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a Garden or Park in the town of West Bretton, in the county of West Yorkshire

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About Yorkshire Sculpture Park

This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast become one of the north of England's most visited places, showing a wide range of abstract art including pieces by famous artists Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore, both born in Wakefield and both worked in bronze, wood and stone sculpture.

There are over 20 works on display, nine of them by Henry Moore who together with his friend Barbara Hepworth was hugely influential on British modern art of the 20th-century. Other works by this gifted pair are on display in the Wakefield Art Gallery.

Visitors to the park will find a restaurant and usual facilities.
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Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction NE)
Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century.
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Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE)
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Mirfield, in the county of West Yorkshire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)
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Almondbury, in the county of West Yorkshire (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W)
Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors.
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Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction W)
Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience.
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Holmfirth, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction W)
This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century.
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Deanhouse, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction W)
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Featherstone, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)
Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines.
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Golcar, in the county of West Yorkshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)
Sturdily built of stone, this small hill town is perched north of the River Colne and the now restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
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Castleford, in the county of West Yorkshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NE)
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Nearby travel help

M1 Junction 38	(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)
Darton Station	(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction SE)
M1 Junction 39	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NE)
Denby Dale Station	(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction SW)
Sheffield City Airport	(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction SE)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park to London	(157.7 miles, 253.7 km, direction SE)

Accommodation & Hotels near Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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Cedar Court Hotel	(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NE)
Bagden Hall Hotel & Golf Course	(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SW)
Hotel St Pierre	(3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NE)
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Brooklands Hotel	(5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction SE)
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Best Western Waterton Park Hotel	(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)
Chasley Hotel	(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NE)
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