Ages 0 to 3

This cute little play area sits in the grounds of South Hill Park, conveniently positioned next to the cafe, toilets and car park. The...

Climbing the Zig-Zag path to Selbourne Common feels like ascending to a magical woodland world, hidden away in the treetops from everyone but...

Borough Hill Recreation Ground and Play Area is a local play area on the side of a little hill with views of Butser Hill. It is also next to a railway line and a...

Cross Green is a small play area next to Eversley Cricket Club with a big climbing frame obstacle course, a pretty duck pond and a picnic area. When we visited the...

Oareborough Play Area is a small play area in Bracknell with equipment that includes swings, a toddler swing, a tractor springer, a double twist, a see...

Shiver me timbers…it’s a pirate play area! But that’s not all. Mill Park also has a range of unusual equipment, including a time trial obstacle course, a...

Hidden amongst the pine trees at Pinewood Activities Centre are play areas, pond dipping, woodland walks, a miniature railway, a cafe, a trim trail, sports field as...

Anstey Park is a 32-acre site with sports fields and skateboarding facilities and also a large play area. The play equipment includes a balance course with logs...

Today I found out that the Dragonfly Trail along the Thursley Common boardwalk has been rebuilt and is open! At its best, there is something almost primeval...

Lakeside Nature Reserve Play Area is an adventure play area on the edge of Lakeside Nature Reserve, which also has brass rubbing posts, lakes, an...

Peakfields Play Area is a small playground that is surrounded by houses and has a playing field. The play area equipment is for children to the age of 14 years and...

Something magical has happened in Leighton-Linslade. Storybook characters, and their belongings, have escaped from their books and hidden themselves...

The trains of Moors Valley Railway huff and puff their way between Lakeside and Kingsmere stations travelling over a bridge and through two...

Abinger Common Play Area is a small play area in the Surrey Hills with a range of play equipment. It is next to a large field and the Abinger Hatch...

We had no idea what to expect as we cautiously peered through a hole in the trees and down a dark footpath. We had accepted a challenge to find the...

Ever wished to ride in Daddy Pig’s car, on Grandpa Pig’s train or George’s dinosaur? If you love the Peppa Pig stories then consider spending the day at...

Beaulieu is home to all things with motors – everything from famous motors and racing motors, to model motors and vintage motors. You can race model motors...

Deep in the swamps of West Sussex is a secret island where you can find dinosaurs alongside tar pits, jungle walkways, quick sand and an erupting...

From its hillside position, Standen House watches over flowering gardens, Sussex countryside and acres of woodland. Standen is an unusual...

Furzey Gardens is a beautiful place to let your imaginations run free and the creative play area is no exception. The play equipment includes, a bamboozalom...

If you have ever caught a fleeting glimpse of a deer and wished the experience had lasted longer, then Bolderwood is the place for you. Famous for the herds...

Wonersh Play Area is a playground in the Surrey Hills with a variety of equipment that you can easily turn into a long obstacle course. The play equipment includes: a...

Municipal Gardens Play Area is a place to let your imaginations run free. Can you sail your pirate ship past seals, sharks and an octopus to a kingdom with a...

Longbourne Green Play Area is a small local play area in the middle of a field.  The play equipment includes a multiplay and slide with a bridge, net and climbing...

Whether it’s sneaking, springing, crawling or climbing, Ninja Warrior UK in Guildford is the place to perfect the ninja skills you never knew you...

The atmospheric ruins of Nymans overlook rolling countryside from the top of a hill. Beautifully manicured gardens surround the house and...

Our mission today was to show the children how enormous dinosaurs were before Dippy the Diplodocus skeleton leaves the Natural History Museum on 4th January...

Redan Hill Play Area is a small play area in Aldershot that is a short walk from Redan Hill Fortifications, which is a reconstructed military fort with a 32-pounder...

A smiling dragon watches over Broomhall Recreation Ground, a traditional-style play area with a range of play and sports equipment. The play equipment...

Lepe Country Park is one of those rare places where you can fill an entire day with everything or nothing! If you need an energy busting day then plan on...

Beautifully situated Petersfield Heath Play Area has it all – a pondside play area with a cafe, plenty of ducks to feed, a circular walk past ancient monuments...

