Adventure playgrounds
Play is an important part of every child’s development and essential both to their health and happiness.
Adventure playgrounds provide free, safe and supervised outdoor play spaces for children aged 6 and over who live or go to school in Islington.
The adventure playgrounds in Islington are run by 3 organisations:
- we manage 4 playgrounds
- Awesome Adventure Play manages 6 playgrounds
- KIDS manages 1 adventure playground
Children must register with the provider before attending. Choose your playground below to find opening times and registration details.
Cape, Cornwallis, King Henry’s Walk, Three Corners, Waterside and Barnard adventure playgrounds
Managed by Awesome Adventure Play.
School term opening times
Cape adventure playground
Monday to Friday, 3:15pm to 6:15pm for free play sessions.
Find out more about Cape adventure playground.
Cornwallis, King Henry’s Walk, Three Corners, Waterside and Barnard adventure playgrounds
Tuesday to Friday, 3:30pm to 6:30pm for free play sessions.
Saturday's Family Play sessions take place 11:30am to 4:30pm for free play sessions, open to all ages with a parent or carer.
Find out more about these playgrounds:
- Find out more about Cornwallis adventure playground
- Find out more about King Henry’s Walk adventure playground
- Find out more about Three Corners adventure playground
- Find out more about Waterside adventure playground
- Find out more about Barnard adventure playground
For more information and to register your child, visit Awesome Adventure Play.
Crumbles Castle, Lumpy Hill, Martin Luther King and Timbuktu adventure playgrounds
Managed by Islington Council.
All four playgrounds offer free, supervised play for children and young people.
To register your child, you must fill in a registration form.
Read more about these playgrounds on our Find Your Islington directory:
- Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground
- Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground
- Martin Luther King Adventure Playground
- Timbuktu Adventure Playground
School term opening times
- Tuesday to Friday, 3:30pm to 6:30pm for free play sessions
- Saturday 12pm to 5pm
Saturday's Family Play sessions take place 12pm to 2pm for free play sessions, open to all ages with a parent or carer.
Hayward Adventure Playground
Managed by KIDS.
Hayward Adventure Playground is a fun, stimulating and inclusive environment for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
New temporary location for activities
Hayward Adventure Playground is having a major refurbishment to create a safer, more welcoming and improved space for children and young people to play, explore and enjoy.
While the works are taking place, all Hayward Adventure Playground's activities have moved to nearby Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground
Term-Time Sessions
After School Club
- Monday to Thursday
- 3pm to 5:30pm
- Ages 6 to 15 years
Youth Club
- Wednesday
- 6:30pm to 8:30pm
- Ages 16 to 25 years
Teenage Club
- Friday
- 3pm to 5:30pm
- Ages 13 to 19 years
Saturday Club
- Saturday
- 10:15am to 3:15pm
- Ages 6 to 15 years
Sunday (for young people only)
- Sunday
- Ages 16 to 25
Registration and eligibility
- register with the service
- be referred by a professional
- Phone: 020 7607 0033
- Email: haywardinfo@kids.org.uk
For more information visit Hayward Adventure Playground.
