Fenland Community Church

Fenland Community Church sits in March, a market town that doesn't make many travel guides but rewards those who actually explore it. The building itself is a straightforward modern community space - no soaring medieval stonework or Victorian grandeur here. What you get is a functioning place of worship and local gathering point that tells you something real about how people live in rural Cambridgeshire.

This isn't the kind of church you'd detour an hour for on its own. But if you're camped at Fenland Camping and Caravan Park just down the road, or staying at Fields End Water with its glamping pods, it's worth a walk into March proper to get a sense of the town's rhythm. The flat fenland landscape means nothing is ever far away - that caravan park is less than two and a half miles off.

The real appeal here is context. Church, market square, local shops - this is the actual fabric of a working East Anglian town, not a preserved museum piece. Families staying in the area will find it useful as a focal point for understanding March itself. History enthusiasts might be disappointed; this is contemporary community life rather than ancient stones.

Visit on a quiet afternoon if you're curious about the town. Don't build a day around it. The fenland churches worth proper pilgrimages - Peterborough Cathedral, for instance - are within reasonable driving distance. But for a half-hour stroll while based at one of the nearby caravan parks, Fenland Community Church anchors a pleasant enough wander through the town centre.