Champing™ in the Media
BBC Countryfile at Warminghurst 24 6 18
Champing™ on BBC South East Today, March 2015.
Champing™ on BBC Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ programme, April 2015
- Reisgoesting – 18.05.20
Champing: kamperen in een kerk - Radio Télévision Suisse – 05.09.17
Nuit de champing dans une vieille église anglaise - Kayak.co.uk – 10.07.17
6 Offbeat Ideas for a Long Weekend - The Daily Telegraph – 03.06.17
Why I’ll be champing not glamping - Jet Airways (India) JetWings Magazine pg 73-78 – June 17
Carry on Champing! - Country Living – 31.05.17
Champing: What is it and where can I try it in my local area? - EasyJet Traveller Magazine pg 46 – May 17
Champing is the new glamping - Sunday Post – 04.04.17
A Room with a Pew! - ITV Report
The church invites us to go “champing” - Did You Know Facts 26/02/17
UK Agency Wants You to Camp in Medieval Churches - Travel AOL 17/02/17
Quirky places for family holidays in the UK - The Westmorland Gazette 02/02/17
Churches to open its doors to campers - Lonely Planet Travel News 20/01/17
Forget glamping, now you can go ‘champing’ in medieval churches across England - The Times 07/01/17
Churches are a heaven-sent place to camp - Atlas Obscura 30/12/16
In England, You can Camp In… - Sonntagsblatt 01/11/16
Camping in der Kirche - Get Surrey– 02/08/16
Champing – what is it and where can I try it this summer? - BBC Radio Kent– 31/07/16
Join Phil Harrison for Sunday breakfast (listen from 1 hour, 6 minutes) - North Norfolk News– 20/07/16
Seven of the quirkiest places to stay in Norfolk - Mustard TV – 08/06/16
Preserving our past: Loyd Grossman on why we should look after our oldest churches - Amanda’s Wanderlust – 13/06/16
A Heavenly Intro to Champing in Surrey - The Guardian– 25/03/16
Heavenly stays: top 10 church and chapel conversions in the UK - World Travel Guide – 22/03/16
Sacred sleep: Camping in England’s churches - Viaggiatori nel Tempo – 16/03/16
Champing ovvero dormire nelle chiese - Reepham Life – 17/03/16
Heavenly camping breaks in Booton - Independent – 26/12/15
From ‘on fleek’ to ‘Netflix and chill’ – the essential words and phrases of 2015 - Conversant Traveller – 24/09/15
Champing – sleeping in your own private church - National Geographic – 09/11/15
Spiritual Slumber Party: ‘Champing’ in England - The Daily Mail – 03/06/15
Glamping is so last year! The latest travel trend is ‘champing’ and it’s all about spending the night in a historic church - The Guardian – 29/05/15
Holy nights: camping in a church - The Church Times – 30/01/15
There wasn’t a sermon…but we fell asleep anyway - The Australian – 23/08/14
Champing at the bit - The Sunday Times – 10/08/14
A room with a pew
- BBC Radio 4 Farming Today – 02.09.17 –
Farming Today This Week: Rural Churches - La Liberté – 29.07.17 –
«J’ai dormi dans une église anglaise» - Waitrose Weekend – -1.06.17
Church ‘champing’ offers holidaymakers a new dawn - The Oldie – May 2017
Travel: Camping in Churches - American Way (American Airlines in-flight magazine) pg 18- April 2017
It’s ok to fall asleep in church - BBC Travel Show – 25/02/17
Episode 161 Kent - The Telegraph – 29/01/17
Carry on Champing to lift your spirits - Oldham Evening Chronicle – 23/01/17
Campers get chance to holiday in church - Shropshire Star – 29/01/17
Champing in Shropshire: Stay in room with a pew at church hotel - RealClear Life – 14/01/17
Enjoy a Camping Trip to a Medieval Church in England - Premier Christianity – 09/01/17
‘Champing’ numbers rise four-fold - Mail Online – 07/01/17
Oh, Holy Nights: Holidaymakers swap glamping for CHAMPING - Into History – 30/12/16
Bivouacking in an Old Church? Give Champing a Go! - Christian Today – 25/07/16
Come to church this week for poets, rock stars, circus skills and ‘champing’ - Kent Online – 01/08/16
Things to do in Kent this summer: camping, champing and glamping - Süddeutsche Zeitung – 15/06/16
Bett des Herrn - iExplore – 17/06/16
5 Crazy Camping Alternatives You Didn’t Know You Could Try - Nene Living – May 2016
A room with a pew and let us stay - The Telegraph – 17/05/16
Champing’ moves to Scotland as more churches offer overnight stays - ITV News – 25/03/16
Champing”- church camping expands across the East - National Geographic Traveller India – 18/03/16
Champing, Museum Pyjama Parties & Other Unforgettable Sleep Experiences - Group Leisure – 17/03/16
Champing: group accommodation in English churches - Eastern Daily Press – 16/02/16
Would you go camping in a church? You can near Reepham. - The Telegraph – 09/06/15
Churches the new Airbnb as ‘champing’ proves popular - The New York Times – 30/05/15
Camping in Church? Make Way for Champers - The Guardian – 17/03/15
Let us stay … country churches offer overnight stays … - De Telegraaf – 29/01/15
Nieuwe trend: champing - Donde Viajar – 01/09/14
El ‘champing’, la moda de acampar en iglesias en desuso - The Daily Mail – 11/08/14
Glamping? Try champing! - ITV – 25/04/14
A new way of camping in Northamptonshire
Champing™ TV
Our champs are the last word in pop-up hospitality. Everything is set up ready for your arrival and put away when you leave, it’s as if it were only a dream. See our video below for how we can transform an empty, serene church (St Thomas, Friarmere) into a cosy champ and back again, in the blink of an eye (and in the depths of chilly midwinter – check out our red noses)!
Champing™ Comments
Dr Loyd Grossman CBE FSA, former Chairman for The Churches Conservation Trust on why he thinks Champing™ is great!
Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Heritage tells us why she loves Champing™.