Swan Gallery 26-28 high street spilsby

You'll find Swan Gallery tucked into a Georgian townhouse on Spilsby's high street, just inland from Skegness. It's a proper intimate space - the kind where you can actually have a conversation with the artist if they're about. The gallery shows contemporary work from local and regional makers: paintings, ceramics, textiles, that sort of thing. Nothing pretentious about it. The selection rotates regularly, so there's a reason to come back if you're staying in the area.

It works best for adults and older teenagers who aren't after theme-park entertainment. If you've got restless young kids, thirty minutes is probably your lot - it's small and quiet, which is lovely if you like that, but not designed to hold attention spans under ten. Walkers and art enthusiasts heading through Lincolnshire will find it worth the detour from the coast.

Spilsby itself is a modest Georgian market town, so you might combine the gallery with a wander round the high street and a tea stop. It sits handily between the holiday parks - The Layby Lincs, Wood Farm Camping, and Waites Farm Glamping are all within easy reach if you're basing yourself for a week. The gallery gives you something to do on an inland day when you fancy a break from the beach at Skegness, which is only ten miles away. Admission details aren't advertised online, so ring ahead or just drop in - they're friendly that way.