Nestled in the Surrey Hills is Friday Street, a quiet hamlet with paddling spots, a mill pond, shady woods, and even some scarecrows. It’s a beautiful place to...

The nautically themed River Hamble Country Park Adventure Play Area has two ships to sail, explore or capture. It has access to the River Hamble, a...

Hidden behind beautiful Boulters Lock is Ray Mill Island, an island in the Thames where the river forks and either thunders over Boulters Weir or pools in Boulters...

Some say that on a clear day you can see eight counties from the top of St Martha’s Hill! I am not sure about that but the views are picturesque and we...

Centred around a large green with a pretty duck pond and brightly coloured play area, Pirbright Green and Play Area is an interesting place to spend an...

If, like me, you have ever longed to adventure through 100 Aker Wood with Winnie the Pooh and his friends then consider visiting Aldenham Country...

Wyvern Close Play Area is a small, residential play area next to a field. The play equipment is for use by children aged between 4 and 8 years old and includes...

At Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway, the atmosphere bustles with calls of, “All aboard,” whistling steam, and puffing engines. Each train journey lasts about...

Springfield Play Area is a tranquil play area that hides well – down a back street, up a small pathway and behind a hedge. Unfortunately, it’s not really worth the...

Boundstone Recreation Ground is a small play area on top of a hill with a zip wire. The play equipment is for children to the age of 14 and includes a wooden climbing...

Magical Shepherd Meadows is a picturesque mix of meadows, river and woodlands, full of head high flowers, butterflies, birds and ducks…lots and...

Fox Corner Community Wildlife Area is a tranquil, 14-acre wildlife area with a pond, meadow, woods and two brooks well as bridges, boardwalks and a pond...

Wellington watches over the start of Wellesley Woodlands’ brass rubbing trail, which leads you through the woods to 10 different posts and a WW1 firing wall...

Rowledge Recreation Ground Play Area is a quiet, little playground with: swings, toddler swings, two slides with easy to climb steps, a rope climbing frame, two...

Discover dinosaurs in deepest, darkest Dorchester… The Dinosaur Museum brings dinosaurs to life with life-sized models, skeletons, information about the scientists...

Freeborn Way Play Area is at the bottom of  Clinton’s Hill, which is a small, wooded hill. There are pathways through the woods, some are easy access and others are...

We went to Fleet Pond to try a story trail called “The Princess, the Pike and the Pond”, one of Hampshire County Council’s Story Trails*. I love the idea...

The back seat gasped as we arrived at Jocks Lane Recreation Ground and it was easy to see why – the car park was enclosed by a brightly coloured play area, a...

As well as the Story Worlds inside, the Discover Children’s Story Centre has a Story Garden, which is a creative space full of story themed play equipment that...

Mill Chase Play Area is a small, enclosed play area next to a large field. The play equipment includes toddler swings, a tyre swing, a multiplay for younger children...

Hatchlands Park is an ideal venue for a wild adventure with rolling parkland, hidden geocaches and a natural play area complete with a wooden tree house, fairy doors and...

We came to Wallis Wood on the hunt for wildflowers and we weren’t disappointed. Not only did we find bluebells, wood anemones, daffodils and...

Are you brave enough to step back in time to 1832 and help a salt farmer trap a sea monster? If so, The Story of Salterns, Sea Monsters and Saving the...

East Clandon Recreation Ground is a small, well maintained play area. The play equipment is for children to the age of 12 years and includes swings, toddler...

Your quest at Frimley Lodge Park is to capture the castles and secure two treasure chests. But be warned, these are protected by a sandy moat patrolled by a crocodile...

The variety of things on offer at Jake’s Indoor Play Barn and Mini Farm is quite something – farm animals and reptiles, sand pits and water play, construction...

Elizabeth I is one of my favourite historical figures so I was always going to love Hatfield House. This is where Elizabeth grew up, spent periods of house...

A sea scene is playing out at Osbourne Road Play Area, with sea creatures, palm trees, a wooden island and two ships, one with a cannon. Friend or foe? The...

The windswept purple heath and woodland of Ashdown Forest inspired A.A. Milne to write about the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin and friends...

