--- title: "Timber Play Equipment, Trim Trails and Themed Play | Craft Wales" url: https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/play-equipment description: "Timber play trains, pirate ships, climbing towers, trim trails and themed play equipment for schools, nurseries and parks across Wales." lang: en --- Image: Timber play tower with a red pitched roof, a slide and green climbing panels decorated with yellow flowers, standing on woodchip surfacing with trees and fencing behind (https://craft-wales.co.uk/__l5e/assets-v1/d04171b7-3f1f-4a48-b7b7-05dec4c14340/play-tower-slide.jpg) [ What we build ] # The first place they run to _at break_ Timber play equipment made in our own factory and installed by our own team, including wet pour safety surfacing, built for daily use in a Welsh playground rather than a catalogue photograph. Made in our own factory Installed by our own team Bespoke sizes Welsh made [ The range ] ## Built to last, not to follow a trend Nothing on this page is a standard kit. Everything is drawn and built for the space it is going into, at whatever size and in whatever colours suit, so take these as examples of what we have made rather than a list to pick from. Built from a combination of timber and Play-Tec plastic, so they stand up to daily use outdoors. ### Play Trains An engine and carriages the children climb in and out of all break. - Engine and two carriages around 7 metres long - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Pirate Ships and Longships A ship in the playground, carved and named in Welsh or English. - Made to measure - Name carved in Welsh or English - Mast and carved name - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Adventure Towers A raised platform with a pitched shingle roof, steps up one side and a slide down the other. - Made to suit the space - Shingled roof - Steps and slide - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Adventure Areas Two or more towers linked by a raised bridge, with a slide, a climbing panel and a fireman's pole. - Made to suit the space - Linked towers and raised walkways - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Clamber Stacks A timber frame strung with climbing nets and rope, for scrambling up and over. - Made to suit the space - Climbing nets and rope - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Climbing Walls A freestanding panel with hand and foot holds cut through it, and the school name routered into it. - Made to measure - Two-colour Play-Tec plastic - Name or design routered in - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Castle and Fort Play A timber castle front with battlements and turrets, climbing holds across the face and a plank bridge slung between the towers. - Made to suit the space - Climbing holds - Timber plank bridge - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Stepping Posts and Balance Beams Single pieces you can add to a space you already have, from stepping posts to a balance beam or a rope traverse. - Made to suit the space - Added one piece at a time - Timber posts set into the ground - Safety surfacing quoted separately. - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Trim Trails Several pieces laid out together as a course, so a whole class moves through it at once. - Made to suit the space - Laid out as a course - Rope bridge and balance sections - Timber posts set into the ground - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Play Huts and Playhouses Somewhere to disappear into, and the first thing they run to in the morning. - Made to measure - Covered and part-clad - Suitable for early years - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Mud Kitchens A low timber kitchen with stainless bowls set into the top, a hob and a washing machine door. - Made to measure - Stainless steel bowls - Coloured work surface in two-colour Play-Tec plastic - Name or design routered in - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Themed Play Panels Shop fronts, post offices, height charts and nature panels, carved and painted to your design. - Carved and routered - Welsh or English - Fixed to posts or to a fence - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Sandpits and Water Play Built with a lid, so it is ready to use rather than full of rain. - Lidded - Carved Welsh and English labelling available - Made to measure - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Fire Engines and Role Play A fire engine and its matching station bay, cut from painted panels for indoor use. - Made to measure - For indoor use - Painted panels - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact ### Bespoke Play Trains, cars, tractors, boats, and whole areas as well as single pieces. The slide here runs down a turfed bank with a timber tower at the top. Everything is built to order, so these are examples rather than a catalogue. - See bespoke commissions: https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/bespoke-commissions - Made to your idea - Drawn by hand before anything is cut - Any size to suit the space - Price on request - Ask us for a quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact See all 42 play equipment photographs: https://craft-wales.co.uk/our-work/gallery?filter=play-equipment [ Safety surfacing ] ## The ground underneath matters as much as the frame. We lay wet pour, the seamless rubber surfacing you see under climbing frames and trim trails. It arrives as rubber granules mixed with a binder, poured and trowelled on site, so it forms one continuous surface with no joins, mats or edges to lift. How deep it goes is set by the equipment above it. The higher a child can climb, the more depth is needed underneath, which is what BS EN 1177 measures. We work that out as part of the design rather than leaving it to someone else afterwards. It drains rather than puddling, it can be laid over existing tarmac or concrete, and it comes in colours, so markings, numbers and patterns can be set into the surface while it is being laid. [ Safety ] ## The questions you have to ask. ### BS EN 1176 compliance All our play equipment is built in accordance with BS EN 1176. ### Safety surfacing BS EN 1177 for safety surfacing. We lay wet pour as part of the installation, with safety surfacing quoted separately. ### Annual inspection We are not qualified to carry out an official inspection, but can arrange one if needed as an optional extra in an aftercare package. ### Workmanship guarantee Five year workmanship guarantee [ How they are built ] ## Built for Welsh _weather_ ### Posts that do not rot Galvanised steel posts are concreted into the ground and the timber legs sit over them, so the timber never sits in wet ground. ### The timber Locally sourced oak and sweet chestnut, alongside Douglas fir, larch and spruce, from managed forests. ### The finish Everything apart from green oak is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. Green oak is left to weather naturally. ### Drawn before it is built Every structure is drawn by hand, to scale, before anything is cut. [ Who we build them for ] ## Who we build play equipment for ### Schools and Education Trim trails, play trains and climbing towers for busy school playgrounds. See schools and education https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/schools ### Nurseries and Early Years Play huts, lidded sandpits and themed panels for younger children. See nurseries and early years https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/nurseries ### Councils and Parks Timber play pieces for public parks and open spaces. See councils and parks https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/councils-and-parks ### Leisure and Tourism Themed play that gives families a reason to stay on site longer. See leisure and tourism https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/leisure-and-tourism [ Aftercare ] ## We come back. Everything we make, apart from items in green oak, is finished in an oil-based product, and we recommend re-coating each spring. That stops the timber cracking and splintering, keeps the water out and slows the algae that makes a surface slippery. On a yearly maintenance plan we come back, inspect the timber, make good any minor damage and re-spray it. In year five we add an anti-fungal treatment. Green oak is designed to withstand the elements, and its appearance will change over time. [ How we work ] ## From first visit to final fitting. We plan and lay wet pour safety surfacing as part of the play equipment installation, with the surfacing quoted separately. 1. 01 ### Free Site Visit We come to you, measure up and talk through what you need. 2. 02 ### Design and Quote We draw it up by hand, to scale, and give you a fixed price. 3. 03 ### Made in Our Workshop Built by our own team in Ystrad Mynach. 4. 04 ### Installed by Our Team Delivered and fitted on site by the people who made it. 5. 05 ### Aftercare We offer a full aftercare package to help your products last. ## Tell us about the space you have Book a Site Visit: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact Try the concept tool: https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder Try the concept tool (https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder) ## Structured data ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Play equipment", "item": "https://craft-wales.co.uk/what-we-build/play-equipment" } ] } ```