There are an increasing number of mega adventure playgrounds across the UK, offering the wow factor. Run, scramble, climb, slide, swing, explore, these pay for play adventure playgrounds cause quite a stir when they open. Families are looking for novel and fun days out but these come at a price. If you’re feeling priced out, there are lots of free playgrounds reviewed on Red Kite Days too.
How Much are Pay For Play Adventure Playgrounds?
The adventure playgrounds are often set in the grounds of stately homes, palaces and castles, with the adventure play park an extra to grounds admission and some are included. You’ll find a comparison on adventure playground pricing and click through for reviews of the places visited by our local mum bloggers. A family of 4 price has been calculated for 2 adults plus 2 full paying children or if there’s a family ticket price offered.
Best Adventure Playgrounds in the UK
Find out a little more about the top pay for play adventure playgrounds in the UK and how much they cost (pricing July 2023)
Adventure Play at Windsor Great Park (Berkshire /Surrey)
Open from Tuesday 11th July, Adventure Play at Windsor Great Park is set next to Savill Gardens. As soon as you walk through the doors the WOW factor is certainly there. It feels like you’ve entered a little wooden village, with beautiful crafted houses, large acorns to climb in, wooden leaves which move when you jump on them and an impressive water play feature.
- Adult 16+ – £10 – £12
- Child 2- 15 – £13 – £16
- Under 2 – Free
Timed Play Session 2 hours
Windsor Great Park Adventure Play Review
Adventure Play at Blenheim Palace (Oxfordshire)
Adventure Play at Blenheim Palace is a new £3.6 million outdoor adventure experience located within the historic Walled Garden. The new area includes a series of immersive interconnecting zones with secret chambers, clamber nets, tunnels, slides, rope bridges, an amazing water feature running the length of the playground and giant carrots!
Blenheim Palace tickets need to be booked so there are a number of options. If you’re just visiting the area as a one off on holiday prices are below
- Adult £28 + £5 for adventure playground
- Child £13.50 + £7 for adventure playground
- Under 3s Free
- Family of 4 – £80
If you’re local and wanted to visit again a family annual pass included the adventure playground is £150 or £99 if you just want an annual pass but then still need to pay the £7/5 when you want to visit the adventure playground
Parking included
Timed Session Play 3 hours
Blenheim Palace Adventure Play Review
Tumblestone Hollow at Stonor Park (Oxfordshire – close to Berkshire & Buckinghamshire)
Tumblestone Hollow adventure playground is the perfect family place to escape into a magical world of adventure and exploration. For those with an adventurous spirit you can climb up a spiral of steps to the top look-out deck, crawl through tunnels, scramble along a netted tube or along bridges. There’s also a fantastic twisty slide and zip wire. Younger kids will enjoy the sand and water play area.
- Adult – £9
- Child Over 105cm – £10
- Child 92 – 105cm £8
- Child under 92cm – free
Parking included
Stay all day
Tumblestone Hollow at Stonor Park Review
The Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace (London / Surrey)
Image Credit: Hampton Court Palace
The Magic Garden adventure playground provides a unique way for your family to explore the history of Hampton Court Palace. Each part of the adventure playground represents myths and legends, stories and objects that can be found at the palace.
The Magic Garden is included in the Hampton Court Palace admission ticket and there’s no guarantee of space and you may have to queue on busy days.
- Adults Off Peak / Peak – £26.30 / £29.00
- Child 5 – 15 years Peak / Off Peak – £13.16 / £14.50
- Under 5s – Free
- Family of 4 Peak / Off Peak – £78.92 / £87
- Free entry of annual pass holder £55 which includes 6 palaces
Pay for parking
Stay all day
Hobbledown Epsom (Surrey)
Hobbledown Epsom is an amazing family day out an amazing array of adventure playgrounds for all ages as well as lots more for kids to enjoy from meeting the farm animals, indoor soft play and a very unique Imaginarium -part reptile house, part water play, part insectarium and part interactive jungle plus lots more to fill the whole day with fun.
- Adult – £20
- Child – £20
- Under 2s – Free
- Family of 4 – £80
Keep an eye out for special offers like their £12 toddler days which includes 1 adult + 1 preschooler and runs Tues, Wed, Thurs term time.
Free Parking
Timed entry slots but you can stay all day
Adventure Play at Burghley (Lincolnshire)
Image Credit: Burghley
Burghley‘s exciting new woodland play area is opened in time for Easter 2023. Themed around William Cecil as the country’s first Chief Spymaster, the new woodland adventure playground features a series of fun packed play zones that lead to the epic Hidden Towers.
