Luxury Playhouse Available For Christmas 2018: £14,000
We are currently offering Walnut Cottage, a luxury children’s playhouse for sale for £14,000 plus delivery. Hand made in the UK, Walnut Cottage is…
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Set Sail At Bolton Abbey
A firm favourite at Flights of Fantasy, we have built numerous wooden play pirate ships over the years and yet another has joined our…
An Instant Online Hardwood Decking Quote Calculator
Following on from the opening of Quercast Sawmilling, our specialist hardwood sawmill, we have opened two new websites that promote hardwood decking, our flagship…
A Wind Powered Pirate Ship
Half funded by the Berry Burn wind farm community fund, we built a pirate ship for Grantown Playgroup. This is the newspaper article from…
Gifts For Kids Who Have Everything
What do you buy for the child who has it all? In the modern world where we have more than ever before, we have…
Find Children’s Play Areas Near Me
How often have you wanted to find a new play area to entertain your children, but not known where to look or who to…
The Best Playgrounds For Children In The UK
By creating a combination of engaging, exciting, and memorable play environments, one of our main aims is to make the best playgrounds for children…
How The Grass Grows
When we install a play area, we normally don’t get the pleasure of seeing it in full action. We make it, we install it,…
The Family Restaurant Business Plan: How To Attract Families To Your Restaurant
Statistically, most people have children, yet we often fail to offer dining environments that cater to families, literally throwing away vast quantities of great…
For The Sake Of Parents’ Sanity, Every Restaurant Should Have Play Areas Like These
If you have young children, you will know the pain of going out for dinner or a drink. What should be a relaxing and…
Our UK Green Oak Supplier
Oak is one of our favourite timbers to use for outdoor structures and it is a timber we come back to again and again……
Making Indoor Space Functional
We love making the most of all available space and this ship-themed indoor bench is a perfect example of that. We took an unused…
How Would This Adventure Trail Look In Your Garden?
We love making natural looking adventure play areas and rustic play equipment is one of our specialities. Below are a few images of a…
We Love Making Play Pirate Ships
Iconic, memorable, and engaging, play pirate ships are one of our favourite play pieces to create and we have accrued a rather large armada…
How Do You Make A Wheelchair Friendly Playground?
At Flights of Fantasy we have a very strong belief in inclusive play for all and work very hard to create accessible play areas….
Giant Animal Sculptures of Local British Wildlife
We love creating memorable play areas and carvings, and our latest animal sculptures at Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre are certainly memorable – larger that…
The Most Fun You Can Have On A Sinking Ship
One doesn’t normally think of a sinking ship in a particularly happy way. However, as part of our series of natural play areas at…
Carving Local Animals In Wood
We have added a varied collection of wooden animal carvings to our portfolio at Rushden Lakes. Covering birds, mammals, insects, and fish, each animal…
This Giant Heron’s Nest Is Actually A Children’s Play Tower
Climbing frames used to be lifeless metal structures that served as unimaginative play features, offering children the opportunity to develop their physical skills without…
A Wooden Fordson Tractor Has Joined Our Fleet
Our ever growing fleet of play tractors and machines has grown ever larger with another new tractor, this time for The Museum of English…
We’ve Opened A Hardwood Sawmill In Norfolk
We’re very excited to announce the opening of Quercast Sawmilling, Norfolk’s Hardwood Sawmill, supplying oak across the UK. As demand for our bespoke play…
Otter Tunnels For Children
An otter tunnel for children… sounds curious, right? We completed several pieces of animal themed play apparatus at Rushden Lakes and this particular one…
How To Have A Picnic In The Rain
Eating outdoors is good for the soul, but the Great British weather is not always conducive to that enjoyable past time. That’s why we…
Do Your Children Like Giant Spiders?
In general, we’re pretty sure that most children don’t like to play with giant spiders… however we regularly make giant spider climbs that children…
We Made A Beach Play Area With A VW Camper
When Little Kings Holiday Park asked us to make a beach themed indoor play area in a limited space, it got out creative juices…
How We Built Noah’s Ark
When Dreamland Margate asked us to build a petting zoo reminiscent of Noah’s Ark, we were very excited about how we would bring ‘Noah’s…
How Is This For Rustic Play?
We love building natural play areas that fit seamlessly with the environment around them and we recently completed a very rustic play area at…
Another Ship For The Dreamland Fleet
The Dreamland Margate fleet has grown as we have completed an outdoor pirate ship at the site. It is very different from the first…
A New Fleet Of Farm Machinery For Folly Farm
We pride ourselves on bringing unique creations to life in play form and our play machines at Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo are…
A Food Hut Hidden in the Forest
Wallington Hall is a grand country house and gardens in Northumberland, offering fun days out for all the family. With forest across much of…
What Do You Think Of Our Ben Burgess Combine Harvester?
