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Ideas, advice and thinking about better play.
Practical guidance, project insights and ideas about designing play spaces that give children more ways to explore, imagine, move and grow.
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Play & Development
The 16 Types of Play: A Guide to Designing Better Play Spaces
How the Bob Hughes play framework helps designers create richer, more open-ended play spaces.
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Playground Design
How to Design a Playground: From First Brief to Finished Play Space
A practical route through briefing, consultation, concept design, specification, installation and handover.
11 September 2026 · 4 min read
Schools & Early Years
School Playground Design: A Complete Guide for Primary Schools
Practical guidance for headteachers, business managers and governors planning a primary school playground.
11 September 2026 · 4 min read
Adventure & Public Play
Adventure Playground Design: Creating Spaces for Challenge, Freedom and Imagination
How connected landscapes, appropriate challenge and open-ended structures create richer adventure play.
11 September 2026 · 3 min read
Residential & Garden Play
Bespoke Garden Play Structures: A Homeowner’s Guide
What to consider when commissioning a natural play structure designed specifically for your garden and family.
11 September 2026 · 3 min read
Projects & Behind the Build
From First Sketch to First Climb: How a Bespoke Playground Is Designed and Built
Follow a bespoke playground through briefing, survey, concept, detailed design, making, installation and handover.
11 September 2026 · 3 min read