So why is this entry into my blog called 'half a park', well for the simple reason that our visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park only entailed walking around less than half of the 500 acre park.
I'd spent last night out on our Christmas 'do' in Wakefield, and stayed at the Campanile Hotel, a bargain at £32 for the room but you do get what you pay for. However, clean bedding, a powerful shower and that's all I want - a man of simple tastes. And as I would then have had a bus/train/bus journey home, Donna offered to come and collect me, and so as not to waste the journey we made the decision to go to the YSP.
By 10:45am we were in the car-park and heading into the restaurant for brunch. I'd not had breakfast, and had hardly eaten yesterday so was ravenous. And to be honest, although the food was a little pricey, it was excellent quality, the choice on offer was good and the place was lovely and clean. Very impressed.
Now you might think of a place to see sculptures as a gallery, or an ornate garden, or maybe the grounds of a grand house, but here it is far from that; as I have mentioned it's 500 acres of lovely countryside. And with the sun out as it was for the first half of our visit it was stunning, rolling hills, streams, lakes, woodlands, and of course loads of sculptures; and I mean loads. Modern art, traditional art, the place caters for everyone. Now I'm no art critique but even for me some of the pieces were stunning. Of course there were some where you thought "what on earth?", but each to their own.
By around 3pm we had decided to head back to the car-park and there was no point heading any further as we'd not even done half the park, and as the clouds had rolled in and with the fading sun it had started to get a little dimmer. So we left the park beyond the lake, and the eastern sections for another day when the days are longer. Well worth a visit.
I'd spent last night out on our Christmas 'do' in Wakefield, and stayed at the Campanile Hotel, a bargain at £32 for the room but you do get what you pay for. However, clean bedding, a powerful shower and that's all I want - a man of simple tastes. And as I would then have had a bus/train/bus journey home, Donna offered to come and collect me, and so as not to waste the journey we made the decision to go to the YSP.
By 10:45am we were in the car-park and heading into the restaurant for brunch. I'd not had breakfast, and had hardly eaten yesterday so was ravenous. And to be honest, although the food was a little pricey, it was excellent quality, the choice on offer was good and the place was lovely and clean. Very impressed.
Now you might think of a place to see sculptures as a gallery, or an ornate garden, or maybe the grounds of a grand house, but here it is far from that; as I have mentioned it's 500 acres of lovely countryside. And with the sun out as it was for the first half of our visit it was stunning, rolling hills, streams, lakes, woodlands, and of course loads of sculptures; and I mean loads. Modern art, traditional art, the place caters for everyone. Now I'm no art critique but even for me some of the pieces were stunning. Of course there were some where you thought "what on earth?", but each to their own.
By around 3pm we had decided to head back to the car-park and there was no point heading any further as we'd not even done half the park, and as the clouds had rolled in and with the fading sun it had started to get a little dimmer. So we left the park beyond the lake, and the eastern sections for another day when the days are longer. Well worth a visit.
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