We have been meaning to take Olivia here for ages, so we were super excited to go finally on a day trip with her friend Ivy. The girls had an amazing time and it was genuinely fun for the grown ups too – win win!
Planning your visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
YSP is near Wakefield – it takes around 40 minutes in the car from Halifax, but you can also get a bus straight there from Wakefield or Barnsley. There is a cafe and toilets, plenty of picnic spots, and even some tables under cover for having lunch outside if it is rainy.
YSP indoor galleries
They have some brilliant exhibitions on in the indoor galleries. When we went, there was a beautiful collection of woodland creatures by Mr Finch, and, my favourite, a stunning display of tree-inspired sculptures by Guiseppe Penone called Tree In the Woods. When we entered the Tree in the Woods section we borrowed an art park from the box for Olivia to draw pictures of the sculptures. She loved creating different shapes with the charcoal and magnifying glass.
The YSP gardens
The sun came out halfway through our visit so we went outside to explore the gardens. They are beautiful in their own right, but it is especially fun to come across the amazing sculptures dotted around. the girls loved peeking through them and running round the secret pond.
We had a fab day at YSP and we are planning to go back again – there is a lot we didn’t get chance to see, especially outside, so it would be good to go back on a sunnier day. One of the best bits was seeing Olivia just loving running round the gardens!
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