Sculpture Trails

This information sheet includes trails we are aware of and is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to trails in the UK. If you have a suggestion for a trail we might add to the listing, please email rebecca.warne@artscouncil.org.uk

National

Sustrans – Art & the Travelling Landscape

Cycle paths located around England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland

For further information visit www.sustrans.org.uk or contact art@sustrans.org.uk or 0845 1130065

England

South West

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

St Ives, Cornwall

Open March – October Open every day 10.00 - 17.20, last admission 17.00 November – February Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 - 16.20, last admission 16.00

For further information visit www.tate.org.uk/stives or contact the Barbara Hepworth Museum on 01736 796226

Broomhill Art Hotel Sculpture Garden

Barnstaple, Devon

Open Wednesday – Sunday 11:00am – 4:00pm apart from July – August Monday – Sunday 11:00am – 4:00pm, closed 20th December

For further information visit www.broomhillart.co.uk or contact Broomhill Art Hotel on info@broomhillart.co.uk or 01271 850262

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

Forest of Dean

Open from dawn until dusk all year round

For further information visit www.forestofdean-sculpture.org.uk or contact Carolyn Black, Projects Director on forestdean@googlemail.com

Raw by Neville Gabie, 2001
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
Photo: Neville Gabie.

Millfield Sculpture Park

Millfield School, Somerset

Open all year round

For further information visit www.atkinsongallery.co.uk or contact Len Green, Director of Art on gallery@atkinsongallery.co.uk or 01458 444187

The Museum Trail: Stone Sculptures

Weston super Mare

Open all year round

The Museum is open Tuesdays – Sundays, 10am – 5pm (closed Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)

For further information visit www.somersetcoast.com or contact the Tourist Information Centre on westontouristinfo@n-somerset.gov.uk or 01934 888800

NewArtCentre: Roche Court Sculpture Park

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Open all year round except 23rd-26th December

For further information visit www.sculpture.uk.com or contact the NewArtCentre on nac@sculpture.uk.com or 01980 862244

Richard Long, Tame Buzzard Line, 2001
Roche Court Sculpture Park.
Photo credit: New Art Centre, Roche Court

Public Art Portishead

Port Marine, Portishead

Open all year round

For further information visit www.publicartportishead.co.uk

Quenington Sculpture Show

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Open for a two week event, once a year

For further information visit www.freshairart.org or contact Ana Bianchi on anambianchi@aol.com or 01285 750379

The River Parrett Trail

Somerset

Open all year round

For further information visit www.riverparrett-trail.org.uk or contact Yeovil Heritage and Visitor Information Centre on yeoviltic@southsomerset.gov.uk or 01935 845946

Streatham Campus Sculpture Walk

Exeter University, Devon

Open all year round

For further information visit www.ex.ac.uk/sculpture or contact Gina Cox, Fine Arts Curator on gina.cox@ex.ac.uk

Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust – Tout Quarry

Portland, Dorset

Open all year round

For further information visit www.learningstone.org or contact psqt@learningstone.org or 01305 826 736

T.R.A.I.L.

Teignbridge, South Devon

An annual sculpture trail

For further information visit www.trail.org.uk or contact lizlockyear@aol.com

South East

Cass Sculpture Foundation: Sculpture Estate

Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex

Open until 4th November 2007 Tuesday – Sunday including Bank Holidays 10:30am – 5:00pm

For further information visit www.sculpture.org.uk or contact the Cass Sculpture Foundation on info@sculpture.org.uk or 01243 538449

Chiltern Sculpture Trail

Cowleaze Wood

Open all year round in daylight hours

For further information visit www.chilternsculpturetrail.co.uk or contact The Chiltern Sculpture Trust on info@chilternsculpturetrail.co.uk or 01865 778918

Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden

Surrey

Open May – October Friday and Saturday 11:00am – 6:00pm, Sunday and Bank Holidays 2:00pm – 5:00pm, closed Monday, Tuesday – Thursday by appointment (no concessions) and November – April by appointment only

For further information visit www.hannahpescharsculpture.com or contact hpeschar@easynet.co.uk or 01306 627269

Pride of the Valley Sculpture Park

Surrey

Open all year round, Tuesday – Sunday, closed Mondays expect Bank Holidays, 10:00am – 5:00pm

For further information visit www.thesculpturepark.co.uk or contact eddiepowell@thesculpturepark.co.uk or 01428 605453

Bergh Apton Sculpture Trail May 2008: Balance

East Anglia

Open 24th – 25th May, 31st May – 1st June and 7th – 8th June 10.30am – 6.00pm

For further information visit www.berghapton.org.uk or contact 01508 521298

Milton Keynes Artwalks

Open all year round

For further information visit www.miltonkeynesartwalks.co.uk or contact culture@milton-keynes.gov.uk or 01908 253227

London

Art on the Underground

London Underground

Open during normal station hours

For further information visit www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/projectsandschemes/artmusicdesign/pfa/default.asp or contact plat4art@tube.tfl.gov.uk

Public Art at Canary Wharf

Most pieces can be viewed all year round, although some are in buildings which are accessible only during office hours.

