May 16, 2021 Fig 1: Bampton Castle, now called Ham Court, from the south-west, seen across the waters of the moat. The gatehouse and the short section of wall are all that survive of the medieval stone defences. Credit: Paul Highnam / Country Life
Bampton Castle was an ambitious castle in the Cotswolds area that languished in obscurity after it was left unfinished in the early 14th century though several hundred years later it became Ham Court, Oxfordshire, and is now the home of Matthew Rice. Edward Impey investigates the remarkable story of this building and its recent revival; photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
First there was camping, then there was glamping, and now, there s ‘champing’.
Host Unusual - a website that brings together some of the most extraordinary hidden gems in the UK and around the world - is hiring out this Aldwincle church, in Kettering, for UK holidaymakers, when it s safe to do so.
Church camping is set to revolutionise the traditional camping break, giving ‘champers’ exclusive use of some of the UK s greatest listed buildings for the most unforgettable sleepover of their life.
Champing came about in finding long term, sustainable uses for churches that are no longer used for regular worship and are cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust.
Flooding in UK: Latest list of Cambridgeshire flood warnings today after Storm Bella brought heavy rainfall
22 flood warnings remain in place across Cambridgeshire - with immediate action required
Cambridgeshire has been badly affected by flooding in recent days
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