St Michael & All Angels

The church sits in the heart of Market Harborough's town centre, a proper medieval affair with enough character to hold your attention for a good twenty minutes. St Michael & All Angels has that wonderful mix of centuries - the tower's 14th century, the body was reworked in the 1600s, and bits have been fiddled with ever since. Inside, the light hits the nave in that particular way old churches do, and the windows tell stories if you're into reading stained glass.

History buffs will find it worthwhile; the church has links to the English Civil War and the town's past as a market hub. It's the sort of place that makes you understand how a town actually grew up around its parish church. Whether you spend five minutes or an hour really depends on how deep you want to go into the details.

Families with younger kids might find it a bit static unless they're already keen on exploring churches - there's not much interactive stuff, just the building itself and whatever plaques and monuments catch your eye. It works best as part of a longer wander round Market Harborough itself.

If you're based at Hidden Hideaway Glamping just over a mile away, it's an easy walk into town and worth combining with a browse of the market square shops. The other glamping spots within five miles make it a reasonable addition to a broader East Midlands park holiday, though don't expect it to be a main event - more a proper punctuation mark on a day exploring the area.