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