All four-year-olds love dinosaurs. And there is no better time to go on a dinosaur safari in the gardens of Knebworth House than the height of summer, when the lizards are hiding in the thick foliage and undergrowth of the garden in full bloom. This summer the dinosaurs have been joined, all over the garden, by other animals – favourites of all ages – crocodiles, panthers, cheetahs, a leopard, a zebra… all part of our Open Air Sculpture Exhibit, which runs until the end of August. The show features the work of 19 contemporary sculptors, each displaying two or three pieces using materials including bronze, marble, stone, copper and stainless steel. A pair of wonderful crocodiles are part of a predator series made by Scottish artist Helen Denerley out of scrap metal – beautiful, but even more menacing for their interlocking chain spines and threaded bolt claws. So if the holiday budget doesn’t stretch to a trip to Africa this year – or the Jurassic period! – Take a safari closer to home!
Henry Lytton Cobbold
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