Exploring the best of Wakefield including its taprooms, restaurants and museums
dailystar.co.ukhepworthwakefield.org £12).Dedicated to locally-born sculptor Barbara Hepworth, the museum isn’t just a collection of her magnificent sculptures and paintings – it is the story of her life and loves.I was genuinely blown away by the scale and variety of the works in the museum.Barbara Hepworth’s life is a fascinating journey, told through the many exhibition rooms, and her works sit alongside contemporaries such as Henry Moore, also from the Wakefield area.
Works from the likes of LS Lowry and David Hockney also take pride of place in this striking and unmissable £35million building on the banks of the River Calder.If sculpture is your thing – and even if it isn’t – a trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park really is a must.Set in 500 acres of countryside at Bretton Hall, visitors are presented with a relaxing, enlightening and awe-inspiring walk taking in more than 80 designs in this art gallery “without walls”.We went on a sunny morning and strolled peacefully around taking in the massive works of art by the likes of Damien Hirst, David Nash, Hepworth and Moore (ysp.org.uk £6).The base for our stay in Wakefield was the elegant Waterton Park Hotel, the centrepiece of which is Walton Hall, built in 1767 on a small island.The Georgian mansion certainly has the wow factor as you walk the little bridge to it.
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