Next to the River Yare on the edge of the University of East Anglia campus is the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. The Grade II-listed building has been displaying art within its striking glass panels and crisscrossed steelwork since its completion in 1978. A visit to the gallery should include a wander around the sculpture garden, where you will spot, among the hordes of University of East Anglia students, a number of sculptures by Henry Moore. The permanent collection includes ceramics, abstract paintings and examples of modern European art by Picasso, Francis Bacon and Jacob Epstein.
Get there: By car in about two hours or by train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, then take the 25 bus.
As much as we love gallery-hopping in London, it can sometimes be a pain, especially in the summer months when you have to negotiate football-team-sized tourist groups and bored kids in London out on family trips. But don't forget that there are plenty of great galleries, museums and institutions within perfect day-trip distance from the capital. So if you are looking for some out-of-town culture here are our 14 of our favourites venues to visit just a train ride away.
RECOMMENDED: our full guide to great sculpture parks in the UK.