The Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park can also be found within the Bretton Country Park. It is home to a large collection of sculptures by Henry Moore which are scattered about in the surrounding fields. Be prepared for mud, sheep and not to mention sheep droppings - the sheep were actually quite friendly as long as we did not mention Damian Hirst.
There is a café, shop, and two indoor galleries together with a visitors' centre and additional facilities. Somehow we managed to miss all these. Free entry, car parking charge (this was £4 in 2011 which I thought a tad excessive). Shuttle bus to the Longside Gallery during exhibitons (or a very long walk up a steep hill).
Address:- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LG. Tel. 01924 832631 Email infoatysp.co.uk (remember to change at to @).Website www.ysp.co.uk.Potted Biography of Henry Moore 1898 - 1986
The British sculptor and draughtsman began carving in stone and wood in 1922. During the 1920s his work was based on the human figure but retained the shape of the original block. In the 1930s he was influenced by the Surrealists. During the Second World War he became an official war artist. The quality of humanity which appeared in his sketches also appeared in his later sculpture.
Other Sculptors
Works by Barbara Hepworth, Anthony Caro, Andy Goldsworthy and others are on permanent display in the park. There are regular exhibitions. For example in 2011 the Jaume Plensa Exhibition has a £20 catalogue, a £5 guidebook and merchandise to buy.
