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'The Sweet Potato CrissCuts are a healthier alternative to chips, which is great for us here at the playground because we try and give our kids a hot healthy meal,' says Neda Anderson, of Sands End Adventure Playground. 'Some of the kids we have in the playground might not have a hot meal at home, so being able to give them something so tasty and healthy is great, and all the kids loved them and asked for more!!

The revamped adventure playground Fort Douglas boasts a sky maze, treehouses, zip wires, suspension bridges, slides, climbing walls and secret tunnels.

After the kids have burnt off their energy on the wooden outdoor adventure playground, take a riverside stroll where you might spot the odd jumping salmon.

Meriden Adventure Playground serves the three most deprived wards in the borough and the country and is at the heart of a regeneration project.

Alexander Exley, aged nine, who attends Hepworth School, Holmfirth, said: "We have done loads of great activities and had time to play on the adventure playground doing team challenges - it was so much fun, just loads and loads of fun."

SOAK up Picton Castle and Gardens magic this Summer as you stroll through enchanting gardens and beneath some of the largest and oldest trees in West Wales, discover peace, beauty, woodland walks, herbs, a childrens adventure playground and masses of wild flowers that blend with woodland shrubs from all corners of the world.

Our visitor centre, cafe and shop at Draycote Water have been renovated and we're also pleased to say there is a brand new adventure playground for children at the country park."

On park facilities include expansive recreational areas, 21 acres of fishing lakes, children's adventure playground, cycling and walking routes and Castle Bar and Restaurant with family entertainment and cabaret.

Heartlands will have the area's biggest adventure playground, arts and crafts studios, an amphitheatre for live shows, botanical gardens and a cafe and bar.

They visited play sites including Rhyl Adventure Playground, which gets funding from local councils and private enterprises to provide a safe place to play as well as organise activities for children DAILY SAYS 8 including cooking sessions, a computer room for homework and other activities.

There is also an adventure playground and an interactive play area where you can have a go at milking a life-size model cow!

Admission: Free (donations welcome) BUTTERFLY AND WILDLIFE PARK Long Sutton, Spalding, Lincolnshire 01406 363833 www.butterflyandwildlifepark.co.uk One of Britain's largest walkthrough butterfly houses with exotic butterflies, Reptileland, gift shop, gardens, adventure playground and pet's corner.

At first I thought it was good fun - it looked like they were building an adventure playground for me and Sidney with lots of big jumps for us to tackle.

Finstock Golden Jubilee Adventure Playground is the first community-designed and built adventure playground in the UK and indeed across Europe.

The adventure playground dropped out of the news, and out of the public consciousness, as some councils even closed ordinary playgrounds.