Trafalgar Road Baptist Church

You'll find this Victorian Baptist chapel tucked into Horsham's streetscape - a red-brick building that speaks to the town's 19th-century religious life. It's the sort of place that rewards a proper look if you're interested in nonconformist churches, but honestly, it won't hold your attention for long. Fifteen minutes, maybe twenty if you're really into ecclesiastical architecture.

The exterior is the main draw: solid, unpretentious Victorian brickwork that tells you something about the craftsmen who built it and the people who funded it. Inside (assuming it's open when you visit - do check ahead), you get the usual chapel layout: pews, pulpit, decent acoustics. Nothing outlandish, nothing that will make your jaw drop. What makes it interesting is the context. This building represents a particular moment in Sussex's industrial expansion, when Horsham was growing and people wanted their own places of worship outside the Anglican establishment.

Historywalks and church enthusiasts will appreciate the visit more than families with young children, frankly. The camping sites nearby - Sands Farm Weekend Camping sits just two miles away, and Raylands Country Park is only slightly further - make it a reasonable addition to a Sussex camping trip if you're already in Horsham for shopping or other attractions. But don't drive especially to see it. It's the sort of building you visit because you're passing through town anyway, not because it's the reason to visit Sussex.