St Margaret's Church, Well

The church sits quietly in the village of Well, a few miles south of Alford, and it's one of those places that rewards the detour if you're into medieval architecture. St Margaret's is a proper 14th-century building with a tower that commands the flat Lincolnshire landscape in a way that feels almost defiant. Inside, the stonework is straightforward and honest - no over-the-top Victorian restoration nonsense that mars so many country churches. The chancel arch is the standout, simple but solid.

It's the sort of stop that appeals to architecture buffs and serious walkers far more than families after a quick tourist tick-box. You'll need maybe twenty minutes to have a proper look around, longer if you're sketching or photographing. Being free and usually accessible makes it a no-brainer addition to a park-based holiday in the area. If you're staying at Cottage Waters, The Nurseries, or Woodthorpe Leisure Park - all within four miles - this sits nicely into a morning walk through the countryside before heading back for lunch.

The real beauty here is the isolation. There's no cafe, no gift shop, no crowds. Just a church doing what it's done for seven hundred years. Visit on a quiet weekday morning if you can; the light through the windows is particularly good then. It's the kind of place that makes you understand why people bothered to build these structures in the first place.