TOP 5 U.K. CULTURAL SPOTS BY THE SEA
planning your uk staycation by the beach doesn’t mean you have to miss out on your culture fix. Several masterpieces of art and architecture are scattered around the coastline, offering extra reasons to head for the beach and alternative entertainment when sandcastle building is rained off. Here are our top 5 seaside wonders.
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Turner Contemporary Galley, Margate, Kent
Since Turner Contemporary opened in Margate in 2011, something extraordinary has taken place. Go through the doors, and you might encounter a new artwork, be inspired by a current exhibition or get engrossed in an activity, tour or conversation. From the windows, you can observe the skies and light that inspired their namesake, JMW Turner, during his visits to Margate. Whilst you’re there, relax and enjoy something to eat in the café which sources its menu from Kent based producers and has unrivalled views of the harbour. https://turnercontemporary.org/
Tate St Ives
Tate St Ives
Tate St Ives, Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall.
St Ives is a modern pavilion overlooking one of Cornwall's most beautiful beaches. Visitors to St Ives can enjoy the works of British abstract artists who based themselves in the area. It also holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art offers challenge and provocation. https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden
Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, Barnoon Hill, St Ives, Cornwall
Visiting the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden offers a remarkable insight into the work and outlook of one of Britain’s most important twentieth-century artists. Sculptures in bronze, stone and wood are on display in the museum and garden, along with paintings, drawings and archive material.
Barbara Hepworth first came to live in Cornwall with her husband Ben Nicholson and their young family at the outbreak of war in 1939. She lived and worked in Trewyn studios – now the Barbara Hepworth Museum – from 1949 until her death in 1975. https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-st-ives/barbara-hepworth-museum-and-sculpture-garden
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Conwy Castle.jpg
Conwy Castle,Rose Hill St, Conwy, Wales.
Magnificent medieval fortress still towers over town after 700 years. Thanks to restored spiral staircases in its great towers you can walk a complete circuit around the battlements of Conwy Castle. We highly recommend it. This is one of the most magnificent medieval fortresses in Europe.
In the distance rise the craggy mountains of Snowdonia and spread out below you are the harbour and narrow streets of Conwy – still protected by an unbroken 1,400-yard (1.3km) ring of town walls.The castle over looking the Quay is a particularly stunning place to visit during the warm summer months. https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/conwy-castle
The Box, Plymouth
The Box, Plymouth, Devon.
The Box is Plymouth’s new £46 million cultural destination, proudly led by Plymouth City Council in Britain's Ocean City and was due to open in May but is now opening in Autumn 2020.
The Box is a museum, gallery and archive. A cafe and bar. A place that you can make your own, and where there's always something new to discover. A place where the city’s heritage meets contemporary art; where archives meet interaction; and where the Mayflower meets a mammoth.
The opening of The Box is the most significant cultural initiative in the UK in 2020. The galleries, collections and archives will bring the world to Plymouth and Plymouth to the world. The original City Museum and Art Gallery has been completely transformed and extended to combine the Edwardian building with the former City Library and St Luke’s church. The Box also features a striking elevated ‘archive in the sky’ with research and learning facilities, along with a major new public square for gigs, performance, theatre and events.
The Box promises an incredible experience. Welcome to The Box. https://www.theboxplymouth.com/