Prescription Art

Prescription Art sits just outside Brighton, a contemporary gallery that punches well above its weight. It's the sort of place you'd miss entirely if someone hadn't tipped you off - no grand entrance, no obvious signposting, just a working studio and exhibition space where things actually happen.

What you get here is proper artist-led work. The gallery rotates shows regularly, so there's no point describing what's on the walls right now, but the quality is consistently strong. It's intimate rather than grand, which means you can actually spend time with pieces instead of power-walking past them like you're in the National Gallery on a Saturday.

This isn't a place for kids to drag around or families looking for an afternoon's entertainment. It's for people who care about contemporary art and want to see work that hasn't been smoothed down for mass consumption. Serious collectors come here. So do artists. Most people spend 45 minutes to an hour, though if you hit a show that grabs you, you could easily linger longer.

If you're based at Southdown Way Caravan & Camping Park or Foot of the Downs - both solid options for a Sussex getaway - Prescription Art makes a natural pit stop when you're heading into Brighton proper. You could do it as a quiet morning before hitting the seafront, or as a breather from the tourism machinery that's everywhere else in the city.

Check opening hours before you go. It's worth the short drive from the parks.