Giant woodland adventure playground opens at attraction loved by Manchester families

Families say they 'can't wait' to visit an attraction loved by Mancunians after the unveiling of a new adventure playground. Chatsworth House is a stately home in Bakewell, around 80 minutes from Manchester, and attracts visitors from miles around.

But the opening of its new woodland play area at the weekend has made it all the more appealing and is fully accessible with ramps to get to the towers.

A post on the estate's Facebook page, which includes some images of the new playground, accessible via a secret tunnel from the farm yard, has attracted hundreds of comments, many of them from parents eager to take their kids along to try it out.

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"My little boy has a condition which means he can’t walk or climb very well, so normally he doesn’t get to make the most of playgrounds. Can’t wait to be able to bring him though," said one.

"Looks fantastic! I remember playing in the adventure playground 40 years ago on school trips to Chatsworth," said another.

The post states: "Adventure awaits! .... Climb our giant towers for a bird's eye view of the tree tops, venture along sky high rope bridges and zoom down shiny new slides. Discover games and activities inside the towers, from spinning pairs and braille dominoes to fun facts about bees - all accessible for everyone with our new pathways and ramp access. We can’t wait to welcome you. Get ready to let your imaginations run wild."

Each tower is connected by rope bridges or a crawl tunnel with a raised platform at the centre. Youngsters can communicate between the towers on the 'flower phone' before returning to ground level at speed with a choice of four slides; two racing slides, a spiral slide, or