St Michaels & All Angels C of E Church

The walk up to St Michael's & All Angels in Church Stretton is half the experience. You'll spot the church sitting on high ground above the town, and once you're there, the views back across the Shropshire hills are genuinely superb - proper expansive stuff. The building itself dates back to medieval times, though it's been worked on considerably since. There's some attractive Victorian restoration inside, plus decent stained glass that catches the light nicely on a clear day.

This is a working parish church, so it's an easy call for anyone spending time in Church Stretton. History buffs will appreciate the age of the place, but it's not a jaw-dropping medieval masterpiece - you're here as much for the setting and the walk as for the architecture itself. Allow twenty minutes to half an hour, longer if you're the type to read every brass plaque. It's free to visit, naturally, and works brilliantly if you're mixing it with a ramble around the Stretton Hills.

The walk to get there means this isn't a five-minute stop. If you're staying at Alderwood Glamping nearby, you could pair a visit with a good hillside circuit - plenty of decent walking loops start from town. Go on a morning when the light's good and the hills aren't shrouded in cloud. Afternoons can be a bit flat, visibility-wise.