Bellflower Gallery

The Bellflower Gallery sits quietly in Seaton, a town that's seen better days but is quietly sorting itself out. It's a proper small-scale operation - the kind of place where the owner probably knows every regular who walks through the door. Inside you'll find contemporary work, mostly local or South West-based artists, rotating shows that actually change with the seasons rather than staying the same for three years running.

The space itself is intimate, which is either lovely or a bit cramped depending on your mood. You're not rushing through vast halls here - it's more like visiting someone's front room, except the walls have actual talent on them. Seaton's other claim to fame is the tramway and the shingle beach, so the gallery fits naturally into a morning's wandering round town before heading back to your caravan.

Bringing kids? They might last twenty minutes, possibly less if abstract work isn't their thing. Adults who actually enjoy looking at art will spend a solid hour poking around. Since it's free admission (or at least it was), you're not out anything if you decide it's not for you. Best bet is to combine it with the tramway or a walk along the beach - Seaton's one of those places that works when you're taking the whole afternoon at a stroll rather than ticking boxes.

Beer Head Holiday Park is only 3.5 miles away, so you could easily loop the gallery into a lazy afternoon before heading back for supper. Worth the detour? If you're passing through Seaton anyway, absolutely. Worth a special trip? That depends entirely on whether the current exhibition speaks to you.