The park on this beautiful walled garden site is the best for miles around. There's an enormous sandpit and all sorts of toddler climbing frames, plus an adventure playground for the older kids. Read more.
This commemorative play area is easily the best bit of Kensington Gardens for a child. A huge pirate ship on its own beach takes centre stage and beyond this lies the tepee camp. Read more.
Regent's Park has several playgrounds, but the most interesting is at Hanover Gate where, in 2010, a new timber treehouse area for older kids was built within a large sandpit next to the boating lake. Read more.
Parliament Hill sports a state-of-the-art adventure playground, still looking spanking new after its award-winning refurb. Read more.
Highgate Wood has an excellent and well-equipped playground, complete with sandpits, climbing equipment of various levels of difficulty and a zip wire that gets very busy at peak times. Read more.
The playground here will keep kids amused for hours. There are fast slides going into the sandpit and really tricky climbing equipment to challenge older children, plus lots for toddlers to enjoy. Read more.
The children's playground at Highbury Fields in Islington is popular, combining old-fashioned thrills with more recent additions, such as the flying fox and giant, web-like climbing frames. Read more.
Clissold Park opened a new wheels park, all-weather table tennis table and basketball area early in 2011. Read more.
The playground in Brockwell Park is a favourite, with its aerial slide, massive sandpit and sections for different age groups; nearby are the duck ponds and the huge new paddling pool. Read more.
The Peckham Rye Skate Park with its wide selection of ramps is popular with older children. Read more.
The new adventure playground at Goose Green in East Dulwich is a hit with all ages. Read more.
The park's adventure playground is superb, with plenty of original and imaginatively-built features. Read more.
Just over the road from the Horniman Museum (SE23) is the Horniman Triangle playground. This was completely revamped in 2009. Read more.
The Children's Park here is the place to head for a colourful and imaginative space that has a rope slide, scrambling wall, complicated climbing frame, swings and a see-saw. Read more.
Vicky Park is wonderful for youngsters: the V&A Playground is equipped with swings etc, and the fantastically designed Pools Playground encourages creative play. Read more.
Queens Park has a giant sandpit, a paddling pool and patrolling wardens, and plans are afoot to give it a naturalistic makeover when sufficient funds have been raised. Read more.
Kids are well catered for with a nature trail and four play areas which feature a paddling pool, a rope and post fitness circuit and an adventure playground. Read more.
Dukes Meadows is a great local addition to Chiswick, with a paddling pool and a variety of climbing and adventure play equipment constructed largely from wood and landscaped earth. Read more.
The idea behind this community project was to create a space where children can take controlled risks while they are playing. Read more.
