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OS 111 Yorkshire Sculpture Park 1 Mile West Bretton Sheffield & 1.6 Km Nr. Wakefield Doncaster
Walking in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park is great for the family and is an international centre for modern and contemporary art and enjoyed by thousands of visitors every year.
Explore open-air displays by some of the world’s finest artists, Henry Moore, Anthony Caro, Antony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth, James Turrell, Andy Goldsworthy and many artists. Enjoy fascinating exhibitions throughout four stunning galleries, be inspired by the natural beauty of an historic estate, and get involved in a dynamic line up of events and activities. From Summer 2011, visitors can discover some of YSP’s hidden secrets as historic lakes and woodland are opened to the public for the very first time in the Park’s long history, including reinstated long-forgotten footpaths and bridges, and restored delightful features including a Greek-style Summer House, a now landlocked Boathouse, Stepping Stones and a magical Shell Grotto, all in this much-loved landscape. The new Underground Gallery, cut discreetly into the hillside of the Bothy Garden, provides extensive indoor exhibition space to complement the outdoor sculpture displays. YSP also run an exciting program of workshops, courses and lectures and can provide guided tours personalised to meet the interests of groups.
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is in Bretton Country Park – see this separate walk on the website. z Facilities – The modern YSP Visitor Centre provides all-weather facilities including a large restaurant, shop, coffee bar, auditorium and meeting rooms – Indoor & outdoor Galleries - Many Sculptures - Courses and Lectures programmes – Guided tours can be arranged – Lakes.
Admission to YSP is free but there is a parking charge of £5. which supports the YSP facilities – Disabled parking is free – there are adequate spaces for parking. There is also pay & display parking at the YSP Learning Centre and Bretton Country Park entrance. z Café – At the YSP Visitors Centre is an excellent Restaurant & coffee bar – there is also a café at the YSP Learning Centre.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visitors Centre & Restaurant
z Toilets - Well equipped toilets and disabled toilets at the Restaurant, both Cafes and Bretton Country Park entrance. z Path – There is a lift in the YSP Centre which takes you down to the outside galleries / formal gardens & terrace and paths are all of a good surface for wheelchairs and generally made up of fine rolled-in crushed stone, with a few slopes and some of the grass areas are quite flat, make your own route viewing the various sculptures –– see the plan of the galleries. If you go down to the YSP Learning Centre follow the signposted ‘Bothy’ trail but there are quite a few steep roads and paths - it is suitable for motorised wheelchairs but manual wheelchairs will need a strong pusher. Wheelchair users can contact YSP who will advise you on the various areas as the Country Park has a number of steep paths.
See the YSP Gallery for more photos and the Bretton Country Park Gallery.
Outside Galleries & Paths
z Information – There is excellent Information on the YSP website and when you arrive there are numerous leaflets for you to browse through – including the latest exhibitions and what’s on in the YSP Centre – Including the latest map of the park – Also they have a full Events programme for the year.
Tel. No. – YSP - 01924 832631 z Website - Yorkshire Sculpture Park Yorkshire Sculpture Park - www.ysp.co.uk z Directions – The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is close to the M1 Junction 38 look for the sign to West Bretton then after 1 mile a left into YSP.
z Places to visit nearby – Wentworth Hall & Village - Wentworth Castle & Gardens – Old Moor RSPB – Dearne Valley – Elsecar Heritage Centre – Worsbrough Mill
Plan of Galleries
Molecule Man
Park Sculptures