Jubilee Clock

March's high street has a rather distinguished timekeeper - the Jubilee Clock, a Victorian landmark that's been keeping the town on schedule since it was erected to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It's the sort of thing you'd walk past a dozen times without thinking much about it, but once you start looking, you realise it's genuinely striking architecture, all ornate ironwork and period detail that speaks to when this Cambridgeshire town actually mattered as a railway hub.

You're not talking about a major attraction here - more a pleasant historical marker if you're already exploring March's town centre. The clock itself is accessible from the street, which means you can have a proper look without needing to book anything or pay admission. The real value is contextual: stand there for five minutes and you get a sense of Victorian civic pride, the kind of thing councils spent money on when they wanted to show they were progressive and connected.

Historically minded visitors will find it worthwhile. Kids will find it about as thrilling as any clock tower in the Fens - which is to say, not wildly exciting unless they're into that sort of thing. What makes it worth a stop is its surroundings - the wider streetscape of March rewards a gentle wander.

If you're based at one of the nearby caravan parks like Fields End Water or Fenland Camping, both just a mile or two away, the clock is a ten-minute walk into town. Combine it with a proper look at March's railway heritage or a coffee run, and it makes sense as part of a morning's pottering. It's not the reason to visit Cambridgeshire, but it's the sort of local detail that makes a holiday feel less touristy.