For further information visit http://www.canarywharf.com/lifestyle/arts/artmap/index.htm or contact Theresa Burgne,

Arts Co-ordinator on theresa.bergne@canarywharf.com or 0207 4182251

West Midlands

Attingham Park Sculpture Trail

Shropshire

Open 1st March – 31st October, 10:00am – 5:30pm and 1st November – 29th February 9:00am – 4:00pm Monday – Sunday

For further information visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or contact Attingham Park on attingham@nationaltrust.org.uk or 01743 708123 or 01743 708162

Birches Valley Forestry Centre: Route to Health Sculpture Trail

Cannock Forest, Staffordshire

Open all year round

For further information visit www.forestry.gov.uk or contact Georgina Sharp, Recreation Ranger on georgina.sharp@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or 01889 586593

Chesterfield Art Trail

Open all year round

For further information visit www.chesterfieldarttrail.com or contact Mark Shewring on mark.shewring@chesterfieldbc.gov.uk or 01246 345792

Coventry Canal Art Trail

Warwickshire

Open all year round

For further information visit www.covcanalsoc.org.uk or contact tony.collins@covcanalsoc.org.uk or 01788 814319

Dudley Millenium Sculpture Trail

Dudley southern by-pass

Open all year round

For further information contact Dudley Borough Council, Testing The Arts team via dudleycouncilplus@dudley.gov.uk or 01384 815540

The Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture

Moss House, Shropshire

Open 1st March - 30th November Tuesday - Sunday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm and Bank Holiday Mondays. Summer evening visits by advance booking

For further information visit www.go2.co.uk/steelsculpture/ or contact pam.brown@virgin.net or 01952 433152

Jerwood Sculpture Trust

Ragley Hall, Warwickshire

Open Thursday 22 March - Sunday 30 September 2007 Thursday - Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays) 10.00am - 6.00pm (last admission 4.30pm)

For further information visit www.jerwoodsculpture.org or contact ragley@ragleyhall.com or 0800 0930290 or The Jerwood Sculpture Park London office on info@jerwoodsculpture.org or 0207 3886287

Universal Object by Benedict Carpenter
Jerwood Sculpture Trust
Photo credit: Dave Morgan

Newham Paddox Art Park

Warwickshire

Open (2005 times) Saturday May 7th - Sunday October 16th Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and May Bank Holidays 10:00am to 6:00pm (last admissions 4pm)

For further information visit http://www.newnhampaddox.com/sculptures/sculpture.htm or contact info@newnhampaddox.com or 01788 833513

East Midlands

Billinghay Village Trail

North Kesteven

Open all year round

For further information visit www.billinghayproject.info or www.lpan.org.uk

Burghley House Sculpture Garden and The Garden of Surprises

Lincolnshire

Open from 31st March – 28th October Monday – Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm

For further information visit www.burghley.co.uk or contact Jon Culverhouse, Curator on burghley.house@virgin.net or 01780 753996

Seeds of Time by Stephen Beardsell
Burghley House
Photo credit: Burghley House Preservation Trust

 

Leicester Cultural Mapping Public Art Programme

Leicester

Open all year round.

For further information visit http://leicester.gov.uk/publicart/index.html or contact arts@leicester.gov.uk or 0116 252 8979

The Louth Art Trail

Louth

Open all year round

For further information visit www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/leisure/arts/visual-art/louth-art-trail.cfm or contact Louth Tourist Information Centre on louthinfo@e-lindsey.gov.uk or 01507 609289

Yorkshire & Humberside

Bradford Sculpture Trail

Bradford city

Open all year round

For further information visit www.visitbradford.com or contact tourist.information@bradford.gov.uk or 01274 433678

Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail

West Yorkshire

An annual art event lasting for four weeks during the summer

For further information contact sculpturetrail@hebdenbridge.fsnet.co.uk

The Seven Seas Fish Trail

Hull

Open all year round

For further information visit www.hullcc.gov.uk or http://public-art.shu.ac.uk/other/hull/

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

West Bretton, Wakefield

Open during the summer from 26th March 10:00am – 6:00pm and during the winter from 28th October 10:00am – 5:00pm, closed 23rd-25th December

