Huge new children's play area to be built in Milton Keynes

The facility, which will include a lighthouse tower and mini suspension bridge, will be built at Willen Lake.

Part of it will incorporate the existing play area, which will be refurbished.

It will be sited near the proposed new watersports building, café and restaurant overlooking the lake. And when completed, it will be the biggest free to use play area in Milton Keynes.

A spokesman for the Parks Trust, which runs Willen Lake, said: "The design of this new play area has been created with immersive play in mind. it will have a nautical theme to fit in with the lakeside setting.

"All the equipment is being constructed from the highest quality Robinia Wood which will also reflect the natural parkland found at Willen Lake."

The new play area has been designed with different age ranges and needs in mind. There will be a larger play area suitable for slightly older children which will have a wide range of equipment, such as a large lighthouse tower with tunnel slide, a lookout crow’s nest,and a suspension bridge."

There will also be an area suitable for younger children and those with additional needs that will be situated close to the new watersports and café building.

"This area will be enclosed on three sides making it safe for little ones to explore," said the spokesman. "It has also been designed to allow for pushchairs and wheelchairs to easily access the play equipment.

"The flooring in this area will be made with a rubber crumb to make it smooth and soft and it will also have a wheelchair accessible roundabout, a basket swing and extra wide slides so that there’s something for everyone to enjoy."

The current play area will need be closed for a short time for the new facility to be built. Details of the closure dates will be published on the Parks Trust website and social media.