A popular castle not far from Nottinghamshire has announced that it will be opening its long-awaited £350,000 children’s adventure playground. The themed outdoor site at Belvoir Castle has been built in the parkland at the foot of the Grade-I-listed site by specialist company CAP.Co, with the opening date confirmed for October 15.
The design of the playground, which has been overseen by Lady Alice Manners, has been inspired by Belvoir Castle itself and the stories of its inhabitants, including David Manners, the 11th Duke of Rutland – its present custodian. Belvoir Castle’s Adventure Playground will be part of a host of Halloween events at the site and its retail village The Engine Yard.
"I am extremely proud of the new Belvoir Castle Adventure Playground, a project that I have been spearheading since 2019. We wanted to create a place for families to come to together, to enjoy together and to be in nature together,” said Lady Alice Manners.
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“The whole ethos of this playground is inclusivity - everything is built so that parents and grandparents can join their children in the play. We have worked around the natural topography of the woodland to create a non-invasive structure which we hope will feed everyone’s imaginations and my hope is that many happy memories are made by families at this wonderful adventure playground.
“I wanted to create a playground that represented my father’s tenure of Belvoir. The ship is inspired by Resolution, my father’s book which is about my ancestor Lord Robert who captained the ship in the 18th century."
The ship can be accessed from both lower and the higher routes of the playground, either by steps into the hold or a gantry directly on to the top deck, which is accessible to all and features a zip wire. Annual passes are available to purchase which give unlimited entry to the playground and gardens, and free parking on the first visit.
The pass costs £150 for the whole year, admitting a family of five.
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