Case Studies

Ponteland School & Leisure Complex, Ponteland
Overton Primary School
Stroud Green Primary School, London
Damers First School, Poundbury
St Antony’s Catholic Primary School, Essex
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School, Surrey
Woodford Primary School, Stockport
The Vicarage School
Ladybird Pre-School, Chinnor
Newton Prep School
Little Sutton Primary School, Sutton Coldfield
Playground Equipment at St Catherine's School - Broxap

St Catherine's Primary School, Manchester

The School had a requirement to create a new and exciting outdoor classroom and play area and asked Broxap (and their playground division Hand Made Places) to provide this...

Paxton Academy
Paignton Zoo, Devon
Twickenham Gateway, London
Whitewater C OF E Primary School, Hampshire
Chatten Free School, Essex

Chatten Free School, Essex

A courtyard has been transformed into a ‘practice’ park to help young people with autism gain experience of being in a public place while still in a supportive school environment...

Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, Aylesbury
Park Hall Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Cicely Haughton School, Stoke-on-Trent
Apex Wildlife and Leisure Park, Somerset
St Mary’s Garden Village, Ross-on-Wye

St Mary’s Garden Village, Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye’s skyline has formed the inspiration for new community facilities at a residential development.

Northlands Primary School, Basildon
King’s Meadow, Wallingford
Hatherleigh Play Park, Okehampton
Wembdon Parklands, Bridgwater
Clift Meadow, Bramley
Hale Leys Shopping Centre, Aylesbury
First Steps Day Nursery, St Peter’s Hospital, Surrey
St Hilda’s CE Primary School, Manchester
Hareclive E−ACT Academy
The Butts Primary School, Hampshire
Fittleworth Recreation Ground, West Sussex
Imaginative Play | St Paul's Way
Thorntree Primary School | Case Study | Playground Equipment | Hand Made Places
Alton Infants School | Hand Made Places | Playground Equipment
Oriel Mon Centre | Hand Made Places | Playground Equipment
The Hut, Withernsea | Playground Equipment | Hand Made Places
Abbey Primary | Trim Trail | Playground Equipment | Hand Made Places
Holiday Parks | Playground Equipment | Hand Made Places
Playground Equipment | Kingsgate Primary Sch London | Hand Made Places
Balance Beams - Peel Park - Playground Equipment - Hand Made Places

Peel Park, Bradford

Hand Made Places have installed a natural and wildlife themed play area which enhances this already beautiful green space.
Caversham Gazebo with Wave Trellis - Boldon Childrens Centre - Hand Made Places

Boldon Children's Centre, Boldon Colliery

Hand Made Places completed a project at the Boldon Children’s Centre in Boldon Colliery, a small village in Tyne and Wear. The project saw us install a Caversham Gazebo for children to use as covered outdoor area...
Bespoke Treehouse - Vauxhall Holiday Park - Hand Made Places

Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Hand Made Places worked with Parkdean Holiday Resorts UK Ltd., to create a bespoke tree house style play unit which incorporated a range of different features to create a fun piece of apparatus for the children visiting Vauxhall Holiday Park...
Playground Equipment - Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare - Hand Made Places

Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, East Sussex

Hand Made Places created a bespoke animal themed playground in keeping with Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare's aesthetic.
Oaklands School Middlesex - Playground and External Furniture Package - Broxap
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Playground - Hand Made Places
Spitfire Playground Equipment at The Orbital Shopping Park
Cuddles Day Nursery
Beaulieu Timber Bus

Beaulieu National Motor Museum - Bespoke Play Bus

Hand Made Places were successful in gaining the contract to produce a bespoke play unit for the Beaulieu National Motor Museum. This world renowned museum is home to many historical vehicles including both Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the Flying Ford Anglia from the Harry Potter films.
Before After

Old Dalby C of E Primary School

Hand Made Places were approached by Old Dalby C of E Primary School in Leicestershire. They wanted to convert a small area into a multiplay activity area.
Appleby Manga Recreation Ground

Appleby Magna Recreation Ground

Hand Made Places were approached by Appleby Magna Parish Council to provide them with a wide range of playground equipment for an already established recreational ground in Appleby Magna, Derbyshire.
Dragonfly Play Sculpture

St Stephen's C of E First School

Hand Made Places manufactured and installed brand new playground equipment for St Stephens Church of England First School in Redditch.
Outdoor Learning Area

St Peters Catholic Primary School

Hand Made Places installed a large range of play equipment at St Peter’s Catholic Primary School the equipment was installed to promote active play.
Trim Trail Playground Equipment

St Johns C of E Primary School

St Johns C of E Primary School in Hampshire required a series of different pieces of playground equipment in order to enhance their outdoor area.
Trim Trail Playground Equipment

Park View Primary Academy

Hand Made Places recently installed playground equipment at Park View Primary Academy in Leeds. The new outdoor play equipment is used to encourage physical play, and provide a new innovative way of learning in early years pupils.
Trim Trail at Neasden Primary School

Neasden Primary School

Neasden Primary School in Hull required a range of outdoor play and gym equipment, in order to promote a more active lifestyle.
Chute Multiplay

King George V Playing Fields

King George Playing fields in Chew Magna, Somerset requested a play area that would help to enhance their community life.
Beddington Climbaround

