An adventure playground is a space dedicated to children’s play. Skilled Playworkers are on hand to encourage and make possible access to the widest range of play opportunities and experiences; from swinging, climbing and digging to building dens, cooking and painting.  They are places where children can play and take risks, whilst knowing that there are friendly staff there to help if needed.

The adventure playgrounds are open access – this means that they are free to enter and children can come and go as they choose. They are usually open after school, on Saturdays and in the holidays, and accept children aged from 6 to 15 years.  Children can decide for themselves what they do there (within reasonable boundaries) and can control their own play, indoors or outside, giving access to nature, the natural environment and lots of materials and resources for play.