Revealed: Where to see great works of art in the great British outdoors, from Henry Moore sculptures in Yorkshire to a 19-foot bronze piece by Tracy Emin near Edinburgh
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield is a 500-acre site – admission costs £6. is from
- Find work by Antony Gormley at Sainsbury Center Sculpture Park near Norwich
- Stay in a Cottage in the Heart of Jupiter Artland Park near Edinburgh
Every week, our holiday hero Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at a fabulous holiday theme, doing all the legwork so you don’t have to. This week: Sculptures in the great outdoors.
The works of some of the world’s most famous artists can be seen in sculpture parks across the UK this summer.
While some of these outdoor galleries are free to enter, most allow dogs and picnics, and others also have places to stay in view of the exhibits.
Above is a sculpture by Henry Moore in Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield
The Numbers Game: The five-hundred-acre Yorkshire Sculpture Park features works by Robert Indiana (pictured), as well as four colossal pieces by Damien Hirst.
Mark Quinn’s colorful Love Bomb orchid (pictured) is on display at Jupiter Artland Park near Edinburgh
In Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield, you’ll find works by Henry Moore, Robert IndianaAi Weiwei and Sophie Ryder are scattered around the 500-acre site, along with four colossal pieces by Damien Hirst.
Admission costs from £6, while under-18 children are free (ysp.org.uk,
Barbara Hepworth has works on display at the free Hepworth Wakefield Gardens, where a Sheila Hicks sculpture has been unveiled.hepworthwakefield.org,
Bagden Hall Hotel is near both parks, with double rooms from £75 per night (Classiclodges.co.uk,
Antony Gormley and Lynn Chadwick are among the big names working at the 350-acre Sainsbury Center Sculpture Park near Norwich.
It is part of the University of East Anglia campus that includes a Norman Foster-designed gallery with works by Picasso, Francis Bacon and others. Admission to both the sculpture park and the indoor gallery is free (sainsburycentre.ac.uk,
The University’s Broadview Lodge lets you stay on campus in en-suite, double or family rooms from £65 per night (ue.ac.uk,
Tracy Emin’s colossal 19-foot bronze sculpture, I Lay Here for You, and Anish Kapoor’s caged vortex called Sock, lead world-beating pieces to the 120-acre wild Jupiter Artland Park near Edinburgh. Huh.
Other pieces on the grounds of an old country house include Mark Quinn’s colorful Love Bomb orchid and a spider web among the trees. Adult admission costs £10, for children £6 (jupiterartland.org,
Antony Gormley and Lynn Chadwick are among the big names working at the 350-acre Sainsbury Center Sculpture Park near Norwich (pictured)
Book in at The Artist’s House, a self-catering cottage in the heart of the park filled with a private art collection. Sleeps six and a three-night break costs from £1,500 (jupiterartland.org,
The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail is a 4½-mile walk lined with sculptures through the ancient forests of Gloucestershire. Favorites include the Cathedral, a 15-foot stained-glass window suspended in trees, and the House, a steel structure set on tall legs just below canopy level (forestofdean-sculpture.org.uk,
Modern log cabins at Dome Garden have rooms from £75 per night (domegarden.co.uk,
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