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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Daily 10:00-18:00
West Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LG

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture, situated in the 500-acre 18th-century Bretton Hall estate near Wakefield. As the first sculpture park of its kind in the UK, it offers a unique social and cultural experience where world-class art by artists like Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth is displayed against a stunning landscape of hills, lakes, and woodland. With its rotating exhibitions and award-winning galleries, it provides an inspiring "gallery without walls" that encourages exploration and conversation in the open air.

About Wakefield

Wakefield is a city in West Yorkshire known for its artistic heritage (birthplace of Barbara Hepworth) and its soaring cathedral spire, the tallest in Yorkshire.

  • Tallest cathedral spire in Yorkshire (75m)
  • Birthplace of sculptor Barbara Hepworth
  • The legendary 'Wakefield Cycle' of mystery plays
  • Major center for the Yorkshire coal and wool trade