Fingermaze

Interactive art meets mind-bending confusion at this gallery where your fingers do the walking through miniature mazes. Forget looking at art from behind velvet ropes - here you actually solve puzzles with your hands, following tiny pathways carved into wooden boards while your brain tries to keep up.

The concept is properly clever. Each maze presents a different challenge, from simple spirals to fiendishly complex networks that'll have you muttering under your breath. Your fingertip becomes the explorer, feeling its way along grooves and channels while you resist the urge to peek at the solution.

Kids absolutely love it, though parents should expect some frustrated squeaks when little ones hit dead ends. Adults get surprisingly absorbed too - there's something rather therapeutic about the tactile problem-solving once you get into the rhythm.

Being near Brighton, it makes a cracking indoor alternative when the south coast weather turns. The gallery works well as a quick stop - you'll probably spend about an hour here unless you're determined to crack every single maze. Families staying at nearby Chalky Downs Campsite or Brighton Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite will find it's the sort of quirky attraction that breaks up a traditional seaside holiday nicely. Just don't expect grand artistic statements - this is hands-on fun rather than high culture.