For further information visit www.ysp.co.uk or contact info@ysp.co.uk or 01924 832631

Elisabeth Frink, Standing Man 1984
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Photo: Jonty Wilde

North West

Chester Public Art Trail

City centre and surrounding areas

Open all year round

For further information visit www.chester.gov.uk or contact customer.contact@chester.gov.uk or 01244 324324

Eden Benchmarks

East Cumbria

Open all year round

For further information visit www.edenarts.co.uk or contact Carol Leathley on carol.leathley@cumbriacc.gov.uk or Dick Capel on dickcapel@btinternet.com or call the East Cumbria Countryside Project on 01228 501601

Touchstone Fold by Andy Goldsworthy
Eden Benchmarks project

Grizedale Forest Sculpture Park

Cumbria

Open all year round

For further information visit www.forestry.gov.uk or contact jonathan.clarkson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or 01229 860373

Irwell Sculpture Trail

Irwell Valley

Open all year round

For further information visit www.irwellsculpturetrail.co.uk or contact Diana Naden, Sculpture Trail Co-ordinator on diana.naden@salford.gov.uk or 0161 7780847

Norton Priory Sculpture Trail

Norton Priory Museum and Gardens, Cheshire

Open all year round. April to October - weekdays 12 noon to 5pm, weekends and public holidays till 6pm. November to March - 12 noon to 4pm daily. Closed 24th – 26th December and 1st January.

For further information visit www.nortonpriory.org or contact info@nortonpriory.org or 01928 569895

North East

Kielder Sculpture Trail

Northumberland

Open all year round

For further information visit www.kielder.org or contact The Kielder Partnership on kielder.partnership@tynedale.gov.uk or 01434 220643

Mapping Minigolf by Wolfgang Weileder, 2006
Leaplish Visitor Centre, Kielder Water.
Photo credit - Mark Pinder.

Riverside Sculpture Trail

Sunderland, north of the River Wear

Open all year round

For further information visit www.sunderland.gov.uk or contact the Tourist Information Centre on tourist.info@sunderland.gov.uk or 0191 553 2000

Wynyard Wood Sculpture Trail

Stockton

Open all year round

For further information visit www.wynyardwoodlandpark.org.uk or contact Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Parks and Countryside Service on parksandcountryside@stockton.gov.uk or 01642 526871

Scotland

Tyrebagger Sculpture Trails

Kirkhill Forrest and Elrick Hill

Open all year round

For further information visit www.tyrebagger.org.uk or contact Forest Enterprise on 01330 844537 or Aberdeen City Council, Arts and Recreation Department on 01224 522000

Wales

Alyn Waters Country Park

Wrexham

Open all year round

For further information visit www.wrexham.gov.uk or contact countryparks@wrexham.gov.uk or 01978 763140

Caerleon International Sculpture Festival

The festival runs for one week in July, the sculpture trail is open all year round

For further information visit www.caerleon-arts.org or contact Caerleon Tourist Information Centre on caerleon.tic@newport.gov.uk or 01633 422656

Clynfyw Woodland Projects

Boncath, Pembrokeshire

Open all year round

For further information visit www.forestry.gov.uk or contact Tom Wells, Secretary of Friend’s of Clynfyw Limited on tom@newimagebicycles.fsnet.co.uk or 01239 621275

Gregynog Hall Sculpture Trail

Newtown, Powys

Open all year round

For further information contact Gregynog Hall on gregynog@wales.ac.uk or 01686 650224

Lake Vyrnwy Sculpture Park

Powys

Open all year round 7:30am – 4:00pm

For further information visit www.stwater.co.uk or contact Severn Trent Water Estates Office on 01691 870 278

Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Sculpture in Woodland; Devil’s Glen

County Wicklow

Open all year round

For further information visit www.sculptureinwoodland.ie or contact Derek Verso on sculpinfo@Coillte.ie or 00353 1 201 1132

Lismore Castle Sculpture Garden

County Waterford

Open 1.45pm to 4.45pm daily from 10th April until 3rd October, with 11am opening during June, July and August

For further information visit www.lismorecastle.com/garden or contact lismoreestates@eircom.net

Northern Ireland

Sticky Fingers Sculpture Trail

South Armagh

Open all year round

For further information visit www.stickyfingersarts.co.uk or contact info@stickyfingersarts.co.uk or 028 3025 7885

Online information about political wall murals in Northern Ireland:

http://www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/bibdbs/murals/index.html

Channel Islands

Artparks Sculpture Park

St. Martins, Guernsey

Open daily, from 10am to 5pm. There is a small charge for admission and free loan guides to the sculpture park available.

For further information visit www.artparks.co.uk

July 2008