The Wynd Gallery

The Wynd Gallery sits just outside Baldock, a proper art space that punches above its weight in this corner of Hertfordshire. It's a working gallery showing contemporary work - paintings, prints, sculpture, installations - the sort of place where you might stumble across something genuinely interesting rather than predictable high street fare. The exhibitions rotate, so what's on depends entirely on when you visit.

It works best for art enthusiasts and anyone after an afternoon of quiet browsing rather than families with restless kids. An hour's visit is usually enough to see what's there, though if something catches your eye you could easily stretch it to ninety minutes with a proper look. The space itself is unpretentious and doesn't feel like a museum - more like walking into someone's private collection, which is refreshing.

If you're staying at one of the nearby campsites - Radwell Lake is barely two miles away - it's worth knowing about. On a grey Hertfordshire afternoon when the weather's closed in and everyone needs a change of scene, this beats sitting in the caravan. It's the kind of spot that works well tacked onto a walk around Baldock itself, or combined with a visit to somewhere more obviously touristy in the area. Don't go out of your way specially, but if you're in the vicinity and you like looking at art, pop in.