Pete Caswell Paintings

You'll find Pete Caswell's work tucked away in the Woolacombe area, and it's worth tracking down if you're the sort of person who actually stops at local galleries rather than just walking past. His paintings capture something of the Devon coast - the light, the drama, that particular quality of grey-blue sky you get on a blustery afternoon. The gallery itself is small and intimate, the kind of place where you can spend twenty minutes or two hours depending on how much the work speaks to you.

It's not a rainy-day destination for families with restless kids, but if you're a serious art enthusiast or someone who appreciates representational work, you'll get something out of it. The scale is manageable - you won't need to set aside your whole afternoon. Head in, look properly at what's on the walls, maybe have a chat with whoever's minding the place.

Woolacombe itself is properly geared up for holiday crowds, and the nearby parks - Golden Sands Touring Park especially, which pulls a solid 4.4 rating - give you good options if you're basing yourself in the area. Between the beach, the walks around the coast path, and a proper gallery visit, you've got a decent day sorted without driving too far from wherever you're staying. Ring ahead first though - opening hours for smaller galleries can be a bit variable, and you don't want a wasted trip.