Little Bradley Church, All Saints

The road narrows considerably before you reach All Saints in Little Bradley, a village so small you'll miss it if you blink somewhere between Newmarket and the Suffolk border. The church itself is modest - all flint and stone, rather than the grand structures you'd expect in busier market towns. Inside, though, it rewards the detour. There's a decent fifteenth-century roof, the sort of carpentry that makes you squint upward wondering how on earth they managed it without modern tools.

It's the kind of place that appeals most to church enthusiasts and walkers tackling the quiet Cambridgeshire footpaths rather than casual tourists. You won't spend hours here - thirty minutes covers it properly - but that's rather the point. The real value lies in the approach: rolling farmland, no crowds, the sort of peace you genuinely can't find near the A14.

Access is straightforward from Newmarket, making it feasible as a morning walk before or after a longer day out. If you're based at Piggles Retreat, just three and a half miles away, this works as a gentle leg-stretcher rather than a destination in itself. Bring a camera for the exterior stonework if you're keen on rural ecclesiastical photography, otherwise just enjoy the quiet. It won't change your life, but then that's rather the appeal of these lesser-known East Anglian churches.