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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Great day everyone, I'm Royce Lai from Selangor, Malaysia. I would love to share one of my experience with you readers regarding one of the activities arranged by the University especially for us. During one of our early times in Middlesbrough on autumn, we went to one of the biggest outdoor sculpture park in UK, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. In this park displays great works by UK and international artist all over the world.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park map

Upon entering from the main entrance is YSP Centre, inside these centre consists of a small retail, cafe and bathroom for visitors. YSP is divided into different open air zones which consist of Gardens, Hillside, Driveside, Lower Park, Access Sculpture Trail, Lakeside, Country Park, and Longside. Each zone consist of different works and theme, but I will only share some interesting works to everyone.

YSP retail with interesting designer items for souvenirs


Coffee anyone? with light snack



Domain LXIX, metal figure


In the gardens zone, there are basic geometric sculpture lying around. There are other interesting sculpture around the open area, such as the human like sculpture with black skin and white face. Which somehow reminds me of horror movies. =P Some other sculpture with animal feature such as the sexy female bunny sculpture.



Garden Zone

Black Indians figures with white faces


Female Bunny Figure

And of course, we do enjoy ourselves in the park. Playing, loosen up while enjoying the cool breeze of autumn. There is a musical hut, and this hut plays music, crowd and melody according to our steps inside the hut. It is a great experience to jump around the wooden floor planks making melodies. These are some random shots of us in the park.

Rolling our way through the park



The Musical Hut


Be one with the sculpture


Continuing our journey to the south, we walk pass by cascade bridge and find out a bronze man standing up on a tree bark. Passing by the bridge, we are in Longside zone, there is any open field with lots of sheep and cows. At the end of the park are Longside gallery. Well, this is a rough idea of how Yorkshire Sculpture Parks looks like. Do come and visit on weekend or any time you are free.


"One and Another" sculpture. Bronze man


Journey to the South, Longside Zone


Three sheeps walking away, time to say goodbye

Seasons and Weather

Autumn, September - November
Colour change in leaves and lots of deciduous trees in this season. Transition from warm to cold climate.

Activities in Middlesbrough: Halloween, Street Games,
Reindeer Parade, Sarruga Street Procession.


Autumn breeze, row of brown, yellow and pale green coloured trees in front of my house along the Union Street


Reindeer parade, Nov 15 along with safari theme this year 2009, accompanied by children dressing up as animals parading in the centre square.

Sarruga Street Procession, November 26 2009. Sarruga Fish of sea creatures parade through the town.
Winter, December - February

More sea creatures


Coldest season of the year with the time of the shortest days and longest nights. In Middlesbrough, we usually have light snow throughout the season. But this year 2009/2010 is exceptional as we have the heaviest snow fall dated since the last 10 years.

Activities in Middlesbrough: Outdoor Christmas Film, Giant Snow Slide, Winter Lantern,
Christmas Carol Big Sing and, Christmas


Winter breeze, row of trees covered with snow in front of my house along the Union Street

Albert Park during the winter

Some kids in the neighbourhood taking this opportunity to build some snowmen

White wolf Lantern

Interesting Winter Lantern Parade event which brighten up the dark winter in Middlesbrough with interesting Lanterns display

Middlesbrough Big Wheel illuminates at night

Spring, March - May
Season as the ice melted and blossoming of plant and tree arrive.

Activity in Middlesbrough: Easter


Summer, June - August
The warmest season of the year with the the longest days and shortest night of all season. Suitable time to spent on outdoor activities and traveling

Activities in Middlesbrough:

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