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Scottish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
One of England's most popular children's playgrounds is about to get MUCH better
Plus, the award-winning English attraction with a 'one-of-a-kind' indoor play zone and its own campsite PLAY TIME One of England's most popular children's playgrounds is about to get MUCH better ONE of the most famous and loved children's parks in the country, will soon be getting a £3million upgrade. The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens, London, which is regularly named among the best play parks in England, is having some of its most popular parts replaced. Advertisement 4 The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens will get a £3million upgrade this year Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay 4 It will include a new treehouse encampment and tunnel slide Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay 4 There will also be greater accessibility in the park Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay According to Royal Parks - who manage the playpark - the improvements will retain "the characteristics of the existing Peter Pan-inspired playground". The much-loved Galleon will be replaced will be a new ship in the centre of the park with an additional lookout platform and a tunnel slide. The Galleon will also feature interactive play elements such as a 'Captain's Wheel', and musical and sensory features. There will also be a new treehouses encampment, with three climbable towers, talk tubes, a tunnel slide and a see-saw bridge. Advertisement The Treehouse Encampment will include social and interactive features such as musical equipment. The park's Mermaid Fountain will also get a redesign, with a sand play area and dams and gates for kids to play with in the water. The new equipment will be made out from timber from sustainably managed forests. The site will also have improved accessibility, with wheelchair-friendly spaces in both the Galleon and the Treehouse Encampment. Advertisement Andy Williams, park manager for Kensington Gardens, said: "This free-to-access playground has a special place in millions of children's hearts across the globe, and it's about to get even better. "Working with play specialist providers, our own landscape teams, and the local community we have developed proposals that will continue to make this playground an experience like no other. Lilidorei is the biggest adventure playground in the UK "The planned accessibility improvements will mean that the playground is open and welcoming to all children." Work will start in autumn of this year, and is expected to be complete by spring 2026. Advertisement The park originally opened in 2000 to commemorate Princess Diana, who once resided in Kensington Palace nearby. In total, the park welcomes over one million visitors a year. There is also the National Trust's largest adventure playground that mums say is 'a day trip in itself' and is also a Hollywood film set. Plus, the award-winning English attraction has 'one-of-a-kind' indoor play zone and its own campsite. Advertisement
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
One of England's most popular children's playgrounds is about to get MUCH better
ONE of the most famous and loved children's parks in the country, will soon be getting a £3million upgrade. The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens, London, which is regularly named among the best play parks in England, is having some of its most popular parts replaced. 4 The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens will get a £3million upgrade this year Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay 4 It will include a new treehouse encampment and tunnel slide Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay 4 There will also be greater accessibility in the park Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay According to Royal Parks - who manage the The much-loved Galleon will be replaced will be a new ship in the centre of the park with an additional lookout platform and a The Galleon will also feature interactive play elements such as a 'Captain's Wheel', and musical and sensory features . There will also be a new treehouses encampment, with three climbable towers, talk tubes, a tunnel slide and a see-saw bridge. Read more on playparks The The park's Mermaid Fountain will also get a redesign, with a sand play area and dams and gates for kids to play with in the water. The new equipment will be made out from timber from sustainably managed forests. The site will also have improved accessibility, with wheelchair-friendly spaces in both the Galleon and the Treehouse Encampment. Most read in News Travel Andy Williams, park manager for Kensington Gardens, said: "This free-to-access playground has a special place in millions of children's hearts across the globe, and it's about to get even better. "Working with play specialist providers, our own landscape teams, and the local community we have developed proposals that will continue to make this Lilidorei is the biggest adventure playground in the UK "The planned accessibility improvements will mean that the playground is open and welcoming to all children." Work will start in autumn of this year, and is expected to be complete by spring 2026. The park originally opened in 2000 to commemorate Princess Diana , who once resided in In total, the park welcomes over one million visitors a year. There is also the Plus, the 4 It is expected to be complete by spring/summer 2026 Credit: The Royal Parks/Timberplay
The Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
One of England's most popular children's playgrounds is about to get MUCH better
