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Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve
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Phil
May 19, 2022
2 miles: Tout Quarry is a sculpture park and nature reserve in an abandoned 13 hectare quarry on the Isle of Portland. There are wide gravel tracks leading into the main quarry area and an interpretation board with the location of the 70 plus sculptures. The quarry was worked commercially from 1780 until 1982 and is one of 8 on the Isle of Portland. The limestone quarried from Portland, known as Portland Stone, has been used on important buildings around the world. These include Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral and the UN Headquarters in New York. The remains of the quarry’s limestone has been used to create sculptures. Situated on the clifftop at 100 metres above sea level, there are great views towards Weymouth and Chesil Beach, as well as along the cliff face of Portland towards Portland Bill and the lighthouse.
2 miles: Tout Quarry is a sculpture park and nature reserve in an abandoned 13 hectare quarry on the Isle of Portland. There are wide gravel tracks leading into the main quarry area and an interpretation board with the location of the 70 plus sculptures. The quarry was worked commercially from 1780…
Chester
August 20, 2019
Portland : Unexpected approach, as you enter an industrial estate looking for the car park you wonder if you have taken a wrong turn. Once on foot you will start to discover all sorts of stone sculptures and once you have your "eye in" they are every where - great for kids to discover art. If you walk to the cliffs you will also get some amazing views of the coast and Chesil Beach. Time : Between 30 mins and an Hour
Portland : Unexpected approach, as you enter an industrial estate looking for the car park you wonder if you have taken a wrong turn. Once on foot you will start to discover all sorts of stone sculptures and once you have your "eye in" they are every where - great for kids to discover art. If you wa…
Clare
October 2, 2022
The idea for a Sculpture Park where artists created work in response to the environment of Tout Quarry was led by local resident Jonathan Phipps with Prof Philip King from the Royal College of Art, Cllr Les Aimes, Skylark Durston MBE, Admiral Sir Michael Layard KCB CBE, Howard Hull and James Smith, amongst others. Tout Quarry became established as the first Sculpture Park in a Quarry in the UK, widely publicized through television features, articles in National / Local Press, and listed as one of UK’s National Sculpture Parks alongside Grizedale Forest and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The idea for a Sculpture Park where artists created work in response to the environment of Tout Quarry was led by local resident Jonathan Phipps with Prof Philip King from the Royal College of Art, Cllr Les Aimes, Skylark Durston MBE, Admiral Sir Michael Layard KCB CBE, Howard Hull and James Smit…
Alison
June 22, 2020
This activity is free of charge and is about 20 minutes drive from our property. It is educational and in one of the most natural and beautiful parts of Portland.
Sammi
February 7, 2019
You must try this out if you are near by. Just fantastic. I won't spoil it. But you discover some very cool sculptures
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Portland, England