This was our second time champing at Stansted Mount Fitchet and we had another lovely time. Having the champ toilet indoors at this location is a nice bonus for late-night needs! We managed to get takeaway delivered to us as well (after I added a note explaining in the ‘delivery notes’ section). I also really appreciate how communicative the Champing Team are if you have any questions or need to request anything. Thank you, looking forward to our next visit!

This night goes down on our list of one of the lovliest things we’ve done ! It was our first time champing and Langport was possibly a good place to start as it was not remote, had a perfectly acceptable loo (just outside), a water supply (at a tap on the outside wall) a drinking water dispenser (inside) and the church is served with electricity. The camp beds were positioned on top of a wooden platform, covered by a carpet, which ensured that we were both warm and comfortable (it was, of course, 21 June). We loved listening to music as we relaxed and watched the sun shine in through the beautiful stained glass windows that surrounded us. Ahhh … Good memories … and I’d certainly do it again.

We crossed the pond and Champed one night at St. Mary the Virgin, Stansted Mountfitchet in September, 2018. We figured we were meant to stay there when two days prior, we found an antique plate in a Lavenham shop which commemorated St. Mary’s Stansted! We arrived by train, so visitors need to be aware that the church is not located in the town center; the walk takes about 20 minutes when hauling luggage. Our Champbot was helpful in providing us with the amenities we needed for our stay and sharing some information on the church architecture. The church has electricity, which was a nice surprise, but there is no heat and since it was the last week in September, it was cold! It was nice to have the church to ourselves, break out the camera and tripod and take photos at different times of the day. Our primary recommendation is to not have the bells ring on nights when there are Champers staying. Although the bells were lovely, they rang too late in the evening and for too long. Our Champing stay was an opportunity not to be missed for this Anglophile Champer and her reluctant Champer husband who loves her.

Lovely time overall at St Michael the Archangel – wine and family games in the nave, very comfortable camping beds as well – shame the organ wasn’t working as that would have been fun to have a play with!

Only quibble (which is entirely out of your control) was the dead bat we found in the morning over near the font.

Might be useful to add a blurb to the documentation around where to park as we were a bit confused and ended up parking on the gravel lay-by across the street from the main entrance. Wasn’t sure if we could use the driveway of the old rectory or not.

This was our second time at St Lawrence’s and it was great. Our host was welcoming and everything was ready for our stay. It’s a pretty church with a lovely outside space for sitting on summer nights. The lavender border smells beautiful. Hilmarton is a great location for exploring Avebury and the surrounding countryside. Really happy to be able to stay there again.

Lovely stay, lovely church, we are trying to fit as many stays as possible in various churches so stay 1 night in each, well worth the cost and will come back one day. So nice to have a little kitchen area and inside toilet and we were grateful for the tea and coffee etc. It’s a great way to help with the upkeep of the churches, brilliant idea.

A really beautiful church with some spectacular stain glass windows. This was my third champing experience and this was the biggest church so far and the only one to be in a town. As usual, the champing team had organised everything for our arrival, and my grandson was thrilled with his champing set, he had great fun exploring the church trying to find all the items in his book. A really lovely family experience! Thank you.

Such a beautiful and big church, with a full size kitchen and inside toilet. We are regular champers and this is the biggest one we have been in. I would recommend this experience as its something different and it really helps to fund the church to keep them in good order.

Another wonderful night Champing. Everything you need is close by such as village store, pub, etc. Sat outside in spacious church grounds on one of several seats until quite late just admiring the wonder if this ancient church and it’s surroundings. Making the most of the mild October weather with a glass of wine or two. Several points of interest but probably it’s main claim to fame is having the heaviest peal of bells in the world. Over 6 tons of bells (I looked it up! )

We spent 2 nights in St Cuthbert’s Church in Herefordshire and loved it. It’s a beautiful church with stained glass windows, effigies and lots of history, and in a rural setting. The Champing team had provided everything that they had promised – and as second-time champers, we knew what we needed to take. Will definitely do this again!

What an amazing night ! We are definitely champing converts!! The champbots thought of everything….. from lanterns and candles to corkscrews! Billesley all saints is a beautiful quaint church and we had a brilliant night sleep and adventure staying here.

Really enjoyable and unique experience in a beautiful church. We were made to feel very welcome on arrival and really wish we could have stayed more than one night. Our 3 year old really enjoyed it (particularly the toys in the church :)), was sad to leave and really wants to do it again!

We had a very lovely welcome from Charlotte . The church is beautiful, very comfortable and peaceful . We truly had the best night’s sleep . A wonderful first Champing experience

We stayed at Booton for a night and the children couldn’t believe the space and that it was all ours! The champbots had left a good selection of hot drinks for us and plenty of cushions and blankets. The usually coloured windows shining white at dawn were amazing. In the morning some tourists wandered in as we were packing the car, so we told them about champing while tidying up. Overall the experience was unique.

Wow! We didn’t know what to expect but this was such a fantastic experience we will definitely visit again. Both of us had a peaceful and refreshing sleep. The church is beautiful and the hospitality of the lady who greeted us was great. Highly recommended.

This was our third Champing adventure, my husband, myself and our dog thoroughly enjoyed our stay at St Thomas’ in Delph on Saddleworth Moor. We were not disappointed , the church was nicely set out with our things for the night, tea, coffee, games, chairs etc. We all loved exploring, the only shame was the shocking weather !

It was a wonderfull night at St Mary the Virgin, Stansted Mountfitchet.
We slept very well in the well prepared campingbeds and loved the atmosphere of the old building.
Thank you very much for this night out of the ordinary.
Meike

Charming little church. Key for entry was difficult to find.
Not clear, that you can park on the terrain of the neighbouring farmer. Also, that the toilet was located there. But altogehter a nice stay in a quiet atmosphere.