It's certainly not the most glam of locations - a playground within sight and all the noise of Horn Lane, Acton, but the Springfield Garden's playground sure is worth a visit - for babies, toddlers and younger children alike.There was a lot of flooding in Acton in 2007, so Thames water decided that it needed to do waterwork, exactly where the Springfield Garden Playground was. Rather than just lose a playground, Ealing Council rebuilt it, in a different
corner of the Park, and this time further back from the ever noisy Horn Lane.(It must be mentioned though, that the noise from Horn Lane can be a good distraction at times. If your child is excited by vehicles that blow a siren... this is the place for you!)
Sorry, on to the playground...
It's split into 3 quite defined areas. The first has baby swings, a small little climbing frame (which unfortunately has steps that aren't the easiest for the smaller children) with a slide and some little roundabouts.
The next one has a more challenging climbing frame and some 'big swings'. Plus some extra different kinds of swings and equipment to climb and play on.
The third area has a really cool climbing frame with a BIG slide that looks like great fun. Each area provides great physical challenges for children, and each area is covered by that soft squishy flooring that provides a bit of protection should your child (or you!) need it.The whole area is fenced and gated, and is a decent size that allows your child to have a good run around, and not feel restricted by the boundaries.
I love this playground because it has variety.
It is however let down by some aspects of the climbing frames - whoever designed them seemed to forget that children do need to be able to climb up safely in the first place. With close supervision though, they're fine.
There is also areas of shade most times of the day and seats for weary parents.
Access: no steps anywhere
Babychange: none
Cafe / Toilets : none, but Acton High Street and Churchfield road are within 5 minutes walk.
Where is it?
Horn Lane, Acton (nr the corner of Rosemont Road)
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How to get there: It's about a 15 minute walk from Acton Town station (steps) or Acton Central Overground station (step free!). Lots of buses go either up Horn Lane or to Acton High street.
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Nice one, thanks - we tried it out today in the sunshine, and were happy we did. What I most appreciated was some natural elements in the playground - rocks, trees - that break up the often industrial flatness of other playgrounds. E (16m) really liked this park's large spinning disc, usually not the case with other smaller ones.
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