Savooni

The converted chapel in Seaton that houses Savooni is easy to walk past if you're not looking. Step inside and you're confronted with bold, uncompromising contemporary art - the kind that either grabs you or doesn't, but won't bore you. The gallery focuses on establishing and mid-career artists working across painting, sculpture, and installation, with a curatorial eye that favours intelligent risk-taking over crowd-pleasing decoration.

It's frankly a proper unexpected cultural moment in a seaside town best known for its pebbles and fish and chips. The space itself - all whitewashed walls and original period features - works beautifully as a canvas. You'll spend 45 minutes to an hour here if you're genuinely interested in what's on show; families with younger children who need constant stimulus will likely find it feels longer.

The real pull for most visitors staying at Beer Head Holiday Park or Oakdown will be the novelty value. There's something refreshing about stumbling across serious contemporary work while you're meant to be relaxing on the Devon coast. It's not a reason in itself to book your caravan holiday, but it's exactly the kind of odd, slightly challenging afternoon activity that breaks up a week of beaches and cream teas.

Check opening hours before you go - galleries this size can be temperamental about their schedules, especially outside summer. Free admission when open, which makes it a genuine gamble-free diversion from Seaton seafront.