Ten great places to play in Exeter
Spring is in the air and it's time to get out and play!
www.playmapp.co.uk, the website showing free places to play, features over 120 playgrounds and parks within 10 miles of Exeter. To get you started, we've put together a guide showing ten of the best...
St Thomas Pleasure Ground
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St Thomas Pleasure Ground has a large children’s playground, seasonal paddling pool, public toilets and parkland. The playground is suitable for toddlers and under 12s and has a range of equipment including springers, swings, multiplay unit and a stand on seesaw.
Bury Meadow Park
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Bury Meadow Park in Exeter has a playground, wooden activity trail and open parkland. The playground is suitable for toddlers and Under 12s and has a variety of equipment including swings, rockers, multiplay unit, slide, trampoline and roundabout.
Belmont Park
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Belmont Park has a large playground, outdoor gym equipment and a sensory garden. The playground equipment includes springers, log cabin slide, train, igloo and kiddie kabin. The outdoor gym has a ski machine, leg press and chest press. There are table tennis tables and a basketball area. Along with plenty of open green space, there is something for everyone at Belmont Park.
Cowick Barton Playing Fields
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Cowick Barton playing fields have football pitches,tennis courts, half court basketball and a children’s playground. There is a picnic area and public toilets. Play equipment includes springers, multiplay unit, kiddie kabin, monkeys wood and a children’s picnic table.
Thornton Hill Play Area
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Thornton Hill Play Area has an exciting wooden agility trail featuring clatter bridge, tunnel net, swing steps and more. Basketball area.
Heavitree Pleasure Ground
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Heavitree Pleasure Grounds has something to offer everyone, with an open green space and picnic area. There is a large children’s playground, skatepark, MUGA, tennis courts and a seasonal paddling pool (summer only).
Clyst Heath Play Park
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Clyst Heath Play Park is one of Exeter’s largest, most well-equipped play areas. The exciting play equipment includes a zip wire, ground level trampoline, five-way swing, rodeoboard, adventure trail, climbing wall, wooden multiplay unit for climbing and sliding and more! There is also a ball court. Near Digby train station.
The Play Park
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The Mencap Society Inclusive Community Play Park has been voted the 6th best inclusive and accesible play park in the world! And it was the only UK play area to make it onto the list. The Play Park equipment includes a large structure for climbing and sliding, a wheelchair accessible roundabout, ride on, ride off seesaw and plenty more.
Chestnut Avenue Play Area
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Chestnut Avenue Play Area is a large enclosed playground with an exciting wooden agility trail, stand on seesaw, swings, 2 multiplay units with slides and swings.
Harrington Lane Play Area
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Large play area with a good variety of equipment including aerial runway, stepping logs, balance challenge, monkey bars, 4 seat springer, stand on swing, bay swings and nest swings. One ended MUGA (multi use games area) for sports such as basketball and netball.
