At Holker Estate Holiday Parks they were looking to add some new play equipment as well as an outdoor Gym Facility.  They have never had an outdoor Gym Facility at their holiday parks before and have been requested by their customers.  Having an outdoor space where people can do their warm-up exercises before going for a run is what people are looking for when they are booking a weekend or week away in the Lake District. At our first meeting with Holker Estate to discuss their plans, they didn’t have a specific area to put the outdoor gym facility.

The holiday has plenty of space to utilise but they also wanted to keep everything easily accessible. We have designed the outdoor gym facility to be built into different areas around the holiday park.  This would therefore encourage residents to walk around the holiday park grounds and would also stop the gym facility from looking busy which would discourage some people from using the equipment. Encouraging residents to get out and be more active and also having well-located gym equipment so people can exercise with some amazing views of the Lake District and the Lakeland fells.

The Meadows is a petting farm in Caerphilly Wales which opened in 2020. It is a great outdoor family attraction with a cafe and restaurant. They also offer educational days out for schools, so it can get very busy at peak times. They were looking to install a natural playground to cater to junior-aged children. There was a sandpit area in the location where they wanted to new playground which needed to be removed. They are wanting to have some traditional play equipment and also cater to children with limited mobility.

Our design team designed a low-maintenance, natural playground with traditional play equipment. We used our Fawcett Play Tower which has lots of different play values for junior-aged children and also offers some challenging play for younger children. The Fawcett Play Tower offers sliding, climbing, tunneling, 2x Wobble Bridges, Climbing Net, and Climbing Wall. We also added a Nest Swing which is great for all children and all abilities. The Nest Swing encourages group play but can also be used individually. With everything being natural play and a natural-looking playground, we decided that Grass Matting would be the best option when it comes to the Playground Safety Surfacing. This will allow the grass to grow through the Grass Matting which therefore gives the playground a natural feel while adhering to the playground regualtions.