Hook Norton Baptist Church

The red-brick Baptist chapel on Hook Norton's main street is exactly what you'd expect from a Victorian Oxfordshire village - solid, unassuming, and built to last. Step inside and you're in one of those chapels that stopped changing in 1910 and somehow never bothered to start again. High wooden pews, a gallery running round three sides, and light flooding through tall windows. The whole thing feels like a proper community building, not a museum piece.

It's worth a quick look if you're passing through from Chipping Norton, three miles west. The village itself has that quieter Cotswolds charm - less heaving with tourists than Broadway or Moreton-in-Marsh. You'll find the Hook Norton Brewery here too, which frankly is the real draw for most visitors.

This chapel appeals mainly to people interested in nonconformist history or Victorian chapel architecture. Kids will get restless after ten minutes. Opening hours and admission charges aren't clearly advertised, so phone ahead or turn up during a service if you want guaranteed access. Allow twenty minutes if you do visit.

If you're camping in the area - Cotswold Hills Country Park is only three miles away, with Newton Grove and Crofts Barn nearby - this makes an easy leg-stretch walk from your caravan. It's the sort of place that rewards a gentle morning explore rather than a planned trip, though. Save your real energy for the brewery tour instead.