The Old Quaker Meeting House in  Ettington village was built in 1684 and has been in continuous use ever since.  At 23ft x 18ft (7m x 5.5m) it is one of Britain's smallest. Originally thatched,  it now has a slate roof. It is a simple room of local blue lias stone with elm  roof timbers which, like the windows and their elaborate catches, may be older  than the building itself. The walls are lined with rush matting, a 19th-century  addition refurbished in 1986.

Outside the meeting house is a small,  peaceful garden, which was originally a Quaker burial ground.

Light  refreshments available.

From Stratford-upon-Avon, take A422, signposted to Banbury. Take the right hand  turning to Ettington, by the church, into Old Halford Road. The Quaker meeting  house is about 300 yards down on the right.

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