White Dove Gallery

The White Dove Gallery sits in the Nuneaton area, a working creative space that takes contemporary art seriously without the stuffiness you'd find in bigger city venues. It's a proper independent operation - the kind of place where you'll actually bump into artists and get a genuine conversation about what's on the walls rather than a corporate spiel.

What you're looking at depends entirely on what's showing when you visit. Exhibitions rotate, covering everything from painting and sculpture to photography and mixed media work. The space itself is intimate - you won't spend three hours here wandering empty rooms, which is either refreshing or disappointing depending on your mood. Most visitors find an hour more than enough to see what's on.

This works best for art enthusiasts and anyone keen to support local creative types. If your kids are at the "can we leave now?" stage, it won't keep them occupied for long. For serious collectors or people who actually want to talk about art rather than just tick it off, though, it's worth the stop.

The Nuneaton location puts it handy for a string of caravan parks dotted across Leicestershire - Bosworth Lakeside Lodges sits less than two miles away, while Lime Tree and Ettie's Field are both within three miles. None are particularly fancy, but they're solid bases for exploring the area. Ring ahead before you visit - opening hours and admission charges seem fluid, and you don't want to turn up to find it closed for a private event.