The Sculpture Trail

A trail of sculptures lining the cycle rail trail from Thames town to Kopu. Following a competition in December 2017 in which 48 entries were received, a number of selections were made. The first installation occurred in November 2018 with many more to come.

The Jandal

Artist Riks Terstappen relaxes on ‘The Jandal’

Sometimes referred to as “the Jandal on the ‘mandel”, the Jandal was the first sculpture to be installed on the trail.

The Horseshoe Spheres

Artist Mark Hayes, Rob Johnston and Paul Silvester unveil the Horseshoe Spheres.

The Horseshoe Spheres were donated to the trail by artist Mark Hayes and were installed in July 2019.

Future Works

Penny Farthing Bicycle

Due to be installed in August 2019 – artist Bruce Harper.

Miners Gates

Due to be installed in September 2019 – artist John McKeowen.

Poetic Directions

Artist Sam Rogers.

Interwoven

Artist Chris Budgen

Weave Your Way to Thames

Artist Julie Crimmens-Crocker

Speeding Train

Artist Stuart Shepherd