Suitable for children ages 8-11 years and participating adults, this family course provides a fantastic journey as you work closely together to each achieve an Arts Award Explore certificate. The three-hour club sessions will run once a month between April and July, and will provide ideas that you can continue to explore at home and around YSP using Yorkshire Sculpture Park Arts Award Sketchbooks.
YSP presents a new site-specific installation by Laura Ellen Bacon – a vast, immersive sculpture handmade using willow.
from £0.00
See ‘Felicity Aylieff: Expressions of Blue’, an exhibition of monumental ceramic vessels in blue and white.
free entry
The majesty of trees is celebrated in ‘Tony Wade: Keepers of Time’ a new show of beautiful digital drawings at the YSP Centre.
from £0.00
Yorkshire Sculpture Park welcomes a retrospective from Bharti Kher, a leading contemporary artist known for her innovative approach to sculpture.
from £0.00
A unique place keeping stories of coal mining alive. Underground tours, thought-provoking exhibitions & original events.
With a central lake and woodland, Newmillerdam Country Park is a haven for wildlife – a welcoming expanse of greenery just outside Wakefield.
With outdoor seating just 30 minutes drive outside Wakefield, Ossett Brewery specialises in award-winning real ales and has taproom and brewery tours on site.
A Touch of Craft is a fresh, clean and vibrant space to learn new skills, meet new people and have some YOU time!
We only started in December 2021 but since then we have had sell out class after sell out class!
Cannon Hall is a stunning Georgian country house museum with outstanding fine and decorative art collections, set in 70 acres of historic parkland and beautiful landscape gardens. It is the perfect day out for all the family.
A camp site and occasional festival site in Cawthorne, near Barnsley.
Cannon Hall Farm opened to the public for the first time in 1989. Since that time we have added adventure playgrounds, gift shop, farm shop, two restaurants and an indoor playground.
Wakefield’s 7A is a flexible performance / exhibition space Yorkshire. It is host to a number of impressive events used by Leeds College of Music, Wakefield College and the Neon Workshops.
The romantic ruins of this medieval castle stand in a commanding position overlooking the Yorkshire countryside.
A popular lodge-style hotel set in picturesque parkland with its own restaurant, close to Wakefield city centre.
One of Wakefield’s coolest companies, book a workshop, visit a temporary exhibition or browse Neon Workshops’ online shop.
Get priority booking on the best seats, special discounts, invitations to exclusive events and much more. Are you in?
from £45.00
Whether you’ve half an hour or a full day, you’ll always find something new to discover at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.
Explore the People’s History Museum with your banner bingo card in hand as you navigate their galleries through the lens of craftivism.
free entry
A sense-sational exhibition returns to Manchester in 2025.
from £10.00
Calling all budding young writers in Greater Manchester: submit your work and see it performed in Lowry’s Quays Theatre.
free entry
Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play in nature.
free entry
Enjoy a creative and inspirational activity over the Easter Holidays.
free entry
Spring is here and the North is buzzing with must-visit new restaurants and bars.
Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring.
Vintage Alfred Hitchcock and a family friendly film festival are amongst our highlights this May.
Crocodile-themed Easter egg hunts, sense-sational museum trips and more this Easter!
Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month
We've got many a good time in store this month as we round up the best walking tours, cultural classes and makers markets in the land.
Dynamic dance, party-performance, high-energy stand-up and a site-specific show set in a pub. All this and more in our newest theatre guide.
If it's inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you're after, look no further than live literature this spring – we've got you covered.
