Ottringham Methodist Church

A modest red-brick chapel sitting quietly in the village of Ottringham, about eight miles south-east of Hull. It's the sort of building you might walk past without noticing - and that would be a shame, because Methodist chapels like this one tell you something proper about how ordinary people worshipped a century or more ago.

The interior is straightforward and uncluttered, the way Methodism favoured things. Plain wooden pews, simple windows, nothing fancy. If you're into 19th-century church architecture or the social history of East Yorkshire, it's worth stopping by. Family historians often find Methodist chapels valuable too - the records can be gold dust for tracing ancestors.

Inside won't take you more than twenty minutes, though you might linger longer if you're the type to read brass plaques and sit quietly for a bit. The real draw isn't the building itself so much as what it represents - a snapshot of village life when this mattered as the heart of the community.

If you're based at one of the nearby holiday parks - Little Otchan Glamping is closest, or Sand le Mere if you fancy the caravan route - Ottringham Methodist makes for a gentle afternoon potter before heading to the coast. It's not a destination in itself, but paired with a walk round the village or a drive out to the Humber estuary, it slots in nicely. Check locally for opening times before you visit.