Three Figures

Three Figures is a contemporary art gallery just outside Cambridge that punches well above its weight. The space itself is intimate - not one of those sprawling warehouse conversions that leave you knackered after an hour, but properly focused. They show work by emerging and established artists, and the rotation changes regularly enough that you won't feel like you're looking at the same show twice.

The gallery works brilliantly for art-minded types who want something beyond the Fitzwilliam Museum, though it's hardly a destination on its own. Most people would spend forty minutes to an hour here, tops, unless you're really into contemporary practice. It's the sort of place that rewards a proper look rather than a quick scroll through - the kind of small gallery where the staff actually know the artists and the work.

If you're basing yourself at one of the caravan parks ringing Cambridge - Highfield Farm, the Cherry Hinton Motorhome Club site, or Bounds - Three Figures slots in nicely as a half-afternoon activity between a punt on the Cam and a wander round the college courts. Cambridge itself is only a handful of miles away, so you're not adding much drive time to your itinerary. Worth checking their website or ringing ahead for current exhibitions and opening hours before you venture out. Some galleries operate by appointment only, and this one might be worth a confirm call.