Christ Church

Christ Church sits quietly in Surrey, a few miles from Guildford, and it's one of those places you'll walk past if you're not looking for it. The church itself is a proper piece of local architecture - solid, workmanlike, with the kind of interior that speaks to generations of parishioners rather than pushing for Instagram moments.

What you get here depends entirely on what you're after. If you're into ecclesiastical architecture or just fancy a moment's peace away from the tourist trails, it's worth a stop. The churchyard is peaceful, the sort of place where you can actually hear yourself think. For history buffs tracing local heritage, the gravestones and records offer genuine threads back into Surrey's past.

Don't expect a major production. There's no visitor centre, no gift shop, no staged experience. This is a working church, so opening hours will depend on services and volunteer availability - you'll need to ring ahead or check locally with Guildford's tourism office to confirm when you can get inside.

If you're based at one of the nearby holiday parks - Glamping Holiday or Care Ashore Campsite on the Springbok Estate are both close by - Christ Church makes an easy ramble through the village rather than a destination in itself. It's the sort of stop that rounds out a morning's walk rather than filling an afternoon, but that's rather the point. Sometimes a church is just a church, and that's enough.