ONE of the most famous and loved children's parks in the country, will soon be getting a £3million upgrade. The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens, London, which is regularly named among the best play parks in England, is having some of its most popular parts replaced. 4 4 4 According to Royal Parks - who manage the playpark - the improvements will retain "the characteristics of the existing Peter Pan-inspired playground". The much-loved Galleon will be replaced will be a new ship in the centre of the park with an additional lookout platform and a tunnel slide. The Galleon will also feature interactive play elements such as a 'Captain's Wheel', and musical and sensory features. There will also be a new treehouses encampment, with three climbable towers, talk tubes, a tunnel slide and a see-saw bridge. The Treehouse Encampment will include social and interactive features such as musical equipment. The park's Mermaid Fountain will also get a redesign, with a sand play area and dams and gates for kids to play with in the water. The new equipment will be made out from timber from sustainably managed forests. The site will also have improved accessibility, with wheelchair-friendly spaces in both the Galleon and the Treehouse Encampment. Andy Williams, park manager for Kensington Gardens, said: "This free-to-access playground has a special place in millions of children's hearts across the globe, and it's about to get even better. "Working with play specialist providers, our own landscape teams, and the local community we have developed proposals that will continue to make this playground an experience like no other. "The planned accessibility improvements will mean that the playground is open and welcoming to all children." Work will start in autumn of this year, and is expected to be complete by spring 2026. The park originally opened in 2000 to commemorate Princess Diana, who once resided in Kensington Palace nearby. In total, the park welcomes over one million visitors a year. There is also the National Trust's largest adventure playground that mums say is 'a day trip in itself' and is also a Hollywood film set. Plus, the award-winning English attraction has 'one-of-a-kind' indoor play zone and its own campsite. 4
Time Out
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
London's Princess Diana Memorial playground is getting a £3 million upgrade
The Princess Diana Memorial playground in Kensington Gardens is one of the most famous and beloved children's parks on the planet. It first opened in 2000 and is visited by more than one million children a year. Naturally, all those years and all those kids stomping, sprinting and crawling about has taken its toll on the play area, and lots of equipment is in need of replacing. Now, planning permission has been granted for a £3 million transformation of the park. It'll still look like the playground that millions of people know and love, with the Royal Parks charity promising that the makeover will 'retain the characteristics of the existing Peter Pan-inspired playground'. The current galleon will be replaced will be a new and improved ship in the centre of the park with fresh features, including an additional lookout platform and a tunnel slide. Kids can also get excited for the new treehouse encampment at the playground, which will feature three climbable towers, talk tubes, a tunnel slide and a see-saw bridge. The park's Mermaid Fountain is getting a redesign, too, with a sand play area and interactive dams and gates for the little'uns to play with in the water. The new equipment will be made out of equipment from timber from sustainably managed forests. The area will also get improved accessibility, with wheelchair-friendly spaces in both the galleon and the treehouse encampment. Andy Williams, park manager for Kensington Gardens, said: 'This free-to-access playground has a special place in millions of children's hearts across the globe, and it's about to get even better. Working with play specialist providers, our own landscape teams, and the local community we have developed proposals that will continue to make this playground an experience like no other.' 'The planned accessibility improvements will mean that the playground is open and welcoming to all children.'
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Kensington Palace: Princess Diana playground granted £3m makeover
A £3m refurbishment of a playground built in memory of Princess Diana is going ahead after planning permission was granted by a west London near Kensington Palace and opened in 2000, it is visited by more than one million children a year, making it one of London's most popular play to upgrade the playground were approved by Kensington and Chelsea Council on 8 May following a public consultation which ended last Williams, park manager for Kensington Gardens, said the makeover will be funded by the Royal Parks charity and through a mixture of private and public donations. "Working with play specialist providers, our own landscape teams, and the local community we have developed proposals that will continue to make this playground an experience like no other," Mr Williams said."The planned accessibility improvements will mean that the playground is open and welcoming to all children." As part of the £3m upgrade, the Peter Pan-themed area will get a pirate ship upgrade, as well as a multiple-level tree current galleon ship at the playground will be replaced with a new galleon - complete with a crow's nest, ship's wheel and telescope. Built over three levels, it will be wheelchair accessible and will take about six months to complete. The Royal Parks charity, which is responsible for the playground in Kensington Gardens, insisted the approved plans would "retain the characteristics of the existing Peter Pan-inspired playground".Previously, the charity said it would also "provide more accessible and inclusive play, as well as challenging physical play, so that children of all abilities can enjoy creative and imaginative play together".In addition to the more accessible galleon ship, the tree house will have a suspension bridge, while the Mermaid Fountain will also be redesigned to expand the water and sand play area.
