Innerwick Parish Church

The church sits alone in fields east of Dunbar, a proper time capsule of 12th-century Norman architecture that most visitors barrel past on their way to the coast. Innerwick Parish Church is small - you'll walk round it in five minutes - but what's inside matters. The chancel and nave have survived remarkably intact, with original stonework you can actually touch, and a few weathered gravestones in the churchyard tell stories of the farming families who worked this corner of East Lothian for centuries.

History buffs will appreciate the Norman doorway and the sheer longevity of it all. Kids? They'll get bored unless they're into graves and old stone, to be honest. There's no visitor centre, no interpretation boards, just the building itself and the wind across the fields.

It's free to visit, though access can be hit-and-miss depending on who holds the key - worth ringing ahead or asking locally in Dunbar if you're keen. Allow 20 minutes maximum, longer if you're sketching or photographing. The real value here is as a quiet detour during a caravan park holiday - Belhaven Bay is only a few miles away - rather than a destination in itself. On a grey afternoon when everywhere else is rammed with tourists, you'll likely have the place to yourself. That's the appeal. Not flashy. Just genuine.