- Adult – £9.00
- Child 3 – 15 years – £7.50
- Under 3s – Free
- Family 2 adults + up to 3 children – £30
Pricing includes access to the gardens too (extra if you also want to visit the house)
Parking included
Timed entry slots and stay as long as you like
Fairytale Farm (Oxfordshire)
Fairy Dell is the new adventure play area at Fairytale Farm near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds. While it might not be on the scale of some of the really big adventure playgrounds, it’s perfect suited to younger kids. Even better, it’s included in admission to the inclusive children’s farm park so you can make a day of it, meeting the animals, exploring the sensory garden and taking part in the holiday events.
- Adult Peak / Off Peak – £7.19 / £8.99
- Child 2- 16 years – – £7.19 / £8.99
- Under 2 – Free
- Family of 4 Peak / Off Peak – £28.76 / £35.96
Free Parking
Stay all day
BeWILDerwood (Cheshire)
BeWILDerwood, is a treehouse adventure like no other. You are taken into a wonderful forest, surrounded by treehouses, wobbly wires, slippery slopes, treetop canopies, and wooden play structures. It is a brilliant fun day out suitable for all the family.
- Over 105cm – £21.50
- 92 – 105cm – £19.50
- Under 2 – Free
- Family of 4 – £82
Free parking
Stay and play all day
Chatsworth Estate Farmyard & Playground (Derbyshire)
Discover at working farmyard and farmyard friends, plus a woodland playground with a rope park and zip line, as well as water and sand play at Chatsworth.
- Adult – £10
- Child 3 – 16 years – £4
- Under 3 – Free
It’s cheaper visiting off peak with children £8 and adults £4
Parking free if you book your tickets online in advance. These are the prices for the farmyard and playground only. Extra if you want to combine with visiting the house and gardens too.
Stay and play all day
Chobham Adventure Farm (Surrey)
Chobham Adventure Farm has a fantastic outdoor space. With two separate wooden adventure playgrounds – one for slightly older children with a higher, more complex climbing apparatus and zip wires. The other is a smaller play frame with little houses, balancing obstacle courses and a slide. This is all combined with indoor soft play and the chance to meet the farm animals too.
- Adult Off Peak / Peak – £9.50 / £14.50
- Child 5 – 18 Off Peak / Peak – £14.50 / £18.50
- Child 3 – 4 Off Peak / Peak – £9.50 / £18.50
- Child 1 -2 Off Peak / Peak – £6.50 / £7.50
- Under 1 – Free
- Family of 4 Off Peak / Peak £50 / £66
Free Parking
Stay all day and play
Waddesdon Manor Woodland Playground (Buckinghamshire)
The adventure playground at Waddesdon Manor is spread out through the woodlands. Starting down by the coach house there’s an area perfect for younger kids. Follow the walkway for adventure play along the way with everything from slides to zip wires. While not the epic scale as some of the big adventure playgrounds, there’s plenty of opportunity to run, jump, slide and climb.
- Adult – £13.20
- Child – £6.60
- Under 5s – Free
- Family of 4 – £39.60
This is the pricing for grounds admission, extra if you want to visit the stunning manor house. Worth noting that National Trust members go free and they have lots of great events during the school holidays.
The Crocky Trail (Cheshire)
Completely different to other adventure playgrounds, The Crocky Trail is a mile long trail complete with challenges, games, slides and rides. We have a special 10% discount for Red Kite Days readers making this a great value day out with the kids in Cheshire. Click here for discounted tickets
- Adult Direct / Discount – £12 / £10.80
- Child Direct / Discount – £17 / £15.30
- Under 5 – Free
- Family of 4 with discount – £52.20
Stay all day and play
Habberley Trail (Worcestershire)
Habberley Trail is set in utterly stunning grounds with beautiful Worcestershire views all around. It’s full of fantastic family fun, blending a mix of traditional style activities that totally captivated young & old, to more modern day fun, games & lots of bouncing. We have a special 10% discount for Red Kite Days readers making this a great value day out with the kids . Click here for discounted tickets
- Adult Direct / Discount – £7 / £6.30
- Child 4+ Direct / Discount – £10 / £9
- Under 4 – Free
- Family of 4 with discount – £30.60
Stay all day and play
Wellington Country Park (Berkshire)
Wellington Country Park is peppered with great playground and so much more that you can make a whole day of it. There are lots of play areas scattered throughout the park and tailored to different age ranges and interests. The large adventure play areas are great for the older kids and there are also great toddler play areas, a lovely big sandpit and play houses. Most activities are included in your entry fee with extras for the miniature railway and electric cars.
- Adult – £18.95
- Child (2-15 years) – £18.95
- Under 2 – free
- Family of 4 – £37.90
Free parking
Book a timed arrival slot then stay all day and play
Wellington Country Park review
Dinton Pasture Country Park (Berkshire)
Dinton Pastures playground is brilliant. It spreads out over a huge area and is filled with lovely wooden equipment.
Free to visit, you only need to pay for parking if you drive there making it a great value day out in Berkshire.
- Up to and including 4 hours: £2 per hour
- Over 4 hours: £8 flat rate
