Yorkshire Sculpture Park

 9th February 2022.          Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Today’s outing will see four of the Lads travel to this picturesque setting on the fringes of the village of Bretton ,which is situated on the very edge of the West Yorkshire Boundary south of the city of Wakefield.

This small group will consist of Colin and John travelling by means of Train and Bus, while Derek and Dave have made their way by car. A meeting time of around 11:30 as been scheduled and that is what duly happened. The 96 bus dropping off John and Colin at the designated stop where the other 2 lads met them. From here is was few hundred yards to the entrance of the sculpture park and the payment kiosk. Fees paid and off they set on this a new venture for Colin and John, Dave and Derek have made previous visits in the past .

The weather conditions for this adventure are favourable with sunny intervals but a rather stiff breeze to contend with at first, the Lads took the pathway taking them over the dam wall and along the far side of the larger lake and into a more sheltered woodland area. Different features greeting them as they ambled along. One particular observation was that of a large group of Herons nesting in some tall trees on an island in the middle of the lake, over two dozen were counted.

From this point the Lads ventured on crossing  over the shallow end of the lake by means of some rather large stepping stones. Eventually reaching the Cascade Bridge that separates the two lakes, from here they took the pathway leading them away from the water and on into parkland in which many various forms of sculptures have been placed, with lunchtime approaching the decision to make their way to the cafe

 

situated at the top end of the park was made, eventually reaching this location about 1:30. A lunch time meal of Boston Beans was ordered by all the lads who sat and enjoyed this in the comfort of pleasant vistas of the surrounding countryside.Meals consumed it was now time to head for the bus stop and take the 14:35 bus returning 3 of the Lads back in the direction of Wakefield and then their respective journeys home.

Dave making his way back towards the car park at the other end of the sculpture park and then his relatively short journey home.

Yet another great day out with the Lads 

Cheers Everyone.