Keinton Mandeville Methodist Church

A small Methodist chapel sitting quietly on the edge of Keinton Mandeville, just a couple of miles south of Glastonbury. The building itself is straightforward - red brick Victorian, nothing flashy - but it's the sort of place that speaks to the real religious life of rural Somerset over the past 150 years or so.

This isn't a tourist trap. There's no gift shop, no café, no crowds. You'll find locals who actually worship here, and the chapel feels genuinely used rather than preserved in aspic. The interior is modest: simple pews, clear windows, the kind of space where you can sit quietly and actually hear yourself think - a rarity these days.

Worth a stop if you're walking around the village or exploring the area between Glastonbury and the Levels. Families won't linger long unless they're genuinely interested in Methodist heritage, but it's a proper pause on a ramble. History types will appreciate its role in nonconformist Somerset, where Methodist chapels dotted villages like wildflowers.

If you're camping at Orchard Farm or Tall Trees nearby, it makes an easy morning walk. The real draw of the area - Glastonbury itself, the Levels, the tor - is what brings people here. This chapel is the sort of thing you'd visit because you're already in the village, not because you'd drive across Somerset specifically for it. That said, there's something quite moving about these small, unpretentious buildings that have served their communities faithfully for generations.