The atmospheric Chamberlain Gardens Play Area has: swings, toddler swings, a horse springer, a four-way springer, a slide with a bridge and easy to climb...

“The Mystical Tale of Nevi-Wesh” leads you along a story trail through a small area of the New Forest, following in the footsteps of two children as they meet...

The Rowles’ Family Play Area is a rural play area with wooden equipment and a large field in the picturesque village of Wherwell. The play equipment includes toddler...

Once described as a ‘delicious house’ by the Queen Mother, Polesden Lacey is a gorgeous place to spend a day, with plenty of places to play and...

Lightwater Country Park has everything younger children enjoy and all in a relatively small space. At its centre is a newly refurbished adventure play area and...

Winnall Moors is a nature reserve near the centre of Winchester that is home to otters, water voles, and kingfishers, as well as meadows, reedbeds, and the River...

As we walked into Sunninghill Library my children squealed with delight and dived straight into the boxes of books. And it was easy to see why. The children’s...

For hundreds of years, people have used the coastal lagoons of The Solent to trap sea water and create salt. Today some can be see at the Lymington-Keyhaven...

Crystal Palace Park Play Area is a dinosaur-themed play area in Crystal Palace Park, an exciting London park which is full of things to do, including...

Whether you’re tackling the natural play area, exploring the sandy trails, or tucked away in the bird hide, Hogmoor Inclosure is a wonderful place to climb...

No one believed me when I announced we were going on a mission to discover dinosaur footprints at a place called Spyway. Our mission took us through...

Avast, ye landlubbers, it’s time for a round of mini-golf…pirate style! This is Mr Mulligan’s Pirate Golf, where it’s just you and your golf ball...

Cove Green Recreation Ground has a small play area on one edge. The play equipment includes swings, toddler swings, a multiplay with a slide, tunnel and a...

Used as the location for some of the Harry Potter films – Hagrid’s Hut and some shots of the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmede Station, Black Park...

Latchmoor Brook is a shallow stream on the edge of the New Forest where you can see ponies, picnic, paddle and hunt for fossils. You will definitely need your...

When we visited Blackmoor Close Play Area there were clearly some pieces of equipment missing but it did have a toddler swing, a swing, a springer, a multiplay with a...

The atmospheric Natural History Museum at Tring is jam-packed with animals displayed in original, floor-to-ceiling, glass cases. It’s a fascinating place to...

We love this happy play area with its smiling faces, vivid colours and wobbly bridge that is suited to younger children. The play area is built on a small, grassy...

With ships to skipper, a fort to storm and a train to drive, the adventure play area at The Look Out Discovery Centre is exceptional. Children can...

If you know someone who longs to discover more about birds of prey, then consider a visit to the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Their mission is to conserve birds of prey...

Welcome to the Jungle! Woking Park and Play Area must be one of the best places to bring children in our area and it’s completely free. The playground takes you...

There is something thrilling about whistling through the woods at Pinewood Miniature Railway and at £1.50 per ride it’s excellent value! The steam engines come in...

“Blast off into space and help save Christmas!” promised the Space Mission for Santa write up. High stakes stuff! We had no idea what was going to happen but...

Upper Green Play Area has an open, rural feel and wooden play equipment, including an obstacle course and a zip wire. The play equipment includes a multiplay...

Playwood Adventure Play Area has a woodland theme with a log cabin and a wooden climbing frame built to look like trees and logs. The perfect place for the Gruffalo to...

Crockford Bridge Farm hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival with pumpkin activities, carving and displays along with a play area and food and drink...

Aldenham Country Park Farm is packed full of creatures to see, including Winnie the Pooh! On your visit you can see farm animals, conquer the adventure...

Mapledurwell Play Area is a rural playground with tennis courts and a field. The play equipment includes swings, toddler swings and a wooden climbing...

Normandy Common is a series of mini-adventures all within easy reach of Normandy Common Play Area. Will you try street snooker or table tennis? Will...

Mudeford Quay Beach is a small sandy stretch of beach overlooking Chichester Harbour and next to Mudeford Quay and the Mudeford Quay Play...

As you walk through the gates of Morden Hall Park you leave behind the hectic pace of South London and step into a peaceful country estate with a...

