House: Tuesday – Sunday 12 – 5pm
Free, timed entry tickets to the House are available at the information desk on arrival or online here.
Last entry to the House is at 4.30pm
Coronavirus Temporary Closure: Please note that Kettle’s Yard House and Gallery will be closed from 17 March 2020. You can keep up to date with the latest information here.
Café, galleries and shop: Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
House: Tuesday – Sunday 12 – 5pm
Free, timed entry tickets to the House are available at the information desk on arrival or online here.
Last entry to the House is at 4.30pm
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Wood was born in Liverpool. Through extended visits to Paris between 1921 and 1924 he came into contact with the European avant-garde, meeting Picasso and Jean Cocteau in 1923. In Britain he became close friends with Ben and Winifred Nicholson, painting with them in Cumberland in 1928. That year he also met Alfred Wallis on a visit to St. Ives with Ben Nicholson, and lived near Wallis for several months. He first visited Brittany in 1929, returning in 1930. During his Parisian years Wood was introduced to opium by Cocteau. He became addicted to it and was under the drug’s influence when he was killed by a train at Salisbury station.