St Mary Magdalene Parish Church

The church sits quietly on the high street in Huntingdon, and you'd miss it entirely if you weren't looking. St Mary Magdalene is a proper medieval affair - the sort of place that's been there so long the town has grown around it rather than the other way round.

Inside, there's genuine substance. Fifteenth-century roof timbers, a decent font, and that particular smell churches have - cold stone and old wood mixed together. The windows are worth a proper look, especially if you've got any interest in stained glass. The chancel's handsome too, though like many parish churches it's been mucked about with over the centuries.

It's the kind of place where a fifteen-minute visit satisfies most people, but if you're into local history or medieval architecture you could spend longer poking about. The churchyard's atmospheric on a quiet afternoon - proper graveyard wandering if you're that way inclined.

Honestly, it works best as part of a Huntingdon wander rather than a destination in itself. The town's small enough to see in an afternoon, and the church anchors that nicely. If you're based at Grafham Water Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite just up the road, it's a painless detour on your way through town for supplies. Free to visit, obviously, and there's usually someone about if you want to know more about the building itself.