Play & Facilities  

Risky Play

“Helping young people to experience risk and learn how to handle it is part of preparing them for adult life and the world of work.” Judith Hackitt, Health and Safety Executive Chair

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Our Adventure Zone offers the opportunity of risky play, in an environment where the health, safety and standards are continuously managed and assessed to the highest levels.  This does not mean that at some point during play, a potential hazard to your child or others might not be identified.  This is is why we operate the policy

 'Active Adult Supervision'  by the accompanying parent or carer.

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As an example, if playing outdoors in a woodland, would you decide to leave your child to climb a large tree entirely un-supervised, give them encouragement and hover at the bottom, or hold them in front as you climbed with them?  It's likely to be a decision based on many things like, how high the tree looked, the age of your child, whether it's a new adventure, and your knowledge of your child's abilities and attitude.  This risk assessment by parents and carers is often carried out in seconds, assessing different situations many times over in a day.  It is essential to children's development that they learn to risk assess and can do this effectively through play.  Sometimes it can be a difficult  juggle for parents and carers to allow them to do that while at the same time supervising their welfare.

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At The Fyne Den, we are continuously in discussion with parents and carers as to what 'acceptable hazards' are, and we encourage anyone supervising a child to remove them from the situation or remove the hazard if necessary.  Please feel free to have a conversation with the team about your ideas on this matter, we would be delighted to hear them. 

Damaged or faulty equipment should be reported to a Fyne Den team member immediately.

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The riskier play available at the Adventure Zone is suitable for all ages and as such supervision should reflect this.

Please see our Play Policy 

on best ways to use the space and lots of hints and tips on the benefits of Risky Play 

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PLAY

Our indoor 

Adventure Zone

  has been designed to offer adventurous natural play opportunities that provide a direct connection to nature.

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Wooden structures grow out of an exciting sand pool giving unlimited chances to be creative. 

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Developing a more flexible and imaginative space for new ideas and interaction on each visit, the

Adventure Zone

is a place our visitors are reluctant to leave and eager to return to time and again !

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Suitable for all ages,

we have made sure adults are able to access the equipment, encouraging families to play together and share in the adventures.

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With the addition of seating, a hot drinks machine and snacks to buy, free wi-fi and the warmest welcome, we hope to offer the whole family a place to relax, enjoy, share and play together.

Touchwood

In partnering with Bristol specialist wooden play equipment company Touchwood, we discovered a group of people as passionate about play as we are.

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Together we have designed an exciting, innovative and unique play space at the head of Glen Fyne that compliments our stunning natural surroundings and offers a play experience with all sorts of variations that children can engage with for far longer than often expected.

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Please see the independent safety inspection report for the 

Adventure Zone

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