Whinfield Gallery

You'll find Whinfield Gallery tucked away in the Kingsbridge area, and it's the sort of place that rewards a bit of curiosity. The gallery showcases work from local and regional artists - paintings, sculpture, and crafts that change with the seasons. It's intimate rather than grand, which means you won't spend three hours here, but that's rather the point. Half an hour to an hour is realistic, depending on how much the current exhibition grabs you.

This works best for people who actually like art. Families with young kids might find it too quiet; the sort of parent hoping for interactive displays will be disappointed. But if you're camping at Wilton Farm or Karrageen - both cracking spots just a couple of miles away - and you fancy a proper look at what local makers are doing, it's worth the short drive into Kingsbridge.

The gallery's no pretentious beast either. You're not paying silly money to look at work that'll mean nothing to you in a month. The real draw is seeing what South Devon's creative types are producing right now, whether that's landscapes of Start Bay or experimental textiles. It pairs well with a wander around Kingsbridge town itself - grab a coffee, have a browse, move on. Don't build your entire holiday around it, but treat it as one small thread in a proper coastal break.