Groups & Tours
Welcome to The Hepworth Wakefield tour programme
Tours
HIGHLIGHTS TOURS
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday
11.15 – 11.45am
Join us for a 30-minute introduction to our permanent art collection.
Book for FREE when you buy Exhibition Admission + Highlights Tour or register at the welcome desk on the day of your visit.
Each tour has a capacity of 15 people.
Notre visite guidée est maintenant disponible en français. Contactez-nous pour réserver votre place: groups@hepworthwakefield.org
Highlights Tour
SIGHTED GUIDING HIGHLIGHTS TOURS
Every first Wednesday of the month, 11.15am – 12pm
Book for FREE when you buy Exhibition Admission + Sighted Guiding Tour or register at the welcome desk on the day of your visit.
Every first Wednesday of the month we invite you to experience our permanent collection through voice and touch. Open to everyone, this is an extended version of Highlights Tours where we use audio description and tactile experience to tell the story of our gallery and its artists. Limited tickets available.
Join us on the following dates:
- Wednesday 1 July 2026, 11.15-12pm
- Wednesday 5 August 2026, 11.15-12pm
- Wednesday 2 September 2026, 11.15-12pm
- Wednesday 7 October 2026, 11.15-12pm
- Wednesday 4 November 2026, 11.15-12pm
- Wednesday 2 December 2026, 11.15-12pm
Sighted Guiding Tour
Group Visits
Request a tour
If you wish to visit The Hepworth Wakefield as part of a group we can enhance your time with us by arranging a tour with our guides at a time of your choice.
To find out more information or to request a tour please click this link or email us at groups@hepworthwakefield.org.
Please give us at least 7 days’ notice to ensure that we have time to prepare your tour.
Self-guided groups
Pre-booked self-guided groups are eligible to reduced price admission with the option to pay by invoice or on the day of your visit. Accredited tour guides visits, under 18s, accompanying carers, and those living in the Wakefield District visit for FREE.
If you are interested in bringing a self-guided group please email us at groups@hepworthwakefield.org
Schools, colleges and universities
We welcome schools, colleges and universities to the gallery to learn in a creative and inspiring environment through teacher-led visits or artist-led workshops.
To book your visit please complete our schools and colleges enquiry form or contact the learning team on learning@hepworthwakefield.org or 01924 247398.
Access
We welcome everyone to The Hepworth Wakefield. The building is fully accessible to wheelchair users, scooters and pushchairs, and has ramp access to all areas. We have induction loops in specific places around the building and wheelchairs to book on request. Please email hello@hepworthwakefield.org for more information.
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