We just finished making a miniature replica (play version of course) of a Ben Burgess combine harvester at Holkham Hall in Norfolk. Whilst making…
How Do Our Brambly Hedge Carvings Stand Up To The Great British Weather?
A couple of years ago, we created a collection of wooden carvings at Abberton Reservoir based upon the Brambly Hedge book series by Jill Barklem….
Building a Replica Boat Lift
We have been hard at work, recreating a miniature play version of Anderton Boat Lift. The real boat lift is one of just two…
We Love Working Outside… Although Not Always in the Rain
We love working outdoors, but sometimes the Great British weather turns to rain. Here is a walk-around of us working on the Robert Burns…
A Modern Day’s Noah’s Ark, Full Of Animals
Chances are, you know the story of Noah’s Ark, but did you ever think you would see such a thing in 2017?! We just…
We’ve Been Making a Giant Rustic Play Area at Knockhatch Adventure Park
We’ve been very busy lately building a huge rustic play area at Knockhatch Adventure Park. It features over 200m of walkways and several towers….
Snowre Hall Children’s Playhouse For Sale
We are offering our beautifully refurbished Snowre Hall Playhouse at a special price, £20,000 incl. VAT, delivery, and set up (in the UK –…
We’ve Been Making Some Giant Bird Sculptures
Commissioned by Crown Estates, we have been building several giant animal structures. Each one is constructed from a steel frame, overlaid with willow, and…
Why Do We Make Play Equipment?
In short, because we love it. Flights of Fantasy is a business that was built from passion. Our founder, Russell Bowlby, worked in the…
Let Us Show You Around Our Pirate Playground
We have been hard at work, building a pirate play area at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo. It incorporates many pieces of play…
Have You Ever Seen a Play Teleporter? We Made One!
We love to make extravagant designs and it’s exciting when someone comes to us with a new challenge that we haven’t tried before. When Folly…
Play Area Nearing Completion at the Ffolkes Arms
We’ve been working at the Ffolkes Arms Hotel in Hillington for the past few weeks, building an expansive outdoor play area as part of…
The Benefits Of Play For Children & Their Development
Several studies have shown that there are many benefits of play for children and their development, yet children of today spend less time outside…
We’re Building A Pirate Playground Full Of Skulls
Our latest outdoor play area project – for Folly Farm Adventure Park – is taking shape right now and it’s going to be a…
Why Do Our Children Spend Less Time Outside Than Prisoners?
Current UN guidelines for prisoners state that “Every prisoner who is not employed in outdoor work shall have at least one hour of suitable…
Behind The Scenes: Hand Stripping 200 Tonnes Of Sweet Chestnut
When you see one of our finished play areas, such as the ones above, it’s hard to appreciate how much work and skill goes…
We Just Started A New Play Area At The Ffolkes
We have just started a very exciting outdoor play area project at The Ffolkes Arms Hotel in Hillington, just down the road from our…
A Brand New Play Windmill And A Boardwalk for Avoncroft Museum
We’ve just completed a boardwalk that leads through the forest to the play area at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, as well as a new…
Do You Remember Building Playhouses As A Child?
Do you remember being a child, building the most fantastical playhouses and Wendy houses in all the world? Castles to fight off dragons and…
Pirate Themed Chairs At Smugglers Bar
A couple of years ago we made a pirate themed indoor play area for Smugglers Bar and Grill in Amroth. We recently stopped by to…
A Walk To The Windmill
Here is a little walk through one of our latest creations – a new play area and boardwalk at Avoncroft Museum. We’ll be posting…
A Glowing Reference From Samlesbury Hall
We love what we do and we love what we make – that’s why we do it. And we really love it when other…
Winning the Environmental Improvement Category at Waverley Civic Design Awards
We were excited and proud to hear that two of our play areas won awards at the Waverley Civic Design Awards 2016 for the…
Rebranding Flights of Fantasy
A few years ago we decided to update the company branding that had been around since we first started operating. Our old branding incorporated…
Flights of Fantasy is on Instagram
It’s taken us some time to get here, but finally Flights of Fantasy is on Instagram! Follow us to get regular updates of what…
You Dream It, We Build It
At Flights of Fantasy, our company ethos is that if you can dream something, we can build it. Every time a client comes to…
Mayflower Adventure!
This is a replica of Samlesbury Hall, designed and constructed as part of a unique, commercial visitor play area for Samlesbury Hall. The play…
Ahoy Matey!
This is the new pirate ship which is beginning it’s voyage… The new Captain is the proud owner of a beauty made with oak…
The Mulberry
This is the new pirate ship at the re-furbished Mulberry Pub on Conwy Harbour. Painted in Robinson’s Brewery colours with the Brewery logo on…
Whisby Natural World Centre!
