Steam Gallery At Beer

Quick look and nice things and priced to go with them

The Steam Gallery in the pretty East Devon fishing village of Beer is a good place to browse for gifts or that special treat for yourself. The gallery is housed in several rooms on the ground floor of what was once a house. It is the sister gallery to Marine House, which is situated further down the road towards the sea.
The Steam Gallery has less traditional paintings than Marine House, although there is plenty on the walls often the emphasis is on sculpture and 3 dimensional work. Last time I visited there was a lot of glass sculpture on display, and there is usually jewellery and pottery too.
Original artwork by local artists.

This is a gorgeous art gallery/​shop in Beer, on the Devon coast.
Beer is a lovely little fishing village, relatively untouched by mass tourism (it’s too difficult to access for big bus loads). The pebble beach is idyllic, and you can watch fishing boats coming back with their catch — which they also sell there and then.
Back to the gallery: they have 2 outlets in the village, the Steam Gallery and the Marine House. Both display work from local artists, and the quality is very high (so are some prices).
We found the most exquisite hand blown glass pieces, which would not be out of place in the most expensive shops in London.
Beer itself is worth a visit for its quaint, quiet and authentic atmosphere; and whilst you are there, these two artshops should be on your list.