Under 90 min from Central London and 7 miles from the Hastings seafront, Battle is a worthwhile side trip to add to your UK bucket list.

Paintings that draw you in, make you want to know more and reward you with a little extra research.

A new gallery, an old shark, two solo shows at Cromwell Place and, quite literally, ”other stuff”.

Colourful, puffy people sandwiched in-between stark white IKEA style furnishings. So far, so London.

An exhibition that comprehensively shows how artists were struggling to make sense of a post-war world.

Frogs, dogs, cubism, concrete, glitter, glass and the great American road trip.

Optical illusions, early 80s LGBTQ+ artefacts, dreamy cloud-like paintings, anti-authority mixed-media and two group shows. There’s a lot this week!

An exhausting representation of works from places beyond Paris, the spiritual home of the surrealists.

There’s an undeniable charm to this endeavour showcasing 43 artists in a field in Bexley, about 30 minutes from London.

This issue presents four wildly different options: Persian art, portraiture, lots of little people and a surrealist scavenger hunt.

Seeing imagery of helpless newborns being kept safe — displayed in a setting intended to make people feel safe and loved — is a powerful combination.

Gritty London, hidden London, and out and proud LGBTQIA+ London feature in this week’s roundup.