THERE’S a brand-new woodland playground opening this weekend with everything from slides and climbing walls.
The even better news is that they’re offering discounted tickets throughout the summer holidays.
Tucked away in the Helmingham Estate in Suffolk is Guildenacre – an immersive playground with slides, climbing walls and zip lines.
The play area is inspired by nature and animals is split into four.
The first part is Flint’s Hollow which is home to Flint the Badger and full of tunnels and burrows.
There are two-storey lookout spots too and a covered, twisty slide.
Up high in the trees is Eira the Owl’s Canopy Keep which has a rope ladder to climb and wooden walkways which lead up to a huge telescope on the stargazing deck.
The Elderglade is where kids will find Atlas the Stag.
It’s the largest play area featuring climbing walls, tunnels, ladders, multi-level walkways, bridges and impressive twin slides to race down.
Vex the Vixen’s Ember Den is designed for older children in mind, it has a more challenging climbing structure with monkey bars and balance beams.
It even has a zip line and the younger ones won’t miss out either as there’s a mini version for the youngsters.
Each area of the playground is linked through bark pathways – so anyone with pushchairs or wheelchairs can easily access it.
When it’s time to eat, visitors can pop into The Black Dog Deli for snacks, pastries, children’s lunchboxes and ice creams.
Tickets to the play area are discounted too thanks to the temporary reduced rate of VAT over the summer.
From when it opens until August 31, tickets booked online are £11.50 for children aged five and over, £8 for adults and £6 for children aged three and over.
You can buy tickets on the day too – these are £13 for children aged five and over, £9.50 for adults and £7.50 for children aged three and over.
Children under three go free.
There’s no restriction on how long you spend at Guildenacre either as there are no allocated time slots.
Guildenacre will be open for weekends from June 27 and then daily for the summer holidays from July 18 until August 31, before returning to its weekend opening.
The play area is set in amongst the four-acre woodlands at Helmingham Hall which is a moated 16th century manor house with a 400-acre deer park.
It has Grade I listed gardens surrounding the house – those who visit Guildenacre will also receive a 25 per cent discount on.entry to the gardens
From the playground the gardens are a short 10-minute walk away or a two-minute drive away.