We loved our first experience of Champing. Longsleddale is such a beautiful quiet valley, everyone we met was really friendly, and it was great to have the community hall and toilets just across the road. There was a lovely moment at around 6pm as the sun was setting over the valley, and it shone directly through the western window of St Mary’s – beautiful.

We had been well-briefed to expect the church to be cold overnight, but we’d wrapped up warm (and brought the dogs with us) and really enjoyed it. Lovely clear starry skies overhead, too.