Cake and Eat it

An art gallery devoted entirely to cake sounds like either the best or worst idea you'll ever hear - turns out it's genuinely brilliant. Cake and Eat it, just outside Belfast in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area, is part working patisserie, part contemporary art space, where the line between edible and exhibition blur in the best possible way. You'll find jaw-dropping cake sculptures that look far too intricate to be real, installations that play with food as a medium, and the occasional chance to actually watch cake artists at work through glass. It's not your nan's Victoria sponge situation.

Worth doing if you've got an eye for craft or you're after something genuinely different from the usual gallery rounds. Kids will either be fascinated or impatient - depends entirely on their attention span - but there's something viscerally satisfying about seeing sugar work transformed into proper art. Photography lovers should block out an hour minimum; the light on buttercream detail is exceptional.

Since the gallery sits between Belfast and the surrounding parks, you could easily combine it with a longer park stay at places like The Pods at Streamvale or Dundonald Touring Caravan Park, both within six miles. Pop in for an afternoon, grab lunch, and head back to your accommodation. Check ahead for opening times and whether admission is charged - details can be sparse online, but the place is worth ringing to confirm before making the drive.