St Mary Magdalene's Church

St Mary Magdalene's Church sits in that quiet corner of Dorset where you half expect to bump into a vicar in a murder mystery. The stone work is proper medieval - all proper buttresses and that heavy, honest architecture you find when a building's survived six centuries without apology. If you're into church architecture, the details reward a close look: carved stone, the bones of what faith looked like when it actually shaped a community's skyline.

This isn't a destination that'll consume your day. Most people spend twenty minutes inside, maybe another ten pottering round the churchyard if the weather's decent. Families with young kids might find it a bit quiet - there's no gift shop, no interactive anything, just stone and history. That said, if you're the sort who genuinely enjoys an old church - and I mean actually enjoys standing in the cool quiet of one - you'll find something real here that doesn't feel museumified.

The Yeovil area has several glamping spots within a couple of miles - Walnut Farm, Dorset Valley, Hidden Valley - so if you're basing yourself in that neck of the woods for a park holiday, St Mary Magdalene's is the kind of thing you'd tick off on a morning walk rather than plan around. Check locally for visiting hours before you go - small churches keep their own schedules.

Worth a stop if you're passing. Don't go out of your way unless you're a proper church enthusiast.