Well preserved grounds of a monetary from the 12th century. One floor of the museum is committed to…read morethe Abbey. Other floors are art. But the real joy is the grounds. Ticket is good for two days, so you can come back at your leisure. We felt it was well worth the money.

Lovely house open to the public during the summer for visitors. Guided tours are available but most…read morepeople find their wn way around. Mind out for the coach of school children on a school trip though, as it's very popular with local schools. Not exactly cheap entry but well worth it as the grounds and building are kept beautifully.

A great addition to Teignmouth, lovely paintings but also very affordable gifts. I especially like…read morethe glass lightcatchers.

The Brook Gallery, tucked around the corner from the sea-front at Budleigh Salterton in East Devon,…read moreis an asset hereabouts and, through its wesbite, much further afield too. Concentrating on original prints, it has over the years brought some of the most exciting and distinguished images to this lovely town. I've always found the people at the Brook friendly, informed and committed to their part of the art market. Go there to just look: there's no hard-sell. Go there to buy and I've found the prices reasonable and the works well worth it.

From the owner: Brook Gallery specialises in Original Print, and represents some of the most influential artists in…read morethe UK today. Beautifully presented, collectable artwork that you love to live with, incorporating everything from historical treasures to modern masterpieces.

The lovely people at Wallis Stephens really pulled it out of the bag for me. I needed some really…read morecreative vision with a project for a wedding anniversary. They not only dropped everything to help me meet my deadline, but they did a brilliant job. Framing, mounting and wrapping. Couldn't recommend them highly enough.

A top class art gallery in the middle of nowhere - what's not to like?! Hauser & Wirth is a…read moreleading gallery for contemporary and modern art with well established outlets in Zurich, London, New York and LA. I love the fact that they took over an old farm in Somerset and turned it into an oasis of calm and beauty. The current exhibition by Pipilotti Rist (till Feb 2015) alone is worth the trip. One of her video and sound installations is presented in a big room where visitors are asked to take off their shoes and settle on one of the fluffy sheep skins dotted around the floor - the most comfortable exhibition I have ever visited! There's also a lovely shop with local artisan products and a restaurant/bar - enough to keep you busy for most of the day.