Tel: 023 9282 2251
Adventure playgrounds
Last updated: 21 October 2009 16:16 UKThroughout the city we currently offer five adventure playgrounds with purpose-built structures and play centres. All sites are staffed by a fixed team and occasional casual workers. They are open access and free for children aged 5 to 13 and are fully staffed all year round.
All playgrounds are registered under OFSTED requirements and all staff are suitable to work with children and young people.
Portsmouth has just received funding via the DCSF to build a 6th, state of the art Playground, in the heart of Somerstown.
Our service aims to be child centred, friendly, safe and fun so that children can play regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, cultural background, physical and mental abilities. However the nature of this play means children who use one of the paygrounds cannot be confined to the playground or its grounds or prevented from coming and going as they please. These playgrounds are not aimed as childcare.
Children learn much by taking self-chosen risks, stretching themselves, making judgements and gaining in self-confidence. They learn about their capacities and how they have the power to extend them.Through challenge children learn how to assess risk and thereby develop the capacity to form sound judgement, capacity they will come to rely on as adults.
For further information call us on 023 9284 1101.
Stamshaw Park adventure playground
- 023 9269 0241
- Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.15 to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
- School holidays: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
Buckland Park play centre, Malins Road
- 023 9283 2611
- Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.15 to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
- School holidays: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
Landport adventure playground, Arundel Street
- 023 9282 4571
- Term time: Monday to Thursday, 3 to 6.45pm and Sunday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
- School holidays: Monday to Friday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 6pm
Portsea venture playground, Aylward Street
- 023 9275 3237
- Term time: Monday to Thursday, 3.30 to 7.15pm and Sunday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5.45pm
- School holidays: Sunday to Thursday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5.45pm
Paulsgrove inside outside playground
- 023 9222 1527
- Term time: Monday to Friday, 3 to 6.45pm and Sunday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5.45pm
- School holidays: Sunday to Thursday 10am to 1pm and 2 to 5.45pm
