St James' Church, Spaldwick

You'll find St James' Church tucked away in Spaldwick village, a short drive east of Huntingdon, and it's proper worth stopping for if you're spending time at Grafham Water nearby. The building itself is a medieval affair with some genuinely interesting architectural details - the kind of thing that rewards a slow wander rather than a five-minute tick-box visit.

The church has that particular English quality of having been tinkered with across centuries, which means there's a real sense of layers here. Walk inside and you're looking at everything from medieval stonework to later Victorian additions. The chancel's the pick of the interior, and if you catch it when the light's decent, you'll understand why someone bothered maintaining this place for 600-odd years.

It's ideal if you're based at Grafham Water Caravan and Motorhome Club - a gentle half-hour loop from the campsite, easily combined with a proper walk around the water itself. The village of Spaldwick itself is nothing fancy, but that's rather the point. There's no café, no gift shop, no pressure. You turn up, you look around, you move on. Admission's free and there's no set visiting hours to worry about, though obviously you'll want to pick daylight.

History enthusiasts and walkers will get the most from this. Families with young children might find twenty minutes is about their limit unless they've got a particular interest in old buildings. The real charm is that it feels genuinely un-touristed - a proper village church doing its job quietly.