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Blacon Adventure Playground

📍 Chester, North West

★4.4(214 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Community-run outdoor adventure playground combining climbing frames, zip lines, woodland trails, mud kitchen, and a city farm with donkeys, sheep, goats, chickens, and ducks. Free entry with cheap cash-only snacks on site.

✓ Free entry✓ City farm animals✓ Zip lines✓ Woodland dens✓ Bike track✓ Community run
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★★★★★Featured review by Lee Pumford

The kids love the place and the staff at the site are always friendly and respectful with the kids. It's a great place to give kids freedom to play.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with children across a wide age range who want a full day of unstructured outdoor play at zero entry cost. The combination of farm animals, woodland trails, and varied equipment keeps children engaged for several hours.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Entry is free — bring cash for the cheap on-site snacks
⏰Bring bikes or scooters for the dedicated track outside the main area
đŸŽŸī¸Pack for a full day — children consistently don't want to leave
🚗Woodland den-building area is unsupervised — great for independent play

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.4
★★★★★

214 Google reviews

Free admission and variety40%
Farm animals30%
Friendly staff20%
Kids refuse to leave10%
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Lee Pumford

a month ago

★★★★★

“The kids love the place and the staff at the site are always friendly and respectful with the kids. It's a great place to give kids freedom to play.”

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Jowy Jozef

8 months ago

★★★★★

“Free entrance. Very cheap snacks (Cash Only). Great place to take the kids for a day out.”

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Debi Jayne Williams

10 months ago

★★★★★

“Great for children of all ages Good climbing frame with bridges and slides, zip line and other swings, wooded area with dens and trails, a bridge and wooden sculptures and a mud kitchen and sheltered seating area, also a mini farm with goats, rabbits and guinea pigs, chickens and ducks”

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Paul Maas

6 years ago

★★★★★

“Amazing place for the kids to let off some steam and see some animals all in one place. My 2 girls love it and there is a bike / scooter track outside so no worries of them getting board... only problem you will have is trying to get them to leave. 👌đŸŧ”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Blacon Adventure Playground packs climbing frames with bridges and slides, zip lines, swings, wooded den-building areas, a mud kitchen, a children's garden, and a city farm — all free to enter. The farm keeps donkeys, sheep, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, and ducks. A bike and scooter track runs outside the main play area. Indoor workshop spaces, toilets, and baby changing are on site. Snacks are available cash only.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday10:00 – 18:00
Tuesday10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 18:00
Friday10:00 – 18:00
Saturday10:00 – 18:00
Sunday10:00 – 18:00

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