Inconvenience Store

The Inconvenience Store is a tongue-in-cheek art installation that's become something of a talking point near Winchester. It's part of the Boomtown Fair landscape - a deliberately awkward, ironic take on the convenience store concept that catches visitors off-guard with its cheeky humour. You'll find it's not somewhere you pop in to grab milk and bread; instead, it's a photo opportunity and a bit of performance art rolled into one. The whole thing works best if you're the type to appreciate the joke - art students, festival-goers, and anyone with a soft spot for British deadpan comedy will get a kick out of it. Families with younger kids might not quite understand what they're looking at, but teens often find it properly funny. Access appears to be free, though opening times aren't clearly advertised, so it's worth checking the Boomtown Fair website before you visit. Allow twenty minutes or so, though really you're talking five minutes to see it and another fifteen standing about laughing and taking photos. It's the kind of thing that works well as a quick detour if you're based at one of the nearby campsites - Winchester Morn Hill is less than a mile away, or Holden Farm if you want somewhere with a bit more space. Don't make a special trip from far away, but if you're camping locally and fancy something quirky that's free and demands minimal effort, it's worth knowing about.