New Street Baptist Chapel

A solid red-brick chapel that's been standing in Powys since the 1800s, New Street Baptist Chapel is the sort of place that stops you mid-walk through Mid Wales. It's proper nonconformist architecture - all clean lines and no fuss, built when Baptist congregations were thriving across the Welsh valleys. The chapel itself is still used, which means you get the real feel of the place rather than a museum experience.

If you're into industrial-era religious history, this is worth a look. The building tells you something genuine about 19th-century Wales and how communities organised themselves. It's not a grand tourist attraction - no crowds, no gift shop, no entrance fee nonsense that I'm aware of. Just a functioning chapel you can appreciate from outside, or potentially view inside if there's a service on.

For a park holiday in the area, it makes a decent detour on a walk rather than a planned day out. Base yourself at one of the caravan parks nearby - Derwen Mill or Severn Caravan Resort are just under two miles away - and you could take in the chapel as part of exploring the local countryside. The real appeal here is the walking and the landscape around Powys. The chapel is more of a historical punctuation mark than the main event.

Best visited on a clear day when you can appreciate the building against the Mid Wales hills. Don't expect long - fifteen minutes tops - but it's the kind of place that makes sense when you're already out exploring the region.