Adventure Playgrounds

Youth clubs, football and mentoring to divert young people from violence.

Formerly run by Kids Company; closed in 2015 when Kids Company collapsed and never reopened.

Run by BIGKID Foundation on a 10-year lease from Lambeth (2021). Off Railton Road SW2.

Run by Loughborough Community Centre. Joint London Play AP of the Year 2020. Wiltshire Road SW9 7NE.

London's oldest surviving adventure playground (est. 1957). Charity-run. Ashmole Street SW8 1NE.

Status: largely dismantled (wooden structures reached end-of-life); 2022 consultation on replacement.

Run by LJAG; heir to the Angell Town site, reopened 2018. 18 Gordon Grove SE5 9DT.

Inclusive playground run by Oasisplay. 64 Bolton Crescent SE5 0SE.

Specialist inclusive playground for SEND children. Charity 1126143. Bolton Crescent SE5 0SE.

Largely closed in 2013; a much-reduced version operates intermittently. Ethelred Estate SE11.

Run by UINCAP / Kennington Play. Bolton Crescent side of Kennington Park.

Run by The Kennington Association (charity 1161070). Reopened 2013 after closure. 102 Lollard Street SE11 6PX.

Run by High Trees CDT since 2025 (rent waived by Lambeth in exchange for investment).

Run by Slade Gardens Community Play Association CIO. Iconic yellow submarine. 73 Stockwell Park Road SW9 0DA.

Run by Oasis Children's Venture / Oasisplay on a 30-year lease (2000). Larkhall Park SW8 2LD.

Run by Big Up Communities / Springfield Community Flat. Stewart's Road / Clyston Street SW8 4UB.

Lambeth Council-supported adventure playground on Streatham Common.

Run by Streatham Youth & Community Trust. Abercairn Road SW16 5AL.

Founded 1946; juniors/inters/seniors clubs 8-21 and 16-24 employability. Charity 1148221.

Built by Lambeth 2001; managed by Bankside Open Spaces Trust since 2017. 1 Coral Street SE1 7BE.