Madworthy Methodist Chapel

You'll find this small Methodist chapel tucked away near Okehampton, a modest stone building that speaks to Devon's nonconformist past. There's nothing grand about Madworthy - it's the kind of place that rewards the curious visitor who actually stops to look rather than drives past. The chapel interior is simple, honest, with the sort of worn wooden pews and plain glass windows you'd expect from a working-class place of worship built when Methodism was still a live force in rural Devon.

It's primarily of interest to anyone researching local history or the built heritage of the moor edge settlements. Architecture enthusiasts will spot the period details that mark it out as genuine Victorian chapel rather than modern recreation. If you're staying at Wolf Wood Treehouses nearby, it's an easy enough detour on a country walk - maybe 20 minutes of your time if you stop to have a proper look around.

The challenge is that opening times and admission details aren't well publicised, so you may find yourself peering through windows rather than stepping inside. That said, there's something rather appealing about that - a real local building that isn't packaged for tourists, just quietly existing on the edge of Dartmoor. Worth seeking out if you're serious about exploring the small churches and chapels that shaped Devon's communities.