Play is an essential part of every child’s life and is vital for their development. It allows children to explore their surroundings and develop skills. In play, children learn by doing. Through experimenting with their mental and physical abilities, children learn and gain in skills. Part of the learning is through their mistakes, and on occasions mistakes result in injury.
As a general rule children need an element of risk on play areas, as it is essential to their growth and development. It is preferable for them to learn about risks in a controlled setting. Play areas have a variety of challenge and difficulty. Not all children develop at the same rate and they sometimes have an unrealistic assessment of their abilities, or become over confident.
Since the launch of the new European play safety standards in 1999, we have carried out a refurbishment programme of the play areas. All equipment throughout the district meets the very highest standards of design, quality and safety and residents and visitors have a choice of 47 top quality play areas. We have also introduced a rolling programme of improvements.
The following is a list of all the play areas within the district, named by the park and its nearest street. Select a street name to see it on a map.
List of Warwick District Council play areas
Kenilworth
Warwick
Leamington
Whitnash
- Cox’s Orchard Play Area - Anthony Gardner Crescent
Cubbington