Muamba Grove #3

Art galleries tucked into South Yorkshire aren't always obvious finds, but Muamba Grove #3 near Barnsley is worth tracking down if you're after something beyond the usual tourist trail. It's a proper working gallery space, the kind of place where you'll get a genuine sense of what's happening in contemporary art outside London's glare.

The gallery shows contemporary work across various media - painting, sculpture, installation, that sort of thing. Opening hours aren't widely advertised online, which means you'll need to ring ahead or check their social media before heading over from Barnsley town centre. That said, the effort tends to pay off. You get an intimate viewing experience rather than being herded through with crowds, and the staff actually know what they're talking about.

It's best suited to serious art types rather than casual browsers, though if you've got teenagers interested in contemporary practice, they might find it refreshing. Plan 45 minutes to an hour maximum - you're not talking about an all-day visit here.

If you're basing yourself at one of the nearby caravan sites - Broadlands Farm or Mapplewell Meadows are both within four miles - this works as a decent cultural interlude between walks. Barnsley itself has decent pubs and cafes within spitting distance, so you could make a proper afternoon of it. Admission details are fuzzy, so check ahead, but galleries like this typically charge a fiver or less, if anything at all.