Holybourne Park

Hand Made Places installed a bespoke Beddington Climbaround at Holybourne Park. This single piece of play equipment is host to a multitude of fun activities
Double Sit Up Bench

Herne Junior School

Sunshine Gym supplied a range of children’s outdoor gym equipment to Hand Made Places, for their project at Herne Junior School in Hampshire.
Play Unit

Crondall Primary School

Crondall Primary School in Crondall, Hampshire required a series of different pieces of play equipment to try and encourage their reception pupils to lead an active lifestyle from a young age.
Playground Markings
Birds Nest
Deepdale Shopping Park
Wave Benches - Playground
Penn Wood School Play Unit
Sidcot School Playground Equipment
Our Lady of Perpetual Saccour Catholic School
Colebrook Junior School Swindon
Windmill Primary School EYFS Outdoor Area
Maple Court Academy - Early Years Play Area
Lancaster West Estate Play Area
St Mary & All Saints CE Primary School - Playground Equipment
Rowan Preparatory School
Hillside Primary School - Free Flow Play Areas
Stanton Bridge Primary School - Play Area
Ysgol-Y-Gogarth
Beech Village Play Area
Pathfield School
St Francis C of E School, Falmouth - Pirate Ship Play Equipment
Cropthorne with Charlton CE First School - Play Area
Adventure Castle Playground Equipment

Grangefield School - Imaginative Play Equipment

The school required a large imaginative play structure to accommodate a whole class of children, a lovely two level castle created a fantasy world to learn...
YMCA Sovereign Centre, Reigate - Play Area

YMCA Sovereign Centre, Reigate - Play Area

The YMCA Sovereign Centre in Reigate required a complete play area, suitable to be used by anyone up to the age of 16; all with varying capabilities...
Clarke's Piece - Recreational Play Area

Clarke's Piece - Recreational Play Area

The Great Easton play area was the brainchild of local land owner Nick Clarke. He had a vision in which the children of the village had a place to...
Howes Primary School

Howes Primary School

The talented team at Hand Made Places worked with the school to create a vibrant area full of play equipment to enhance the quality of outdoor education...
Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset - Parkdean Holiday Parks

Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset - Parkdean Holiday Parks

The bespoke play area development at Sandford Holiday Park was part of a £200,000 contract we entered in to with Parkdean Holidays....
Waddesdon Manor - Bespoke Embankment Slide

Waddesdon Manor - Bespoke Embankment Slide

We worked with our client to create a bespoke contour embankment slide for the children to be able to whizz through the woodland on a mini adventure....
Barley Croft Primary School - Playground Equipment

Barley Croft Primary School - Playground Equipment

Hand Made Placed provided various items of playground equipment in a design which offered additional elements of imaginative...
Downderry Primary School - Outdoor Learning Area

Downderry Primary School - Outdoor Learning Area

Hand Made Places created a vibrant outdoor learning and play area which fulfilled the schools need for physical challenges and imaginative play...
Raglan Primary School - Outdoor Learning

Raglan Primary School - Outdoor Learning

We created a haven for outdoor learning at Raglan Primary School with a Viking Longboat Classroom and a Storytelling Gazebo to create imaginative play...
Goodway Nursery School, Birmingham

Goodway Nursery School, Birmingham

The nursery school asked Hand Made Places to provide an activity centre which was both physically challenging and provided imaginative play opportunities....
St Theresa's RC Primary School, Nottingham

St Theresa's RC Primary School, Nottingham

Hand Made Places helped the school to revamp their KS1 and early years outdoor learning areas, providing play equipment for all ages and abilities....
Fullhurst Community College

Fullhurst Community College

The school had asked us to provide large outdoor shelters for their students, providing a social area in all weathers....
Oak Tree Primary School and Nursery, Mansfield

Oak Tree Primary School and Nursery, Mansfield

Oak Tree’s early years outdoor setting required a makeover to provide a fun, safe environment for outdoor learning and play. Hand Made Places were excite...
Varndean School, Brighton

Varndean School, Brighton

As part of a Public Funded Initiative (PFI), Varndean School wanted to create an amphitheatre area which was functional and had a natural feel to...
Barncroft Primary School, Havant

Barncroft Primary School, Havant

Barncroft Primary School in Havant were looking for a challenging physical play area to be used by all the pupils along with some all weather surfacing...
Darell Primary School, Richmond

Darell Primary School, Richmond

Our projects with the school have incorporated various aspects of playground equipment including; a small sensory area with raised beds, imaginative play...
Rook's Nest Academy, Wakefield - Playground Equipment

Rook's Nest Academy, Wakefield - Playground Equipment

Rooks Nest Academy were looking for inspiring playground equipment to transform their unexciting outdoor play space whilst also providing.....
White Rock Primary School, Torbay

White Rock Primary School, Torbay

White Rock asked Hand Made Places to transform a disused area to maximise the space available to the pupils but to also enhance the outdoor learning...
Rosudgeon Village Play Area - St Hilarys Parish Council, Cornwall

Rosudgeon Village Play Area - St Hilarys Parish Council, Cornwall

Rosudgeon play area was in need of new, imaginative playground equipment and we were only too happy to get involved with the project....
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