All Saints Church, Frostenden

The church sits quietly at the edge of Frostenden village, about three miles from Beccles, and it's one of those places that rewards a small detour if you're staying nearby. All Saints is a proper Norfolk flint church - nothing flashy, just solid medieval work with a round tower that's distinctly East Anglian. Inside, the light falls through old glass windows and catches on brass memorials worn smooth by centuries of fingers running over them.

It's the kind of stop for history types rather than kids, unless yours are genuinely interested in medieval craftsmanship and local stories. Allow twenty minutes, maybe thirty if you're the sort to read every inscription. The churchyard is peaceful - gravestones lean at various angles through long grass, and there's often nobody about except the occasional dog walker from the village.

If you're based at Pigs in Blankets just down the road, this makes a quiet morning walk. The lanes around Frostenden are flat and easy, no real hills, which is typical for this corner of Suffolk. The church itself appears to be open during reasonable daylight hours, though it's worth checking locally in Beccles before making the trip. Free to enter, naturally. It won't blow your mind, but it's exactly the sort of small-scale parish church that tells you something genuine about how people actually lived and prayed in rural England centuries back.