POSTERADE

Posterade is a gallery tucked away in Leicester that focuses on poster art and design - the kind of place that makes you stop and actually look at something you'd normally walk past on the street. The collection spans vintage advertising posters through to contemporary graphic work, and the stuff on the walls genuinely rewards spending time with it rather than just snapping a photo for Instagram.

It's properly absorbing if you care about design, typography, or the history of how visual communication has evolved. Less so if you're after the sort of gallery experience where you stand in front of a canvas for three minutes trying to work out what it means. Families with teenagers into art or design will get something out of it; younger kids might find it a bit static after twenty minutes.

The gallery sits within Leicester itself, so it works well as a half-day addition to a wider East Midlands trip rather than a dedicated destination. If you're based at The Paddocks or Mallory Meadows - both excellent parks just outside the city - it's an easy drive in for a couple of hours when the weather turns or you need a change of pace from the outdoors.

Admission details and exact opening hours aren't entirely clear from their current information, so it's worth checking ahead before you head in. Worth the detour if you're into visual culture; less essential if you're after something more obviously entertaining.