Greatham Recreation Ground and Play Area is a wooden play area with a long obstacle course. The play equipment includes a wooden obstacle course with...

Hidden along the banks of the River Test, Stockbridge Common Marsh is a tranquil spot for a picnic, paddle and walk. As you enter you pass a sign that says ‘The...

Scattered along the River Tillingbourne at Chilworth are what remains of the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills. Today the area has been reclaimed by nature...

Timberline Adventure Play Area is a huge obstacle course that is a fun place to play The Floor is Lava. It is hidden away in Alice Holt Forest, about a five minute walk...

Our challenge was to find the source of the Thames. We began at Buscot Lock, walking upstream to the river’s last lock and the statue of Old Father Thames...

The Jubilee Play Area is a small play area in Tilford with a zip wire and a tractor! The play equipment includes a tractor to play on a wooden house with a...

There is something magical about Shere Woodlands. Maybe it’s the paths that twist past old, gnarled trees, secret hideouts and quiet copses. Maybe it’s the...

The best thing about Birch Road Play Area is Eddie the Truck – a smiley wagon who wouldn’t be out of place working alongside Thomas the Tank...

Visiting the excellent Holloway Hill Recreation Ground and Play Area is like walking into a fairy tale village with bridges, a tower or lighthouse and a cottage...

Ascot Heath Children’s Play Area is in the centre of Ascot Racecourse and is somewhere you can play, scooter or cycle. The play equipment is said to be...

Puttles Bridge is another beautiful spot in the New Forest where you can explore the woods and find places to paddle. Next to the car park is a bridge you can paddle...

Winchester Science Centre is packed with hands on exhibits exploring science, maths and technology including the chance to walk through a human...

Cumbria Court Play Area is a small local play area. The play equipment is for children to the age of 12 years and includes, swings, toddler swings, a small multiplay...

It’s not often you are given the chance to visit the 1940s but a trip on Swanage Railway is one of those occasions! This full-size heritage railway operates a range...

The stretch of the Basingstoke Canal tow path from Pirbright Bridge to Curzon Bridge in Deepcut, is a picturesque two miles that takes you past 11 of the...

Furzey Gardens hides an enchanted fairy kingdom, complete with a castle, a ferry company, wooden hideouts and about 40 fairy doors scattered throughout...

I can only guess this play area is called Jurassic Park because of its monster-sized slide, cargo nets and climbing walls, not to mention one of the biggest slides we have...

This local play area is surrounded by a primary school, some trees and a large field. The play equipment is in good condition and includes a obstacle course, a...

Deen City Farm adds some much needed rural tranquility to the heart of South London. There is a small play area and entry is completely free! The small...

Tongham Recreation Ground has a colourful play area for a range of ages. It also has a a multi-gym and a large recreation ground where you can play football, tennis...

150 million years ago, the Dorset coast was a shallow, tropical sea patrolled by huge marine reptiles, predators and fish. All that remains today are fossils...

Walking through the forest at Rushmere Country Park is like strolling through a fairy tale. It feels every bit the enchanted forest with fairy doors, giants’...

Stansted Park is one of those places that is a series of mini-adventures: an elegant house to explore, expansive parkland to discover and beautiful gardens...

Mudeford Quay is a working fishing harbour at the mouth of Christchurch Harbour where you can ride a ferry, make sandcastles, try crabbing, plunder a...

I have always loved the idea of finding a secret garden, so you can imagine how excited I was to stumble across a secret orchard on Normandy Common. And it’s not...

Your mission at Little Beaulieu is to sneak past the painting with the moving eyes and slip into the secret passage behind the bookcase. But you’ll have to...

Aldershot Park is bursting with things to do – play areas, a sand pit, ducks, sports pitches, a trim trail and river walks. Its two play areas packed with...

Norden Station doesn’t have a waiting room, it has a train-themed play area called The Sidings! All aboard… The play equipment is based on Swanage Railway...

Carrington Recreation Ground has a small play area with four slides to choose from! The play equipment is for children to the age of 12 years and includes...

A baby-friendly cinema screening of a new release film in a cinema with sofas? It sounded too good to be true but Baby Club was wonderful. I loved...

