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HIDDEN in Windsor Great Park is a huge and award-winning playground. It has been praised as a "magical" place for children to explore with nature trails, swings, hidden mice, and even a one-of-a-kind slide. Advertisement 4 The Adventure Park is found in Windsor Great Park Credit: Tripadvisor 4 The entire park is 4,800 acres Credit: Alamy Windsor Great Park is set across 4,800 acres of forests, grassland and gardens.
But for anyone exploring with the kids, they've also got one of the best places to play. The Adventure Play park, set across 1.2 acres, first opened in 2023 and in it you'll find a world of walkways, slides, sculptures, and treehouses.
It also features the UK's first roller slide which is a unique slide with rollers instead of a smooth surface. Advertisement Read More on UK Parks FUN-SHINE Five of the UK's biggest playgrounds to take the kids to as weather to hit 16C PLAY TIME UK adventure park is a cross between Alice and Wonderland and David Bowie movie The design makes for an engaging and sensory experience. There are different areas in the park for smaller children, such as mini climbing nets, tree stump trails, and swings.
For older children, there's plenty to explore on the huge wooden climbing frame, which also has slides and rope bridges. Scattered across the park there are over 100 wooden mice to spot. Advertisement Most read in Family NEW LOOK Major UK theme park to get huge new land by 2027 with rollercoasters THRILL SEEKER Small theme park named one of the UK's best opens new ride for summer PARK LIFE 5 very normal UK holiday parks that celebrities love to visit - from £3pp a night RAILY GOOD Trendy seaside town has unusual immersive train experience & only costs a fiver There's also lots of seating around the park so adults can keep an eye on the little ones.
And when everyone gets hungry, there's a cafe with hot and cold food options, and a gift shop. World's largest play structure is in the UK with 85ft tower 4 There's plenty of places to play for children of all ages Tickets for adults range from £10-£12, with tickets for children aged 2-17 costing £13-£16, depending on whether you book for a peak or off-peak day and time. Advertisement Each booked session lasts two hours.
One visitor described their visit as "magical" on Tripadvisor. They continued to add: "The playground is beautifully and thoughtfully designed and built, down to the last detail. We went for our kids (2-4 years) but we all ended up climbing, exploring and shooting down the slides with them.
" Another wrote: "Unexpectedly amazing, and so much to discover. Amazing coffee shops and restaurants close by. Everything clean and lovely atmosphere!" Advertisement The Adventure Play park is about to be awarded one of the greatest honours in the themed visitor experience industry by the Themed Entertainment Association .
Windsor Great Park Adventure Play will be awarded for outstanding achievement in its attractions category. The award will be presented at its Los Angeles ceremony in March 2025. Read more on the Scottish Sun FIRST PEEK First look at Channel 4's gritty new thriller starring Dougray Scott set PASS IT ON Urgent warning to Scots as new passport changes rolled out tomorrow Read more on five of the UK’s biggest playgrounds across the UK .
Advertisement And the UK' s tech-free attractions that my kids prefer to theme parks – and spring is the best time to visit . Lilidorei Is The Biggest Outside Play Structure In The UK Lilidorei is a magical village with its own fantasy lore, including nine clans of magical creatures like elves, trolls and fairies. The magical creatures celebrate Christmas throughout the year, meaning Lilidorei always has a sprinkle of festive magic - even in the summer months.
State-of-the-art sound and lighting systems bring each of the fairytale houses to life, with visitors able to peer through windows and ring doorbells. The sprawling 40-acre fairytale-themed land is also home to Elfwin Drin - the world's tallest play structure and you'll find it in Alnwick, Northumberland. Standing at 85ft, Elfwin Drin is taller than the Angel of the North.
The towering play structure is actually the King of Lilidorei's castle and doubles as a huge playhouse. It features everything from tube slides and bridges to towers and a sliding pole 4 The play area has a one-of-a-kind sensory slide Credit: Alamy.
