Champing??

[sunny-dave]

I'm not sure about this - but I suppose it could be fun ... posibly ...

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/may/14/camping-nene-valley-champing-churches-conservation-trust

[murraymints]

noooooooo ta !

[ethandron]

I would if I wasn't so creaky and needed a comfy bed. And loo. And bathroom.

[Tilly2]

I might have done this forty years ago. Not now though.

[aelmpvw]

judging by the spotted tent and wine bottle it looks as if gness has already given it a go

[EDDIE51]

My wife was a Brownies leader , she used to take the Brownie pack on camping holidays but the 'tent' was a church hall , this sounds similar.
It had a lot of advantages no leaking tent , proper toilets and a kitchen. The church used to rent out the hall for less than it would have cost to rent pitches on a normal camp site.

[gness]

Spot on, Ael....local to me so I know where the good pubs are too.... :-)

[sunny-dave]

The accuracy of the whole article is possibly called into some doubt by the phrase "the ancient village of Thrapston" ...

... it's a nice enough place, but I'd tend to call it "the slightly scruffy small town just off the A14" ...

[woofgang]

what a fabulous idea

[Tilly2]

Thrapston sound nice though.

[gness]

Mmmm.....far from a village, Tilly.....a small town.....one uninspiring road through...but a super little theatre.....x

[pastafreak]

Rather expensive for what it is...£39pp...PLUS for bedding?
No thanks.

[Tilly2]

I want comfort on my holidays now. Not a creepy crypt.

[pastafreak]

I think a creepy​ crypt could be quite atmospheric...but I'd want a big,soft and cosy bed.

[Barmaid]

Thrapston may be an ancient village (*laughs* a lot) but to me it's the location of a toilet on my route from Peterborough to the Midlands. At my age, you get to know the location and cleanliness of every toilet going............

[anneasquith]

A lady who has her priorities right :-)

[tonyav]

Pubs have toilets you know.

[Buenchico]

Thrapston is worth visiting just for the lovely fish and chip restaurant there!

[tonyav]

Any decent pubs though, Chris ?.