Tracey Hunter Art

Tracey Hunter Art sits in Wadebridge, a working studio and gallery space where you can actually watch art being made rather than just staring at finished pieces behind ropes. The setup is refreshingly unpretentious - local painter Tracey Hunter opens her studio to visitors, and you get to see what's currently on the easel alongside completed works available for sale. It's the sort of place that appeals to anyone genuinely interested in contemporary art, particularly if you're tired of formal gallery hierarchies. Parents with teenagers into art will find it worthwhile; younger kids might lose interest after twenty minutes unless they're sketch-happy themselves. The gallery is free to visit, though opening hours aren't advertised online, so ring ahead or check in when you're in Wadebridge town centre - you're unlikely to need more than an hour here. If you're basing yourselves at one of the local parks - The Laurels Holiday Park is closest at under two miles away, or Porthilly Beach if you fancy something more beachy - this makes an easy rainy-day detour or a quick morning stop en route to Padstow. Wadebridge itself has decent enough amenities and sits right on the Camel Trail, so you could easily pair a gallery visit with a riverside walk or bike ride. The real draw here is the intimacy of it - you're not queuing round Renaissance masterpieces. You're seeing what one artist is actively creating right now.