Lifeline

The gallery sits in Clackmannan, a proper small town in Clackmannanshire where you won't find the crowds you'd get in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Lifeline is a contemporary art space - the kind of place where locals actually spend time, not just tourists ticking boxes. Inside, the work tends toward the thought-provoking rather than the Instagram-friendly, which suits the setting.

You'll want to allow an hour or so, maybe ninety minutes if you're the type who reads every label. It's intimate enough that you won't feel rushed, but compact enough that you won't get lost wandering around wondering where the exit is. The space itself has character without being precious about it.

This works best for anyone serious about art rather than families with restless kids. If you're staying at Highland Gateway Glamping just up the road - about two and a half miles away - or camping at Witches Craig, Lifeline makes a decent rainy afternoon stop when the weather turns, which it will. It's also a genuine reason to spend time in Clackmannan itself, a town that doesn't rely on tourism, so you'll get a feel for how people actually live here rather than visiting some polished version of Scotland.

Check ahead before you visit, as opening hours and admission details aren't widely advertised online. But it's the sort of place worth ringing ahead for anyway - you might catch the staff on a good day and get proper recommendations for what else is worth seeing locally.