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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. A group of people practising yoga in a spacious room. Two women are in the foreground, one in a black top and the other in a white sweatshirt, both in a cobra pose. Others are visible in the background, engaged in various yoga positions.
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    Yoga and Sound Bath Relaxation: William Kentridge

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    Join us for a yoga practice in the Underground Gallery, surrounded by inspirational artworks by William Kentridge.
  2. A storyteller crouches in front of a wooden box filled with colourful objects.
    Event

    Storytelling in the Gallery: William Kentridge

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    Led by our spellbinding storytellers, move, make and imagine together, inspired by the William Kentridge: The Pull of Gravity exhibition.
  3. 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.
  4. A young child wearing a leopard-print coat and a knitted hat with pom-poms is playfully hugging a tree. The scene is set in a park with green grass and fallen leaves, capturing a moment of joy in nature.
    Event

    Tiny Tree Tales: Storytelling in the Hidden Forest

    Spend creative time with your little ones at a magical outdoor storytelling session beneath the trees.
  5. A digital projection of an oak tree in a darkened gallery space.
    Event

    Yoga and Sound Bath Relaxation: Of the Oak

    Join us for an extended mid-week yoga practice in the Chapel, softly lit by the majestic Of the Oak installation.
  6. A two-tier cake stand, filled with cakes, pastries and finger sandwiches.
    Event

    Mother's Day Afternoon Tea

    Celebrate Mother's Day with family and friends and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea of homemade sandwiches, savouries, freshly baked scones and cake.
  7. A woman holds a child as they admire a large, abstract sculpture made of curved, white forms. The sculpture is set against a dark background, and the woman points towards a specific part of the artwork, engaging the child’s curiosity.
    Event

    Sculpture Baby: William Kentridge

    Spend creative time with your baby and enjoy this sensory session inspired by the William Kentridge exhibition in the Underground Gallery.
  8. A folk-art style mobile made from shiny gold metal, featuring a person, sun and flower, against a blue background.
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    Brass Mobile Making Workshop with Louise Lockhart

    To celebrate her largest exhibition to date, join artist Louise Lockhart to create your very own brass mobile.