Art gallery · Wakefield · West Yorkshire

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield is an art gallery. Wakefield has it inside its built-up area. There are 49 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Wakefield Cathedral (900 m).

Photo: The Hepworth Wakefield, Mike Kirby (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Wakefield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Art gallery in Wakefield

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield is inside Wakefield’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

From June to September, Wakefield sees highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 2°47 mm

Mar10° / 3°47 mm

Apr13° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 12°62 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wakefield, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wakefield. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wakefield’s full climate →

About

The Hepworth Wakefield

It has articles in 9 Wikipedias.

Type: Art gallery
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Wakefield
Official site: hepworthwakefield.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The Hepworth Wakefield at a glance

Find The Hepworth Wakefield in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to The Hepworth Wakefield

Wakefield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (97,871 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Wakefield

97,871 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Walton

3,266 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km southeast of it

Crofton

6,127 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Crigglestone and Durkar

6,672 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Hepworth Wakefield is	People	Places to visit
Wakefield	It’s in town	97,871	12
Walton	2.5 km southeast of it	3,266	8
Crofton	2.6 km southeast of it	6,127	9
Crigglestone and Durkar	2.8 km southwest of it	6,672	9
Horbury	3.4 km west of it	9,868	10
Ossett	4.1 km west of it	21,854	12
Kirkhamgate	4.2 km northwest of it	952	7
Normanton	4.4 km northeast of it	21,976	14

Make a day of it

After The Hepworth Wakefield

Choose from 49 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

CathedralWakefield Cathedral900 m away 2

CastleSandal Castle1.9 km away 3

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park8.6 km away · 300K visitors a year 4

MuseumWakefield Museum1.2 km away 5

CastlePontefract Castle13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory7.2 km away 7

CathedralLeeds Cathedral14 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Armouries13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about The Hepworth Wakefield

Where is The Hepworth Wakefield?

The Hepworth Wakefield is in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Hepworth Wakefield?

Art gallery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Hepworth Wakefield?

June to September are the warmest months in Wakefield, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Hepworth Wakefield?

Within 15 km: Wakefield Cathedral (900 m), Sandal Castle (1.9 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (8.6 km) and Wakefield Museum (1.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Museum: Jill Jennings, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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