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First thing to mention is the sign on the fence of this place reads as above, but wiki calls the place "Wolfhampcote" just thought Id get that in before someone comments lol.
St Peters is a redundant church that stands alone a mile or so from the nearest dwelling, but mounds in the adjacent fields are the tell tale signs of an ancient settlement.
The presence of a church here has been noted since the 13th century, although this was rebuilt in the 14th century them altered & amended several times over the years.
The church is owned & looked after by the churches trust but is essentially abandoned ... or is it
This is where things got a bit weird, I approached the church unsure if it would be unlocked which to my delight it was. What I didn't expect was to find camp beds set up, tables, cooking gear & best of all a bottle of bubbly on ice!
Resisting all urges I didn't drink any, but found a notice which explained everything, "champing"!!
No I had never heard of it either but its essentially glamping in abandoned churches which it turns out is not a cheap affair. Someone had obviously not long set this up & a couple were due in after 6pm (lord knows what I would of found if I was a few hours later lol) they have a full list of 27 available churches here.
https://www.champing.co.uk/
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St Peters is a redundant church that stands alone a mile or so from the nearest dwelling, but mounds in the adjacent fields are the tell tale signs of an ancient settlement.
The presence of a church here has been noted since the 13th century, although this was rebuilt in the 14th century them altered & amended several times over the years.
The church is owned & looked after by the churches trust but is essentially abandoned ... or is it
This is where things got a bit weird, I approached the church unsure if it would be unlocked which to my delight it was. What I didn't expect was to find camp beds set up, tables, cooking gear & best of all a bottle of bubbly on ice!
Resisting all urges I didn't drink any, but found a notice which explained everything, "champing"!!
No I had never heard of it either but its essentially glamping in abandoned churches which it turns out is not a cheap affair. Someone had obviously not long set this up & a couple were due in after 6pm (lord knows what I would of found if I was a few hours later lol) they have a full list of 27 available churches here.
https://www.champing.co.uk/
IMG_5223 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5218 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5199 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5185 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5179 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5156 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5150 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5137 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5128 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5133 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5160 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5184 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5171 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5129 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5194 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5190 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr
IMG_5181 by Bikin Glynn, on Flickr