loved our first champing experience!

We had the most wonderful evening staying at this beautiful old church. We had a nice welcome from Martin, who showed us where everything was, and gave us a massive key to the door (which I was thrilled with). He was very knowledgeable about the history of the church also. We went into the village in the evening and were stunned at how beautiful it was. We had a fantastic welcome in The Crown, and met some lovely people. We were concerned that as 3 ladies, we might be a bit nervous in the church, plus the fact that the bells chime every 15 minutes meant that maybe we wouldn’t sleep very well, but the bells were very gentle and didn’t disturb anyone, and there was such a nice atmosphere in the church that we weren’t in the least bit nervous and all had a really good night’s sleep. Thanks also to the lovely lady from the cafe for a wonderful breakfast the next day.