All Saints Church Leiston

The flint-faced tower of All Saints rises above Leiston's high street like something from a Norfolk postcard, though you're actually in Suffolk, just inland from the coast. It's a proper medieval church - 14th century mostly - with that austere beauty East Anglian churches do so well. The interior is modest rather than showy: wooden pews, plain glass windows, and a chancel that speaks of centuries of Sunday services in a working market town rather than tourist pilgrimage.

This isn't a day-long attraction. You're looking at thirty minutes inside, maybe another twenty if you wander the churchyard, which is pleasant enough without being remarkable. What makes it worth the stop is the sheer authenticity - no gift shop, no interpretation boards, just a church that local people still use. It sits comfortably within a seaside holiday circuit: Beach View Holiday Park and Boundary Farm Glamping nearby offer coastal access without the tacky seafront feel, and both are well-rated enough to make them genuine alternatives to the usual caravan parks.

Family groups with an interest in proper English churches will get something from it. Walkers on coastal rambles might detour through Leiston town centre and appreciate it as a landmark. History bores might find it routine - no major restoration, no dramatic story attached. The real appeal is directness: this is what a medieval market-town church looks like when nobody's too fussed about making it famous. Free to enter, as far as I can tell, though do check ahead as opening times can be erratic.