Museum · near West Bretton · West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a sculpture park in West Bretton, Yorkshire. It draws about 300K visitors a year. Top of the 31 other places within 15 km is Sandal Castle, 7.2 km off.

Photo: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Nigel Homer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

south of West Bretton

Visitors a year

300K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 3%

#218 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near West Bretton

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

#218 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside West Bretton

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is 200 m south of West Bretton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

Warm weather in West Bretton runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°63 mm

Feb7° / 2°58 mm

Mar10° / 3°53 mm

Apr13° / 4°54 mm

May16° / 7°54 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°62 mm

Aug20° / 12°69 mm

Sep18° / 10°61 mm

Oct13° / 7°71 mm

Nov9° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 2°74 mm

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

About

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages.

Type: Museum
Visitors: 300K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 200 m south of West Bretton
Official site: ysp.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Use the numbers to match each place near Yorkshire Sculpture Park with the list.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Darton (15,016 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 200 m north of it

West Bretton

464 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Crigglestone and Durkar

6,672 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Clayton West and Scissett

4,382 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3 km north of it

Netherton (Wakefield)

2,331 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Yorkshire Sculpture Park is	People	Places to visit
West Bretton	200 m north of it	464	3
Crigglestone and Durkar	2.7 km northeast of it	6,672	9
Clayton West and Scissett	2.7 km southwest of it	4,382	7
Netherton (Wakefield)	3 km north of it	2,331	2
Hall Green	3 km northeast of it	2,307	5
Darton	3 km southeast of it	15,016	8
Woolley	3.1 km east of it	347	1
Emley	3.7 km west of it	1,433	4

Make a day of it

What else is near Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Nearby, 31 places within 15 km include 2 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

CastleSandal Castle7.2 km away 2

CathedralWakefield Cathedral9 km away 3

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield8.6 km away 4

MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum4.7 km away 5Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley3.3 km away 6

MuseumCannon Hall5 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory13 km away 8

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory11 km away

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

Questions about Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Where is Yorkshire Sculpture Park?

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is 200 m south of West Bretton, West Yorkshire.

What is Yorkshire Sculpture Park?

Sculpture park in West Bretton, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

How many people visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park?

About 300K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park?

June to September are the warmest months in West Bretton, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Yorkshire Sculpture Park?

Within 15 km: Sandal Castle (7.2 km), Wakefield Cathedral (9 km), The Hepworth Wakefield (8.6 km) and National Coal Mining Museum (4.7 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 (8)

Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Coal Mining Museum: Ian M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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