Biteford Chapel

You'll find this small chapel tucked away near Bideford, a proper hidden corner of North Devon that most visitors rush straight past. Biteford Chapel is a modest 16th-century structure - the sort of place where you genuinely feel the weight of centuries in the stonework and the quiet. It's intimate rather than grand, which is rather the point. The interior is simple: whitewashed walls, a handful of wooden pews, and that particular smell of old churches that's half damp stone, half time itself.

This one's for people who actually like churches - historians, architecture types, or anyone after a moment of genuine stillness. You won't need more than twenty minutes here, which makes it ideal for combining with a walk around Bideford itself or as a pit stop en route to somewhere else. The location means it works brilliantly if you're based at any of the nearby parks like Roeys Retreat or Atlantic Horizons, both cracking spots that put you within three miles. It's the sort of chapel you'd visit as part of a broader ramble rather than a destination in itself, but that's not a criticism - sometimes the best discoveries are the ones you stumble on rather than plan.

No certainty on opening hours or admission fees here, so your best bet is ringing ahead or checking locally once you're based at your holiday park. Worth the detour if you're into quiet corners and local history.