Christmas Holidays
Sat 21 Dec - Sun 5 Jan, 10am - 4pm (closed Tue 24, Wed 25, Thur 26 Dec)
FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s
Free with an exhibition ticketPlanning what to do with children during the Christmas Holidays? Explore, dream and play at The Hepworth Wakefield this festive season!
We’re open every day during the Wakefield school holidays*, offering an array of activities to try: from resources and trails through the galleries, to drop-in workshops led by local artists where you can make something to take home.
It’s the perfect opportunity to get creative as a family.
*The gallery will be closed for Christmas on Tue 24, Wed 25, Thur 26 Dec.
FREE with an exhibition ticket.
Exhibition tickets are FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.
Non-Wakefield residents can get 50% off a standard adult ticket when visiting with a child during the Wakefield school holidays. Use discount code FAMILY50 when booking online or in person. (One discounted adult ticket per child.) Full price entry to the exhibitions is £14 / £12.50 for non-Wakefield District residents.
Getting Here
You can find us at The Hepworth Wakefield, Gallery Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5AW.
The Hepworth Wakefield has its own car park located on Thornes Lane, WF1 5QJ
The gallery is 0.3 miles from Wakefield Kirkgate train station (approximately 8 minutes walk) and 1 mile from Westgate train station (approximately 20 minutes walk).
Where to eat
Our café serves food for children or bring a packed lunch to enjoy in our indoor picnic area.
Facilities
The Hepworth Wakefield is accessible, has baby changing facilities and a buggy park in our picnic are. For access information about the gallery please visit our access page.
Warm Space
The Hepworth Wakefield invites our local community to share our warm space this winter.
You are welcome to sit, read, play, draw and stay as long as you wish. You will find books, magazines, comfortable seating, drawing materials and play activities – all for free.
Please help yourself to a hot drink and biscuits. Packed lunches can be eaten here and you can charge your mobile phone or laptop too.
Please note that the playground is currently closed for redevelopment.
For more information about our family programme please call 01924 247398 (Mon – Fri, 10am – 4pm) or email learning@hepworthwakefield.org
Activities
Family Workshop: Festive Clay
Sat 23, Sun 24, Sat 30 Nov, Sun 1, Sun 8, Sun 15, Sun 22 Dec
Drop-in 11am – 3.45pm
Free with an exhibition ticket
Add a sprinkle of festive cheer to your home and make a wintery decoration inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures.
In the galleries explore Hepworth’s sculptures and make drawings of your favourite shapes and patterns. Back in the Clore learning studios experiment with white air-drying clay and natural objects to make textured mini sculptures to take home.
Family Workshop: Flowers and Feasts
Fri 27, Sat 28, Sun 29, Tue 31 Dec, Wed 1, Thur 2, Sun 5 Jan
Drop-in 11am – 3.45pm
Free with an exhibition ticket
Join us for a drawing feast!
Visit the galleries with your family to explore artworks in the Still Lives exhibition. Play i-spy with flowers, food and objects and collect ideas for your drawings.
In the Clore learning studios take your place at the drawing table and make your own still life inspired by your visit to the gallery. Younger children can experiment with flowers, natural objects and still life treasures in the sensory play area.
Art Pod
Sat 21 & Mon 23, Fri 27, Sat 28, Mon 30 Dec, Fri 3 & Sat 4 Jan
Drop-in 11am – 3.45pm
Free with an exhibition ticket
Visit the galleries with your family and join us at the Art Pod to make your own artwork inspired by what you see.
Explore & Draw Kits
Available daily, 10am – 3.45pm
Free with an exhibition ticket
Discover artworks in the garden and galleries. Have fun moving, imagining, and creating drawings inspired by what you find.
Explore & Draw Stations
Available daily, 10am – 4pm
Free with an exhibition ticket
Borrow looking tools, handling objects and drawing materials inspired by the artworks in the galleries.
What’s in our Garden?
Available daily, 10am – 4pm
Free
Pick up an activity sketchbook to discover birds, mini-beasts, plants and trees in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden with our new biodiversity activity booklet. Collect from the welcome desk or garden café.
