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As the crow flies, Chesterton church is barely a mile from the noise and bustle of Warwick Services on the M40, but it feels amazingly remote.

The church stands some way from the village, isolated but not austere.

Dating from circa 1100, and beautifully restored in the 19th century All Saints church holds many reminders of the remarkable Victorian hymn writer Reverend Sir Henry Williams Baker.

The church was built 1915, stone with Westmorland slate roof.

For centuries this was an estate church to a succession of families; the Burnabys, Clerkes, and then the Henley/Eden family who successively owned the Watford Estate and Manor here.

Ashby is a remote hamlet and its medieval church of St Andrew is approached across a farmyard. The churchyard affords fabulous views across the Wolds.

The parish church was built in the 13th century of local limestone, but most of what we can see today is the result of a comprehensive rebuilding in 1865 by architect James Fowler of Louth.

A place of worship has stood on the site for 900 years although the present building, built of local greenstone, is mainly 14th century.

Amidst rolling Malvern Hills countryside, our deep historic roots tell a fascinating story to visitors who may also enjoy the GeoPark Way, Worcestershire Way, Three Choirs Way, Elgar Trail and several nature reserves all within walking distance.