Touchwood Play was started in 2002

We began our journey in the year 2002. Back then, we focused mainly on schools and public spaces.

Our founder Joe was a part of the movement in the early naughties encouraging the government to support the investment in playgrounds across the UK to get modern children to understand risk, build relationships together and develop skills.

Today, we’ve evolved, providing bespoke playgrounds across the United Kingdom to any entity looking to provide amazing play.

We specialise in creating natural playgrounds made from sustainable materials for schools, retail, leisure, tourism, parks and public spaces

With years of experience comes years of learning. In the same way, our playgrounds inspire children and develop their skills, we’re constantly focused on improving ourselves.

Our design, manufacture and installation teams are always evolving, and today we are a 35+ team with expertise in delivering incredibly high-quality playground equipment to various entities.

We know how to tailor a project to your specific needs. If you’re a school, we know that you need to maximise the play value of your installation and be as effective with your budget as possible. If you’re a retail installation, we know you need to increase dwell time and support parents.

When we work with you, we dive into the details of your location and specific needs to ensure the playground we design will support your goals.

We are playground designers, playground manufacturers and playground installers. We help our clients throughout the entire process of playground creation. It’s all possible thanks to our brilliant, highly skilled team

It might seem obvious from the photos on our website that we produce everything we install, but not all playground providers produce and design their playground equipment. Our team of installers, designers and craftspeople in the manufacturing team are why our playgrounds engage and amaze children.

Many playground projects are affordable and install off-the-shelf equipment in a specific area. However, we believe that playground design isn’t just about price or the number of equipment pieces installed.

We’re driven by value. Our clients consistently tell us that our playground designs support their goals and exceed expectations. The reason is our approach to design. We carefully consider budget, play value – which includes play routes, play types, and age groups – and the goals of the location. Creating a perfect blend of these attributes in a playground is where we excel and where bespoke makes sense.

Every playground we design is bespoke. Our clients know they are getting a playscape that is totally unique

We collaborate with you from the beginning, and every project we do goes through its design phase with our in-house team of designers. This means that whatever we create with you is yours and yours alone.

We’ve worked with every kind of business in need of a playground. Whether you want a brand-new installation or an update to a previous site we can help you.

Our experience to date, and our unique offering of designing, manufacturing and installing in-house, gives us the ability to help you develop your play offering, not just replace your existing installation.

We are a sustainably focused business, and we use sustainably sourced materials. However, creating play equipment sustainably is only one part of the puzzle. If you’ve got a great playground, but you need to expand it or develop it, other providers could suggest a new installation – this is not a sustainable way to expand a play offering from an economic or environmental perspective.

Our bespoke design approach and ability to 3D model allows us to create alongside your existing playground and develop your playscape, bringing it a new lease of life. This is a great way to try out a natural and sustainable playground and be more sustainable in general as an organisation.

We’re award-winning and we’re proud of our partnerships

Through our collaborations with clients, we’ve won awards for our playgrounds in schools, leisure locations, charities, and trusts. Of note are our awards in association with the RHS and RICS.

Our dedication to bringing the best play value to every project backed by high-quality design, manufacturing and installation of playgrounds drives us forward every day.

In 2023, we were honoured to be finalists in the ROSPA Play Value Awards and come in at 2nd place for our work with Hobbledown Heath.

create A playground that is uniquely yours

Our concept design team can quickly help you explore pricing, themes and play value on a call – submit your email address and our team will get in touch. Our designs are bespoke and no two are the same. Whether you’re a school or a world class leisure park, we can quickly come up with some ideas to support your project.