The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

The gallery sits inside Leeds Library, which means you've got to hunt a bit to find it - not the most obvious spot for art, but that's rather the charm. The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery showcases contemporary work across painting, sculpture, and print, rotating exhibitions regularly so there's always something different on the walls.

It's free to get in, which is brilliant, and the space itself is modern and fairly intimate. Don't expect vast halls or crowds - this is a proper working library gallery, so it stays focused and genuinely thoughtful about what it shows. The quality of curation is sharp; they're not just filling wall space. You'll spend anything from twenty minutes to an hour depending on how much you want to sit with the work.

This works well for art types and anyone after a break from the usual tourist trail, but younger kids might lose interest quickly unless there's something particularly visual on. Families staying at St Helena's Caravan Park or Glenfield Caravan Park - both about six miles away - could easily pair a visit with a mooch around Leeds city centre.

Go mid-week if you can, when it's quieter. The library location means you're never fighting through throngs. It's a clever spot to visit on a grey afternoon, especially before heading back to your caravan for dinner.