Address: Barbara Hepworth Museum & Sculpture Garden Barnoon Hill ST IVES Cornwall, GB TR26 1AD Tel: 01736 796226 Email: No Web site: www.tate.org.uk/stives/hepworth.htm
Owner/Management: The Tate
Opening times: 1st March – 31st October: 10am-5.30pm; 7 days a week; 1st November – 28th February: 10am-4.30pm (Garden will close at dusk if earlier than 4.30pm); Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Admission price: Adults: £4.70; Concessions: £2.25 Under 18s and over 60s go free.
Events, exhibitions: The garden is a permanent exhibition of the work of Barbara Hepworth and is attached to the nearby Tate museum. See www.tate.org.uk for current exhibitions. /p>
Customer services:
Shop: A small amount of Hepworth-related products are sold at the ticket office.
Tea Room/ Restaurant: No, but the garden is in the centre of St. Ives
WC: No.
Parking: Public parking must be used. Car parks can be found very near the Tate St. Ives, only a short walk from the Hepworth Garden. Follow signs for Tate St. Ives.
Seats and benches: A sufficient number of seats and benches are provided.
Average visitor duration: Average visitors will stay for 20 minutes, art lovers longer.
Accessibility: Narrow paths and steps from reception and into the garden make wheelchair and PMV access impossible.
Children’s programme/ events or other educational activities:: None.
Maps of sites/ visitor information: A free list of sculptures can be provided. Information on Barbara Hepworth and artefacts from her lifetime can be found in a presentation by the entrance.
Transport:
By Road: Follow the signs for St. Ives and the St. Ives Tate. Be aware that car parks during the summer months will be busy.
By Rail: There is a regular train service from London Paddington. Change at St Erth for the branch line to St Ives.
