Family Visits
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Visiting YSP will awaken your senses and get the imagination flowing. It's the perfect place to ignite an interest in art and nature in the minds of young people, or to simply enjoy the atmosphere together. This environment is proved to be excellent for wellbeing, and we know you'll love it. Plus, kids visit for free!
Get your boots on and step out in the fresh air to discover woodland, lakes and beautiful green spaces, dotted with incredible sculptures – it's a place like no other.
YSP is fantastic for the whole family.
Our family events programme has something for children of all ages to take part in.
Join in with family events to think, make and play and pick up free activities in the indoor galleries. We also have lots of exciting resources for you to explore on your visit to YSP.
Kids visit for FREE.
Exploring with activities for families
Get little hands and minds busy with a visit to Little Wild Wood, our natural creative play space, designed to inspire imaginations.
Download our Sculpture Spy and Sculpture and Nature Hunt activity sheetsand see what you can discover.
Share your discoveries and creations with us on Instagram @yspsculpture
Family facilities to support your visit
- Breast feeding welcome
- Baby changing facilities
- Highchairs
- Family friendly gifts, books and food
- Places to picnic
- Water fountains
- Buggy friendly paths
We have a dedicated family space in our Quiet Room located in the main Visitor Centre. Sit down, rest, feed your baby, and gather your thoughts. To help, there are books for younger children. Find out more about our accessible facilities.
Our commitment to family learning
- We support Arts Award through special family events throughout the year
- We are proud to be signed up to Family Arts Standards and we support the Kids in Museums Manifesto
- YSP was shortlisted for the Best Family Event in 2018 in the Fantastic for Families Awards
- YSP was a finalist in Best Free family day out and Best Day Out for under 5s in Days Out with the Kids’ Family Favourites awards
- YSP was long-listed in the 2012 Kids in Museums Family Friendly Award
Getting in touch
Your feedback is important to us. Please let us know when we have done well and what we could improve for your next visit. You can get in touch by emailing learning@ysp.org.uk
Share your family adventures on Instagram @yspsculpture and follow us to find out more.
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A truly magical experience that captured the whole family's imagination.
- Family workshop participant
Browse our family friendly events
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Outdoor Sculpture Building: Come Rain, Come Shine
–Immerse yourself in an imaginative world of sculpture making. Work and play together to build outdoor sculptures inspired by artists in the park. - Event
Summer in the Hidden Forest
–Drop-in to the magical Hidden Forest and follow your child’s imagination as they explore, create and play under a canopy of trees. - Event
Jason and the Wakefield Adventure Community Day
Visit the Bothy Garden to discover Wakefield-born artist Jason Wilsher-Mills' psychedelic inflatable sculptures, before joining a drop-in artist led workshop to create your own works of art. - Event
Family Day in partnership with Star Bereavement
Take part in a day celebrating your family and your family’s stories. Make, play and come together with 3 different artist-led activities. - Event
Sculpture Baby: Felicity Aylieff
Spend creative time with your baby and enjoy this sensory session inspired by Felicity Aylieff’s Expressions in Blue exhibition at The Weston. - 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.