With spectacular views, stretches of sand and clay full of fossils, it’s not hard to understand why we love Highcliffe beach. When we arrived the sun...

When you walk around the lake at Stourhead it doesn’t take long to realise why it was once described as, ‘…a living work of art’ – from almost...

With a bit of imagination, you can spend your day at Beale Park as jungle explorers, railroad engineers and marauding pirates and still have enough energy left for a dip...

Birdworld and Underwater World is one of the largest bird parks in the UK. It was also a first for us – the first time we have visited somewhere that my...

Pirate hats at the ready for a visit to Aarons Hill Play Area – there are not one but two ships to sail over sandy seas! One ship is a multiplay with sides to climb...

Lower Common Play Area hides in a shady woodland clearing. With adventure play equipment, picnic tables and a short walk through the woods, it can be a cool...

The back seat gasped as we arrived at Jocks Lane Recreation Ground and it was easy to see why – the car park was enclosed by a brightly coloured play area, a splash...

The mesmerizing Mill Lane Waterfall roars down a hill and under the road where it pools as the slow flowing Ashford Stream. You can walk to the waterfall...

Like a scene from Peter Pan, Byfleet Recreation Ground and Play Area has a pirate shipwreck with a grinning crocodile lurking nearby. You can almost hear the...

Balmer Lawn is a beautiful spot to splash around in the Lymington River.  Both banks are grassy and there are areas of shade too. The river is shallow...

Ockford Ridge Play Area has: swings, toddler swings, a small balance course, a multi-play with a slide, ladder, space-themed climbing wall and climbing...

Burford Lodge Play Area is an airy play area with a large playing field, Elstead tennis club and a footpath to the River Wey. The play equipment includes lots of...

The Lawns Play Area is a small local play area on a residential road. The play equipment is for children under the age of 12 years old and includes a multiplay with a net...

A must-see part of Longleat is Adventure Castle. This amazing adventure play area centres around an enormous wooden castle complete with...

Howard Cole Way Play Area, also known as Alexandra Road Play Area, is a small, local play area on the main road. The play equipment includes a slide, toddler swings...

Crownpits Play Area is a small, wooden play area in residential part of Godalming. The play equipment includes a slide from a wooden house, an obstacle course, a...

Loseley Park’s gardens are small but enchanting. When we visited they were awash with forget-me-not flowers, butterflies, ducklings and geese. We investigated...

Bell Hill Common is an open space with a colourful play area and recreation ground tucked away behind some trees. The play area and car park are open from...

Stansted Park has a wooden play area inside the Walled Garden and next to the cafe so the children can play while you eat.  The play area has equipment that...

West Clandon Playground is a small play area on the edge of the Surrey Hills. It has a zip wire and not one but three slides! The play equipment...

Elles Close Play Area is in a residential area and very close to Farnborough town centre. The play equipment is for children under the age of 8 years and...

Leafy Liss Forest Recreation Ground and Play Area hides a place to play pétanque and a wooden play area. The play equipment includes swings, toddler swings, swings...

In the adventure-filled world of Hobbledown, you can mine for Crystallite, explore the Imaginarium, save Fern the Fairy, play at Hobbledown Village...

From the top of Holmbury Hill you can see London’s towers, Gatwick Airport, the South Downs and even the glistening sea. It’s only a five minute walk from the...

Milestones Museum is an indoor outdoor experience that recreates the streets of the past complete with cobbles and tramlines, workshops and...

Highclere Road Play Area is a small play area for children to the age of 12 years old, which has swings, a cockerel shaped springer, a small multiplay with a slide...

“Danger at Danebury Hill Fort” is a story trail that helps you to explore Danebury Hill Fort, imagine yourself living there during the Iron Age, then role play...

Hidden in Sidney Woods is a stretch of the Wey and Arun canal. Now disused, this stretch of the canal has been reclaimed by nature, which makes for an interesting...

Hever Castle has a fabulous adventure play area centred around a huge wooden castle – can you find the secret passage into the castle, dodge the...

At the bottom of Waggoners Wells – beyond the blue pools, waterfall and giant fish – is an old wishing well that is said to have inspired Tennyson and Flora...