Our unique indoor play area at Whisby Natural World Centre, for Kesteven Council is now complete. Unique and interactive, it displays the story of…
Floral Fantasy Castle
Flights of Fantasy create Rapunzel’s Dreamhouse This unique castle playhouse has two heating systems, and is fully furnished with a roaring flame effect fire…
Farnham Park
Completed in the summer of 2015 and described by local radio as the best play area in Surrey, this rustic play in a historic…
Holiday Surprise!
This Rustic Tower, Play Area and Playhouse surprised two little girls when they came back from holiday. Sympathetically blending into the garden, the colours…
Pre-Owned Pirate Beds Available
A Fantastic Opportunity To Own a Flights Of Fantasy Pirate Ship Bed At A Fraction Of The Price With all of our work made…
Animal Wood Play Area
Flights of Fantasy create Animal Wood, a wildlife themed play area in Castlewellan’s Forest Park. We’ve spent a lot of time in Northern Ireland now,…
Not Your Normal Motorway Service Station
Flights of Fantasy Create An Indoor Play Area At Westmorland’s New Gloucester Services South Site The Westmorland Family Group has been operating the UK’s…
A Big Home Delivery
How do you get a large playhouse over a narrow bridge? Slowly and carefully. That’s how That was the challenge that the Flights of…
Jungle Themed Party Room For Bristol Zoo
Flights of Fantasy has teamed up with public artist Emily Campbell to create a jungle themed party room for Bristol Zoo The project, which…
A Mini Cooper Bed For Georgie
Flights of Fantasy Helps Georgie Nye Get The Bed Of His Dreams Before Christmas, we were told about Georgie Nye, a young boy from…
Realistic Animal Carvings for Gortin Glen Forest Park
Flights of Fantasy teamed up with Woodcarver Luke Chapman to bring an animal sculpture to Gortin Glen Gortin Glen Forest Park were looking for…
Pirate Ship Bed for Sale
Large Pirate Ship Bed for Sale OCTOBER 2014 3.3m Long Includes Mattress Used, in Excellent Condition £2,600 Plus delivery & set-up A rare opportunity…
Moseley Old Hall – Time Lapse Video
‘From little acorns, big oak trees do grow’ The Tree House at Moseley Old Hall has grown somewhat quicker than usual. Built from FSC…
A Tree House for Moseley Old Hall
This is the beginning of the large oak tree house we are building for the National Trust at Moseley Old Hall in Wolverhampton. The…
The worry of being a parent
Further to our recent post showing the four boys preparing to walk across Iceland (www.greatbigscaryworld.com) how is it I wonder, that my travelling sons…
A Grand, Weather-Defying, Installation
This project was completed – in the face of the worst weather conditions for 100 years – in early 2014. The apparatus is green…
Thameside Nature Park Play Area Now Open
The Thameside Nature Park Play Area is now open. The Essex Wildife Trust opened the lighthouse themed play area on Saturday, 19th July, with…
A Giant Birthday Surprise
Delighting children is one of the most rewarding parts of making play equipment. This is the last Tudor themed Wendy house that we delivered…
Our Original (27 Year Old) Tudor Style Wendy House
Despite having been made nearly three decades ago, our original tudor style Wendy house, the very creation that initiated the birth of this company,…
The Opening of Sandringham Outdoor Play Area
Built of sweet chestnut and sawn oak mainframes – both durable timbers – Sandringham Forest outdoor adventure play area is one of our latest…
A Realistic Play Tractor in Norway
We took this growler – an authentic replica of a Massey Ferguson tractor – all the way to Kongeparken in Norway . The park…
A Simple Wooden Train
We built this brightly decorated wooden play train at short notice for a school that had ordered an original with another company. Unfortunately, this company…
A Subtle and Natural Play Area
Located on a small farm, we have just finished construction of a natural looking outdoor play area. This small project is styled similarly to…
Sandringham Visitor Centre Play Area (Phase I)
If you go down to Sandringham Visitor Centre, you will see one of our latest projects – a wild, rustic outdoor play area. Built…
Moving House, Literally!
Six years ago, one of our clients wanted a children’s Wendy house that was a replica of her original home. As a result, we…
How to Make a Play Fort Stop Motion
Rarely do you get to see the many hours of construction involved in all of our play pieces, however this stop motion shows five…
A Play Area Full of Children
The miniature replica of Hatfield House and the surrounding play equipment is one of our most popular outdoor play areas. This is how it looks on…
Another Pirate Ship Joins Our Armada
Another pirate ship has joined our fast growing armada! This treated softwood pirate ship was designed to produce a highly cost effective centrepiece for an outdoor school…
A New Forest Outdoor Play Area
If you go down to the woods today, you’d better go in disguise. Deep in the woods, constructed of the woods itself, is the…
Welcome to the New Website
After difficulties with navigation on our last website, we now bring you our brand new online home. Here we keep everything as simple as…
