Adventure Playground
Concealed within the hundred acres of pleasure gardens surrounding the house, is one of the most exciting and now famous Adventure Playgrounds in the south west of England. Designed by the present Marquis, it was first opened in 1976 and is constructed using Bowood timber.
Children of twelve and under can spend the whole day at Bowood developing their imagination whilst challenging themselves on a series of aerial walkways; a full size pirate galleon called the ‘Centaur’, designed by Cornish boat builder, Alastair Guy, complete with rigging and a crows nest; two trampolines and a flying fox. There are several very steep slides and flume tubes, a huge scramble net and perhaps the most famous and popular of all, the space dive, (known locally as the death slide). This wide vertical slide is a modern version of a Victorian design, which starts with a shocking 19 foot vertical drop.
For those not quite so daring, the Adventure Playground also contains swing boats, spinning discs, a Wendy House, ball pool, see-saws, swings and sand pit.
Brand new to the adventure playground this year is the 'Partridge Play Pen' a special new play area for under 7’s including log bridges, swinging log steps, stepping stones and balancing beams. Here youngsters can test their mettle before graduating to the more challenging Adventure Playground.
During weekends and school holidays the Adventure Playground provides a kiosk selling hot and cold drinks, sweets, crisps and, of course, ice-cream.
Tel: 01249 812102
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