EDE PROJECTS

The gallery sits quietly in the Sussex countryside near Winchelsea, away from the usual tourist crush. EDE Projects is a contemporary art space that takes itself seriously without the pretension you sometimes get from galleries tucked away in rural spots.

You'll find rotating exhibitions of work by established and emerging artists - the kind of space where someone's spent real thought on what goes on the walls and how the rooms flow. It's not massive, which is actually its strength. You can see everything properly in an afternoon without your feet giving up.

This appeals most to people who actually care about what they're looking at. If you're after a spot where someone explains art to you via a laminated panel, you'll find that here. If you're hoping for something Instagrammable and vague, you'll be disappointed. Families with young kids might struggle unless they're genuinely interested - there's not the kind of hands-on stuff that keeps under-tens entertained.

Staying at one of the nearby parks - Winchelsea Sands or Rye Harbour are closest - gives you a proper base for exploring this corner of Sussex. The gallery works well as part of a day that includes wandering Winchelsea's high street or heading down to Rye's cobbled streets. Worth an hour or two if contemporary work interests you, though you'll want to check opening hours and admission before you set off, as details are thin on the ground.