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Summer 2025 at YSP

Summer 2025 at YSP

For summer 2025 we have got you covered for creative and nourishing days out with friends and family. From Monday 21 July we are open 7 days a week for the duration of the holidays. We will be closed on Mondays again from 1 September. 

There's lots to see and do whether it's hot and sunny or cool and wet. Two exciting new indoor exhibitions by William Kentridge, and Lesley Barnes and Ross McAuley are open to discover, and we have a range of indoor and outdoor activities to keep kids of all ages entertained all summer long. 

Perfect for little ones to burn off energy, visit Little Wild Wood and pick up activity trails and tree discovery kits to help you explore hidden corners of the grounds.

For indoor activites, visit The Studio in the Underground Gallery, a fantastic creative space for everyone to create, play and learn with props and materials inspired by The Pull of Gravity  exhibition.

Catch up with friends over a delicious, locally sourced lunch in our cafés, with ice creams to help you cool down on warm days and a £5 lunch bag for kids. The Weston summer menu features fresh seasonal flavours, antipasti sharing boards, and refreshing cocktails—perfect for leisurely lunches in beautiful surroundings.

Kids always go FREE and parking is FREE too.

An adult and child building a sculpture out of pieces of wood in an outdoor setting.

Outdoor Sculpture Building

Work and play together to build outdoor sculptures inspired by artists in the park. Make, stack, balance and assemble to create your own supersized sculptures.
 

Sessions run every Tuesday in the Wakefield Summer Holidays, last session 26 August.

Summer in the Hidden Forest

Visit the magical Hidden Forest and follow your child’s imagination as they explore, create and play under a canopy of trees. Designed with under-5s in mind but all welcome.

Sessions run every Thursday and Friday in the Wakefield Summer Holidays, last session 29 August.

Two children jumping between wooden platforms in a nature play area.

Little Wild Wood

Discover Little Wild Wood - our natural creative play space, designed to inspire imaginations, somewhere for the kids to connect to sculpture and nature at their level.

A child builds a sculpture our of interconnecting wooden pieces.

The Studio

Visit The Studio in the Underground Gallery to enjoy drawing, making and imagining together, using playful Activity Baskets inspired by the themes and artworks in William Kentridge: The Pull of Gravity
 

Other activities to enjoy this summer

  1. Visitor inside Roger Hiorns Seizure, 2008, Courtesy Arts Council Collection at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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    Seizure Admission

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    In order to conserve the artwork and extend it's lifespan, access to Seizure is by pre-booked time slot only. Capacity is limited and we recommend booking prior to your visit to avoid disappointment. Admission to YSP is included in all Seizure tickets.
  2. A woman wearing protective goggles and gloves chisels a stone block with a hammer and chisel under a green canopy. Dust particles are visible in the sunlight as she focuses intently on her work in an outdoor setting.
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    5 Day Stone Carving Course with Marcia Bennett Male

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    Learn the traditional skill of stone carving guided by Royal Society of Sculptors member, Marcia Bennett-Male, on this 5-day specialist workshop.
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    Body Archives: Collective Feminist Body Mapping

    Join resident artist, Emily Ryalls for an afternoon of feminist body mapping using cyanotype print making.
  4. Two people sat on an interactive sculpture conversing with a man giving a BSL tour.
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    Signs of the Landscape

    Join us for a fascinating walk with a difference to discover and learn British Sign Language (BSL) for the nature at YSP.
  5. A stone weir with a gentle waterfall flows into a calm river. The surrounding area features moss-covered steps leading to the water, framed by trees and a wrought iron fence under a clear blue sky.
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    Heritage Open Day: Bridges of Bretton

    Celebrate Heritage Open Day on a guided tour of the Bridges of Bretton, exploring their design, function, and place in YSP's heritage and ongoing care.
  6. A porcelain bell ornament, painted to show a figure wearing a winter scarf
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    Porcelain Bell Decorating Workshop with Becca Brown

    Create a porcelain bell decoration to hang up at Christmas or all year round with Sheffield based ceramic artist Becca Brown.
  7. Detail of a circular enamel necklace pendant, in shades of white, black and red, on a red cord.
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    Enamel Jewellery and Decoration Making Workshop with Rachel Brown

    Learn how to use coloured enamels to produce your very own pair of earrings and a festive Christmas decoration, with expert tuition from Yorkshire based jeweller, Rachel Brown
  8. A woman wrapped in a colourful knitted blanket smiles at a young child sitting on her lap. They are in a casual indoor setting with other people in the background, some seated and others interacting. The atmosphere is warm and friendly.
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    Sculpture Baby: Jordy Kerwick

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    Spend creative time with your baby and enjoy this sensory session inspired by Jordy Kerwick's One to Give. One to Take Away exhibition at The Weston.