MonarcHaus Art Gallery Ltd

The MonarcHaus Art Gallery sits just outside Tunbridge Wells and deserves a spot on any arts-focused park holiday in Kent. It's a working gallery showing contemporary art across painting, sculpture and mixed media - the kind of place that rewards a proper look rather than a quick walk-through.

What you get here is intimate and genuine. The space doesn't try to overwhelm you with scale or hype. Instead, it focuses on showing artists' work in a way that actually lets you think about what you're looking at. There's usually a rotating programme, so what's on changes seasonally. It's the sort of gallery where staff actually want to chat about the pieces, not the type that makes you feel you're in the way.

This works brilliantly if you're staying at Glamping at Honnington Farm or Apple Acres Caravan & Camping Farm - both within three miles, so no faff getting there. It's ideal for a morning or early afternoon visit when you want to get off-site but aren't after a full-day expedition. Families with older kids and teenagers will get more from it than young children, honestly. Allow an hour, longer if there's an exhibition you really connect with.

Best to check opening hours and admission before you go - details aren't always straightforward for smaller galleries. Worth combining with a walk or lunch in Tunbridge Wells itself, which is only a short drive away. On a rainy Kent afternoon when the parks feel a bit damp and stuck, this beats another cup of tea in the campervan every time.