St Clement's Church

St Clement's Church sits just outside Exeter, one of those medieval parish churches that rewards a quiet detour if you're camping or glamping nearby at somewhere like Cofton Holidays or Devon Heaven Hideaways. It's a proper working church, not a museum piece, so you get the real thing - stone walls, church smell, the lot.

The building itself dates back centuries, though like most Devon churches it's been fiddled with and restored over the years. What strikes you walking in is how genuinely local it feels. No crowds, no entrance fee nonsense, just a space where people have been worshipping since medieval times. If you've got an interest in ecclesiastical architecture or you simply want twenty minutes of actual quiet - rare these days - it delivers.

Families with older kids who don't mind standing still for a bit will find it worthwhile. Very young children will get bored fast, mind. It's not a spectacle, it's a church. Walkers exploring the area around Exeter will find it makes a decent stopping point between the holiday parks and the city itself.

Go when you feel like it, really - it's typically open during daylight hours as these parish churches tend to be. Allow half an hour maximum if you're thorough. Admission is free. It fits neatly into a broader Exeter itinerary, especially if you're based at one of the parks dotted within a few miles. Nothing flashy, but it's the sort of place that reminds you these small corners of Devon have actual history running through them.