St Anta and All Saints

Two churches for the price of one - that's what you get at this unusual spot just outside Carbis Bay. St Anta's is the older building, a proper medieval structure with the kind of worn stone flags underfoot that tell you centuries of feet have walked here. All Saints sits alongside it, and together they make for an oddly compelling visit if you're into church architecture or local history. The setting is genuinely peaceful, which counts for something when you're on holiday and the seaside crowds are getting on your nerves. It's the sort of place where twenty minutes turns into forty because you start reading inscriptions and poking about the churchyard. Not a spectacle, but quiet and real - no gift shop, no interpretation boards, just the buildings themselves. Church enthusiasts will get far more from it than casual visitors, though families won't feel out of place if the kids are old enough to appreciate a bit of wandering about. Free to look around, naturally. If you're staying at Polmanter Touring Park just down the road - excellent spot, that one - or any of the other holiday parks nearby, it's worth a detour on a drizzly afternoon when the beach feels less appealing. Don't expect anything grand; expect instead the actual texture of a Cornish village church, the kind most travellers whizz past without noticing.