Building a Replica Boat Lift

Miniature Replica Anderton Boatlift Adventure Playground

We have been hard at work, recreating a miniature play version of Anderton Boat Lift. The real boat lift is one of just two working boat lifts in the whole of the UK. What do you think of our latest creation? [ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end] See more pictures of the finished creation here.

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 Birthplace Museum in the rain. We have to cover as much as possible to make it easier to work, meaning there are great tent-like structures all over the place!

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 completed Noah’s Petting Ark at Dreamland in Margate. The ark acts as a petting zoo, full of animals, encouraging children to interact with them and become engaged in nature. Find out … Read more

We’ve Been Making a Giant Rustic Play Area at Knockhatch Adventure Park

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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. Take a look at the video to get a good look around and keep posted for updates on the finished play area.

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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 the completed structures are currently on their way to their new home at the retail park in Rushden Lakes. Once complete, there will be three starlings on a bird table, two racing swallows, a swan, and a hare. The hare is 18 feet long, the swallows and swan have 10 foot wingspans, and these massive sculptures are borne on 5″ steel tubes, bent into a curve. They took 1,500 man hours to produce and are designed to reflect the re-generation of the former gravel pits site at Rushden Lakes.

See more of our sculptures on our wooden sculptures and carvings page.

Let Us Show You Around Our Pirate Playground

Slide And Skull Folly Farm Pirate Play Area 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 apparatus that are stylised with a pirate theme, including bones, skulls, and treasure chests. The play area itself features a giant pirate ship (not built by us), a maze, and many pieces of climb apparatus. We incorporated the story of Black Bart into our design which we explain very soon.

Here are a few pictures of the finished play area. Keep checking back to see the final images of the whole play area.

Have You Ever Seen a Play Teleporter? We Made One!

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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 Farm asked us to build a replica teleporter as a piece of interactive play apparatus, it really got our creative juices flowing. Just to clarify, we’re talking about the sort of teleporter … Read more

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 hotel’s refurbishment. It features step posts, ramps, nets, ladders, a giant egg that children can climb inside to look out over the play area, and much more! Have a look … Read more

We’re Building A Pirate Playground Full Of Skulls

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Our latest outdoor play area project – for Folly Farm Adventure Park – is taking shape right now and it’s going to be a memorable one, following a pirate treasure hunt theme. Here are a few of the features that we have put together for this exciting project, including a giant skull that will feature … Read more

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 workshop in Dersingham. The hotel is undergoing a huge refurbishment, inside and out, and we think it will look fantastic at the end which makes us proud to be part of … Read more