St Michael & All Angels Church, Awliscombe

The Church of St Michael and All Angels sits quietly in Awliscombe, just a few miles outside Honiton, and it's the sort of place you'll walk past and think nothing of until you step inside. Medieval stonework, proper old timber-framed roof - this is proper Devon parish church stuff, the kind that's been doing its job for centuries without fuss or fanfare.

Inside, there's real character. The architecture tells you something about the craftspeople who built it, and if you're into that sort of thing - ecclesiastical history, medieval details, how villages once worked - you could spend a good hour poking around and reading the bits and pieces. For casual visitors, fifteen minutes works fine. It's not elaborate or showy, just solid and genuine.

This works well if you're staying at Hartridge Springs Spa Glamping nearby and fancy a gentle walk into the village. It's the kind of stop that makes sense between other activities rather than a destination in itself. Families with older kids interested in history will get more from it than small children. Go on a weekday morning if you can - you'll likely have the place to yourself, and that's when these old churches feel most themselves.