Guildenacre, an immersive play experience woven within a stunning four-acre wood in the grounds of Helmingham Estate, will be welcoming visitors for its first weekend on Saturday 27June.
Featuring four themed areas, which have been designed and created by world-class playground designers CAP.CO (Creating Adventurous Places), Guildenacre is a major addition to the visitor offering at the Helmingham Estate.
Encouraging children of all ages to embark on a magical adventure into nature, each of the playground areas is themed around one of the guardian animals, including a badger, fox, owl and stag and their habitats.
Edward Tollemache, custodian of Helmingham and Co-Founder of Guildenacre with his wife Sophie said: “We host a number of popular family-orientated events throughout the year, including our sell-out Illuminated Garden Trail at Christmas, so to be able to expand this even further with a permanent immersive experience is an exciting new step for us.
He continued by saying: “We were keen for our next venture to be centred around nature and the great outdoors and this impressive play experience, which has been carefully entwined within natural woodland, is exactly what we were hoping for and more. All of us at Helmingham can’t wait to welcome visitors to Guildenacre and see their enjoyment as they create family memories together. It’s going to be a momentous occasion for everyone involved.”
The largest of the Guildenacre structures is The Elderglade featuring climbing walls, tunnels, ladders, multi-level walkways, bridges and several impressive slides to race down. Eira the Owl’s Canopy Keep is woven high up into the trees and Flint’s Hollow, home to Flint the Badger, features burrows and tunnels. Over at Vex the Vixen’s Ember Den, this part of the playground is ideal for older children.
