Councillor Timothy Coleridge, Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington &
Chelsea, opened the capital’s first play pathfinder adventure playground on 4 July. The adventure playground in Little Wormwood Scrubs park in north Kensington, was designed in consultation with children from the Dalgarno area. The new space gives children the chance to climb nine-metre pyramids, swing across bridges, hide in tree houses, make dens, splash around in water
and much more besides.
This is the first of many new adventure playgrounds which will be created in London and across the
country over the course of the pathfinder programme (2008-2011) funded by the Department for Children
Schools and Families. Paul Durr, Regional Programme Manager for Play England – London, said:
‘Congratulations to all involved. Adventure playgrounds with skilled playworkers, and environments rich
in possibilities are simply great places for children to play. They are a key element of the government’s
pathfinder programme,and it is wonderful to see children in London now beginning to benefit from this
investment.’