Visit Us
We look forward to welcoming you to our open-air and indoor galleries, set within 500 acres of 18th-century landscape.
Book your visit
All visitors need to pre-book to enter YSP, whether you come by car, bike or on foot. Bring your ticket and keep it with you during your visit, either on a phone or printed.
Tickets
Full price: £6 per person
Full time education: £3
Under 18s: Free
National Art Pass holders: Free
Residents of Bretton, Haigh and High Hoyland – Free
YSP Friend (with Annual Ticket Pass) – Free
YSP Friend (without Annual Ticket Pass) – £6
Yorkshire’s Great Houses, Castles and Gardens: Free
International Association of Art Critics: Free
Newt In Somerset members: Free
Concessions available for carers and Max Card holders accompanied by their service user. To book a concession ticket, contact +44 (0)1924 832631 or galleryteam@ysp.org.uk.
Mobility scooters available to hire – call 01924 832631 or email galleryteam@ysp.org.uk to reserve before you book your ticket.
Please note: The Weston gallery, shop and restaurant is free to enter – no tickets required.
YSP admission tickets are non-transferable or refundable.
Getting here
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
West Bretton
Wakefield WF4 4LG
United Kingdom
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park is located 7 miles outside of Wakefield and 20 miles south of Leeds in West Yorkshire. YSP is conveniently located one mile from M1 Junction 38 and is served by Leeds-Bradford, Doncaster-Sheffield and Manchester International Airports, all within a 90-minute drive away.
SatNav WF4 4JX brings you to our main car park.
Spring/summer opening times
Open daily, except 24–25 December.
Time | Open |
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10.00–18.00 | YSP Grounds. 18.00 Gates locked |
10.00–17.00 | YSP Shop, YSP Centre, The Weston Shop, Toilets at YSP Centre and Bothy Garden, Underground Gallery, The Chapel, The Kitchen at YSP Centre |
10.00–17.00 | The Weston Gallery (The Weston is open Tuesday–Sunday and bank holidays), The Cafe at YSP Learning |
9.00–17.00 | The Restaurant at The Weston |
10.00–17.30 | Centre Coffee (open weekends and school holidays) |
Additional information
Parking
Car parking is included with your ticket.
Priority parking for Blue Badge holders is available in the main car park – please park in your preferred space on arrival.
For visitors to The Weston ONLY, free parking is available at the eastern entrance to YSP. You will not have access to the rest of the YSP grounds, galleries, cafes and shop without a ticket.
Bring your dog
We welcome dogs at YSP, except in our indoor spaces. Please keep your dog on a short lead at ALL times and clean up after your dog.
To protect livestock and wildlife, dogs are NOT permitted around Upper Lake or Menagerie Wood.
Assistance dogs are permitted throughout YSP.
Art Outdoors
Food and drink
All our food comes from local suppliers and is freshly prepared by our chefs. And every purchase helps to support YSP. Coffee and cake, sandwiches to-go, and fresh hot meals – you’ll find it all at YSP. Options include takeaway kiosks and a self-service canteen.
There’s also our new light-filled restaurant and beautiful terrace at The Weston. We source our produce from local suppliers and even grow some of it here on site. And picnics are always welcome.
Find out more about the cafés and restaurant at YSP.
Additional information for visitors
Discover the latest from YSP
MoreRoger Hiorns: A Retrospective View of the Pathway
–Roger Hiorns temporarily transforms the familiar YSP landscape with clouds of foam in this interactive artwork as part of the Summer of Love.Jordan McKenzie: Shame Chorus
–The feelings that arise from being forced to conceal your sexuality are a theme of McKenzie’s audio work Shame Chorus (2017). The artist refers to American writer Brene´ Brown who says that shame: “needs three things to grow... secrecy, silence and judgment”. These ideas of shame and secrecy resonate with issues that affected Robert Indiana’s own life.- Event
Family LOVE Walk
–Together, explore love, acceptance and belonging while noticing and connecting to the natural world. The session will be led by imaginative artists who will help you to discover your creativity in new ways, creating art and nature filled family memories to treasure. Robert Indiana: Sculpture 1958-2018
–YSP presents the first major European exhibition of sculpture, painting and prints by American artist Robert Indiana.