Yorkshire Sculpture Park is actually a 500-acre country estate (Bretton Estate), with sculptures scattered throughout the landscape. The park is split into eight sections, which are split according to their position rather than any similarity between sculpture styles, with the exception of the Country Park Zone, which is exclusively Henry Moore.

It’s free to enter – the Sculpture Park lets you look at over 40 works of art for nothing! The only cost is for the car parking, at £3 a day, with blue badge holders parking for free. The ticket you buy can be used in any of the car parks (except the Longside gallery car park which is strictly for blue badge holders only).

There is a café inside the main visitor centre, which serves hot food from 11 am to 3 pm, as well as sandwiches and hot and cold drinks. There are two information kiosks, which also both sell cold drinks and some snacks. The view from the cafe balcony looks out over the park, and you can see some of the bigger sculptures (if you’re lucky enough to get a window seat).

There is also a gift shop, with literature about the sculptors features, as well as a variety of smaller souvenirs; keyrings, rubbers, pencils and so on. There are also craft works from local artists and stunning jewellery on sale.

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