St Agnes Methodist Church

The Methodist chapel that anchors St Agnes village is exactly the sort of building you walk past a dozen times before actually noticing it. Red brick, solid Victorian, sitting quietly on the main street with the kind of no-nonsense architecture that says "we're here to worship, not to show off". Inside it's all high ceilings and worn wooden pews - the sort of place where you can practically feel the weight of a century and a half of Sunday services.

It's worth a quick look if you're already in the village, particularly if you've got an interest in Methodist heritage or 19th-century chapel culture. The building itself tells you more than any placard could about what mattered to communities like this one. Don't expect a museum experience or lengthy displays - it's a working church, not a tourist attraction, and that's rather the point.

St Agnes itself sits between the holiday parks dotted along this stretch of coast - Perran View is barely a mile away, and Haven Perran Sands just four miles down the road. Both make decent bases for exploring the village and the surrounding mining landscape that gives this part of Cornwall its character. The church fits into a longer afternoon wandering the village, poking around the old workings, and grabbing something to eat. Allow twenty minutes here at most. Best to visit during daylight hours and check locally if there are any specific opening times - these places operate on their own schedule.