Corn Exchange Gallery

The Corn Exchange Gallery sits in the heart of Cardigan, occupying what was once the town's working grain market - you can still feel the bones of that industrial past in the Victorian stonework. It's a modest space but proper worth an hour if you're passing through town anyway. Local artists dominate the walls, which means the quality varies, but there's always something going on - rotating exhibitions that actually reflect what matters to the Welsh art community rather than whatever's trending in London galleries.

This is really for the wanderers and art types, not the all-action family crowd. Your kids won't kick up a fuss during a quick look, but they won't be entertained for ages either. The space itself is the draw - it's intimate rather than grand, and that works in its favour. You get a genuine sense of how Cardigan's creative people are thinking right now, which beats a sterile white-cube operation any day.

Admission appears to be free, though hours aren't reliably listed online, so ring ahead before you go. Cardigan itself is worth a proper explore - the castle ruins are there, the river's lovely, and there's decent coffee shops dotted about. If you're camped at Happy Campers Family Park or Cardigan Camping just up the road, the gallery's barely ten minutes' walk. Combine it with a riverside stroll and lunch, and you've got a solid morning sorted without fighting crowds or paying entry fees.