St Michael & All Angels, Guiting Power

The church sits on the edge of Guiting Power village like something from a Cotswolds postcard - all honey-coloured stone and medieval angles. St Michael & All Angels is the sort of place that rewards a quiet 20-minute wander, particularly if you're staying at one of the nearby glamping sites and fancy a proper walk across the fields.

Inside, the church is modest but genuine. There's a decent 14th-century font, some decent stained glass, and the kind of peaceful atmosphere that's become rare. The chancel arch is handsome enough without being showy. You'll get a real sense of how these villages ticked along through centuries - this church is woven into the fabric of the settlement rather than towering over it.

Historians will appreciate the Medieval fabric and the way the church tells the story of a small but prosperous wool village. Children might find the churchyard more interesting than the interior - there's space to run about between the gravestones, and the views across the Cotswolds from the churchyard are genuinely cracking.

It's free to visit, and there are no fiddly opening hours. The village itself is proper quiet, which is either exactly what you want or precisely what you're trying to escape. If you're based at Cotswolds Meadow Glamping nearby, this is an easy morning ramble. Allow half an hour maximum unless you're the type to spend hours reading inscriptions and working out the village's genealogy.