Marros

The church at Marros sits quietly in the Carmarthenshire countryside, a modest stone building that rewards those willing to leave the main roads around Carmarthen. It's the sort of place you stumble upon rather than plan for - the kind of stop that breaks up a longer walk through this part of South Wales without demanding hours of your time.

The church itself is small and straightforward, typical of rural Welsh places of worship. What matters here is the setting and the sense of stepping back. There's genuine quietness, the kind you rarely find near towns, and if you're into church architecture or local history, the building has character worth examining. It won't take long - twenty minutes or so if you're thorough - but that's rather the point.

If you're camping or caravanning at Thorning Farm Glamping & Camping, just under a mile away, Marros makes a pleasant leg-stretcher. Pendine Sands Holiday Park sits about two miles off, and from there you could easily swing by the church as part of a wider coastal wander. The village itself doesn't offer much beyond the church - there's no café or shop to anchor a full afternoon - so treat it as a quiet break between other activities rather than a destination in its own right.

Best visited during daylight hours when you can properly see the building and its surroundings. Go when you're in the area for other reasons - a walk along Pendine's beaches, perhaps, or exploring the broader Carmarthenshire coast. Solitude is the real draw here, not crowds or facilities.