The Big Swing Adventure Playground
What’s it all about?
The Big Swing is based in Eccleshill and has been an integral part of the community for nearly 20 years. Wondering why it’s called The Big Swing? Well, you might have guessed it. We have one right in the middle of our site. We also have a fort maze, zipline, football pitch, slime den and jumping tower! We choose the equipment based on the feedback we get from the children and young people.
We’re big believers in utilising adventure play as a tool to improve children’s wellbeing and overall development. Which is why each piece of our play equipment challenges the children and enables them to use their body and mind in different ways.
Fun Fact! The Big Swing was actually named by the children who come to the site. We wanted to give them the ownership of something that was a big part of their community!
The Platter Project
The Platter Project is part of The Big Swing’s regular offer, which provides children with a nutritional plate of food after most adventure play sessions all year round. We aim to reuse food destined for landfill wherever we can.
We couldn’t provide this service without support from the Brelms Trust and Bradford Metropolitan District Council HAF funding, so a big thank you to them!
Group Bookings
If you are an organisation or group looking to book a group session of more than five children then please get in touch. Please note we require a £2 per child donation of groups that have more than five children.
What People Say
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'Wonderful opportunity for risky play, which is necessary for good healthy childhood development, in a safe & controlled way. This satisfies the child's desire to seek new experiences and builds their confidence in their abilities as they conquer their own fears.'
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'Staff are warm, accommodating & respectful. My children love being here. Thank you so much.'
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'We love that this place exists, there's nothing else quite like it that we visit. Thank you for all you do here (it is sad you're repeatedly spending your time & resources undoing the efforts of vandalism attempts).'
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'My little boy has been coming here for 6 years, each year something new catches his attention. We started with the mud kitchen & now the footie keeps him entertained.'
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'Amazing space with so much for the kids to do, there aren't many spaces for kids to run wild & free!'
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'This place is amazing, we're from a care home & our young people love this place & always want to come back to meet new young people. Staff are really friendly and are always happy to help!'
