Beside the Sea 500 Piece Puzzle

A village that has clearly never had a planning dispute.

A harbour town stacked up a hillside in turquoise, pink, red and green - the sort of pastel Mediterranean-by-way-of-Cornwall scene that looks straightforward until you start separating one pink roof from the next. Five hundred pieces is the size most people actually finish, which is rather the point of it.

Ribbon-cut, square at 51 x 51cm when done, and thick enough to handle repeatedly. The 20 x 20 x 5cm matte box holds everything properly, which matters if it lives on a shelf between attempts. The colour blocking does most of the work early and then abandons you somewhere in the sky.

Perfect for: People who want an evening and a half, not a fortnight and a folding table.

500 pieces | 51 x 51cm finished | Ribbon cut