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Do I need to book in advance?
You can buy tickets on the door, but we recommend booking online to guarantee your tickets!
Kids under 12 FREE?
One free child ticket with every paying adult ticket, any additional children are charged at £5.00
Entrance Pricing:
Day Pass – £14
Parking – £4
Opening Times?
Tues – Fri: 9:30am-4pm
Sat: 9am-4pm
Do we need to book for the Cafe?
No need to book! Please note we kindly request no picnics on site, as we rely on our café sales to help maintain our wonderful sculpture park.
Do you allow dogs?
Yes, in all outdoor spaces and outdoor café area!
Crafted from various recycled metals, one of our latest creations is all about addressing the devastating impact that climate change has (and will have) on nature, our daily lives and the erasure of our cultural histories. The sculpture features a true-to-size representation of an Easter Island (Rapa Nui) statue, memorialising these incredible 13th – 16th Century stone monuments whilst highlighting how important it is to take better care of our environment.
Situated in the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island faces significant threats from climate change due to the ever-rising sea levels. If levels increase by just one metre by 2100, much of the island will be submerged, including the famous ‘Moai Heads’ that have inhabited it for centuries.
The collection of approximately 1,043 head statues became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. These sculptures represent an entire cultural history spanning centuries of rituals, creativity and heritage of the Rapanui people. To see them lost through the actions of modern-day humanity would be, to put it simply, devastating.
The monument serves as a stark and poignant reminder that climate change doesn’t only affect nature. It also affects entire countries and cultural heritage sites that will be lost as the sea levels continuously rise. According to UNESCO, one in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently at high risk due to climate impact. This includes Nigeria’s Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove which is at risk of flooding due to an increase in heavy rainfall, and many of Scotland’s soft coasts as erosion rates have nearly doubled since the 1970s.
We still have time to make significant changes to avoid these historical sites being lost forever. If government officials can step up to support UNESCO in their efforts to reverse this inevitable destruction, and humanity can work together to take better care of our environment, heritage sites such as Easter Island may still stand a fighting chance.
