Friday 1 January 2016

Yorkshire Sculpture Park - Sunday 10 January 2016

Where: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, nr Wakefield

Start: 10am, Sunday, January 10 at Top Lane, Bretton Common

Directions: Exit the M1 at junction 39 and take the A636 to Denby Dale. After about a mile and a half you will reach a roundabout where the A636 meets the A637 (Huddersfield Road). Go straight on towards Denby Dale and after a few yards take the first right into Top Lane where you will find lay-bys on either side of the road. Parking here avoids paying parking fees in the Sculpture Park.

Route: We'll walk on a track which takes us to the Sculpture Park (free entry) and do route through the park which will include the Lower Lake, the Poppies (it is the last day they can be viewed so it could be busy), various sculptures, up to Longside and across a Oxley Bank with spectacular views of the park and Emley Moor TV mast and back to the park before returning to Top Lane via parts of the Dearne Way and Kirklees Way.

Distance: 7 to 8 miles

Terrain: Mainly tracks, paths, a couple of steady climbs (not steep) and a few stiles. Given the time of year it will be muddy.

Toilets and cafe: Sculpture Park Visitor Centre

Pub: Black Bull, Midgeley

Leaders: Martin and Jenny

For more details about the park visit www.ysp.co.uk

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