St Mary, Fridaythorpe

The church sits quietly at the heart of Fridaythorpe village, just a few miles south of Driffield. St Mary is a straightforward medieval parish church - no pretension, just solid Yorkshire stonework and the kind of interior that rewards a slow wander rather than a quick photograph.

Inside, there's decent medieval woodwork and some decent stained glass, though honestly it's the accumulated sense of centuries of village worship that lingers more than any single showstopper. The churchyard is worth a proper look - these places tell you what the village was about if you know how to read gravestones.

It's the sort of stop that works best if you're already in the area rather than a destination in itself. Families won't find it boring exactly, but kids looking for action will want to move on fairly quickly. History types and anyone interested in rural ecclesiastical architecture will get proper value from half an hour here.

Free to visit, though opening times aren't always predictable with smaller country churches. If you're staying at Seaways Glamping and Camping just down the road - a cracking spot with excellent reviews - St Mary makes a sensible leg-stretch during a park holiday. It's the kind of local detail that stops a break feeling generic. The surrounding countryside is worth exploring too; Driffield itself has enough shops and pubs to make for a proper village day out.