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We very much enjoyed our night at St Michael the Archangel in Booton – what an amazing place to spend the night. It’s cathedral-like, inside and out, and by far the largest ‘hotel room’ I’d ever stayed in. The Champbots did a fabulous job preparing it beautifully for our arrival – we were amazed to see it all set up and ready to go from early in the day. It had everything my partner, her daughter and I would need for a fun evening and night; we were surprised just how much was provided, too many convenient supplies even to mention here. We even got to have a go on the church organ during our stay, although not particularly tunefully. Reepham was a short drive away and Diane’s Pantry is recommended as a small friendly café/deli, and a perfectly suitable daytime alternative to Dial House. We enhanced our experience at Booton by taking in a small PA and pumping out a church-themed playlist including tunes from the likes of Duran Duran, Hozier and Madonna (without any fear of annoying the neighbours 😉 Our disco lights illuminated the ancient walls as darkness fell. Emma made a den on the rug while Lisa and I enjoyed a glass of wine, soaking up the atmosphere. The outside toilet was super clean and no problem to use, even when visited in the dark and spooky small hours. It was cold – there was no getting away from it – but we took a good number of duvets and made full use of the six hot water bottles provided. It was a pleasure to wake up on a beautiful blue-sky Norfolk morning having been watched over by the angels. And the best bit…? While we were enjoying the late evening calm of the church, illuminated only by a single lantern, I asked my gorgeous lady Lisa to be my wife – and she said yes! Our Champing Engagement! 🙂

Phil Hadley