Have you ever wished you could step inside a storybook world and explore? At Discover Children’s Story Centre you can! The centre’s Story Worlds and Garden...

The children’s section of Woking Library is so inviting that we dropped in for ten minutes and ended up staying for nearly an hour and also left with several second...

There’s lots to enjoy at Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre – two wooden play areas, Thatcham Lake and ducks galore, a cafe with indoor and outdoor tables...

Highcliffe Play Area has a colourful and well-equipped playground and is near to Highcliffe Beach. The play equipment includes a multiplay with a big slide and...

Riverside Park Nature Reserve is full of surprises – there is something different around every corner, whether it’s stumbling across a bird hide, seeing a lock...

Have you ever heard of a cockatrice?  How about witch bottles? Or a hill fort? These are all on display at Andover Museum, along with exhibits about Iron...

Chinooks thumping overhead were all part of the fun when we visited Odiham Recreation Ground. RAF Odiham is nearby and helicopters were regularly...

One of the things I find fascinating about Watership Down is that Richard Adams based the rabbits’ journey on actual places that can still be visited today...

The St James Play Area is one of two play areas in the beautiful Farnham Park. The play equipment is aimed at children from 0 to 14 years old and includes...

Southwater Country Park has a bit of everything – paddling, orienteering, water sports, and even a dinosaur-themed adventure play area. At the heart of the park...

Binfield Wood Play Area is a shady playground that doubles as the giant’s castle on the story trail called “Great Binfield, The Giant of Basingstoke”. This is...

Great Hollands is the largest of Bracknell Town Council’s recreation areas. It has a range of facilities including a paddling pool, sports pitches and a play...

Butser Hill is one of the highest points in Hampshire with a story trail, kite flying and beautiful views that stretch out across the South Downs and onto...

War Memorial Playing Field and Play Area is a recreation ground on the edge of Chilbolton Cow Common.  The play equipment includes toddler swings, swings...

Sandhurst Memorial Park is full of things to tackle, places to explore and activities to try, including varied play equipment, a picturesque pond...

Locks Ride Recreation Ground Splash Pad and Play Area is the perfect place to spend a summery day. It has a beautiful play area with sand pits, water play areas...

According to the information boards, Hawley Meadows gives an impression of how the Blackwater Valley would have looked 100 years ago. It must have...

The Sands Recreation Ground and Play Area hides well but is worth finding. It is a small but has everything you need for a relaxed afternoon’s play – a...

Morgan Recreation Ground is a well-equipped play area at one end of Crowthorne High Street. It has a range of equipment that is in good condition and suitable for all...

Holybourne Play Area is a wooden play area with a spacious, natural feel and an area where you can become a human sundial! The play equipment includes, a circle...

Denbies Hillside’s panoramic views sweep up and down the valley and across to Leith Hill Tower. We spent about an hour and a half walking the Denbies...

The Savill Garden is 35 acres of gardens and woodland in Windsor Great Park and just a short walk from Virginia Water Lake and an even shorter walk from the...

The Hawley Meadows Story Trail is is actually a series of several short stories about wood nymphs, water nymphs and a cheeky boggart. It is called “The Story of the...

“Wagons roll!” at Post Haste Play Area, which has a multiplay stagecoach being led by an elephant springer. The play equipment includes a...

A pirate ship has run aground at California Country Park! Its crew – a parrot, an owl and an octopus wearing a Jolly Roger eyepatch – man the decks but...

Steep Recreation Ground is a small play area near Mill Lane waterfall and within walking distance of the Shoulder of Mutton Hill and the Ashford Hangers. The...

Have you ever wanted to visit Ascot Racecourse? Not only is it possible but it also makes a fun afternoon out – picnic on Ascot Heath, play at the Ascot Heath Play...

Bracklesham Bay is probably the place we love to visit the most. As the tide falls, a huge stretch of sand opens up and you can find fossils just lying on the...

Littlehampton West Beach feels wild – an uninterrupted stretch of sand extending as far as the eye can see, flanked by sand dunes and turquoise waters. It is...

Abinger Hammer Playground is the perfect place to take a picnic and spend a lazy afternoon splashing through the River Tillingbourne. When we visited the river was...