Saint Andrew

The church sits on a quiet rise just outside Peterborough, its stone walls the colour of old cream in afternoon light. St Andrew's is a proper medieval parish church - the kind you stumble upon by accident while driving through Northamptonshire and think, right, I'm stopping here.

Inside, it's all high ceilings and cool air. The chancel has some decent medieval work if you know what you're looking at, and the font is genuinely old. It won't keep you for hours - most people spend thirty to forty minutes poking about, reading the plaques, working out which bits date from which century. The graveyard's pleasant enough for a wander if the weather's kind.

Historically minded visitors will find it worthwhile. Families with restless children might find it a touch quiet. It's the sort of stop you build into a walk between Peterborough and the caravan parks rather than a destination in itself.

If you're based at Brightside Caravan Park or New Lodge Farm Bulwick - both solid options for a week's stay - St Andrew makes for a gentle afternoon diversion. No admission charge as far as we could establish, though opening hours are genuinely vague, so check locally. Early evening when the light comes through sideways is properly lovely. Give it the time it deserves rather than rushing through.