Adventure Playground

In 2020, Wester Hailes Growing Communities commissioned City of Play architects to work with local residents to prepare a master plan for the improvement of the greenspace and facilities around the Greenway between Murrayburn & Hailesland.  The plan recognised the lack of play opportunities and community facilities in Dumbryden, Murrayburn and Hailesland, and recommended the development of an adventure playground.  Since then we have been working towards this goal.

We worked with Adventure Play Engineers, (APE) a London based organisation the community self-builds amazing adventure playgrounds.  Unfortunately, they went bust.  We have since engaged with Timber Play Scotland, who have prepare a concept design for an adventure playground.

We are still working on this goal, and hope that if we pull it off, it will provide inspiration for similar projects across the cities council estates.  We have added photos to the gallery of the original consultation workshops, the ‘pop up’ play structure we built, and concept drawings from APE.