St Andrew's Church, Buxton

The church sits on a quiet corner of Buxton, a small Norfolk village east of Norwich, and it's properly worth a detour if you're cycling through the Broads or based at Norfolk Broads Haven. St Andrew's has that solid medieval feel - flint and stone construction, the sort of building that's watched over the same stretch of countryside for centuries. Inside, the space is calm and uncluttered. There's good Victorian restoration work visible, and if you catch the light right through the windows, it's genuinely lovely.

This works best for walkers or anyone interested in Norfolk's ecclesiastical architecture. Families won't linger long - thirty minutes maximum, and that's being generous. The village itself is tiny, so you're really here for the building itself and the quiet of the surroundings. It's free to wander in, and there's rarely a crowd, which is either a selling point or a reason to combine it with something busier nearby.

The location makes it useful as a stop during a broader Broads holiday. Norfolk Broads Haven is less than five miles away, so if you're based there, a gentle walk or short drive to Buxton adds a cultural note to what might otherwise be all waterfront activity. There's nothing fancy about it - no café, no visitor centre - but that's rather the point. It's the sort of place that reminds you why old Norfolk villages feel different from everywhere else.