United Kingdom
- Artparks Sculpture Park, in Guernsey and elsewhere in the UK.
- Barbara Hepworth Museum, in St Ives, Cornwall, south-west England, preserves Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there.
- Cass Sculpture Foundation, West Sussex, England.
- Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. While not a sculpture park as such, the owners of Chatsworth, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, have collected and commissioned sculpture to be permanently sited on the estate. These include works by Barry Flanagan, Elizabeth Frink, and William Turnbull in the garden, and commissions by artists Tim Harrisson, David Nash, Allen Jones, Nigel Ross and Alison Crowther in the 1000 acre park designed by Capability Brown.Since 2006 Chatsworth has hosted 'Beyond Limits', a modern and contemporary sculpture exhibition in the gardens, in conjunction with Sotheby's auction house. This landmark selling exhibition takes place during the months of September and October, annually.
- Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It links several different site-specific sculptures commissioned for the forest.
- Grizedale Forest sculpture trail.
- Irwell Sculpture Trail is the largest public art scheme in the United Kingdom commissioning regional, national and international artists. It follows a well established 30-mile (48 km) footpath stretching from Salford Quays through Bury into Rossendale and up to the Pennines above Bacup.
- Tout Quarry Sculpture Park - the first Sculpture Park in a quarry in the UK Isle of Portland, Dorset. Started in 1983 by the Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust. Includes the work 'Still Falling' by Antony Gormley. Tout Quarry is also an international venue for a yearly programme of stone carving and sculpture courses that teach skills in stone carving direct carving, lettercutting, relief carving and architectural detail. Tout Quarry is also a creative and educational resource for visitors, schools, colleges and universities who come to learn about stone through the Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust. www.learningstone.org
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire, England.
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