Feeling angelic? Time to go Champing™! Say what?! |t’s camping in historic churches! A cool idea from The Churches Conservation Trust (the national charity protecting historic churches at risk) to help preserve these ancient spaces for the future. And no, you don’t have to be a Christian. All are welcome. Even dogs!

St Michael’s the Archangel is in Booton, close to Norwich and the Norfolk coast, amid a patchwork of green farmland on the edge of Reepham, a beautiful Georgian market town with great pubs and an award-winning restaurant. Nicknamed the ‘Cathedral of the Fields’ it’s a huge yet cosy space with slender towers dominating the wide East Anglian landscape for miles around. Designed by an eccentric clergyman descended from Pocahontas and mates with Charles Darwin, this extraordinary building is amazingly decorative – definitely no bell tent! Word is the Reverend Whitwell Elwin had no help from an architect and just nicked ideas from all his favourite churches. Cheeky!

St Michael’s is one of the most popular Champing churches, large enough for up to 16 guests. All Champers get exclusive use of their heritage church, no matter how many are staying. Tea and coffee is provided, along with camp-beds, battery lanterns and cosy seating – just bring your favourite glamping essentials. A fabulously unusual choice for walkers and cyclists and special occasions!

All Champing churches are consecrated and open for worship during the day, with overnight visitors welcomed from 4pm to 10am. Will you be a happy Champer?