Oldbury Court Estate
Description
Play area temporary closure
The play area will be closed from Monday 24 November to March 2026 for improvement works to take place.
The construction work will stop for 2 weeks over the festive period.
Once the works are complete, the improved play area will have equipment suitable for ages 2 to 14+ and will include:
- accessible pirate ship
- triple bay swing
- pendulum swing
- 5 way swing
- trampoline
- sand play
- sand excavator
- inclusive net twister (spinner)
- hill climber rope
- triple somersault bars
- sensory unit and play panels
- 2 outdoor tennis tables
As part of the work, existing surfacing will be improved. An entrance, areas of new surfacing, as well as new paths will also be installed.
Oldbury Court is a beautiful estate, combining woodland and riverside paths with historic parkland and an excellent new children’s play area.
Only 3 miles from Bristol city centre, the estate is a great place for a family day out, featuring big green spaces and picnic areas, and is popular with walkers for its varied landscape and panoramic views. It's open all year round.
There are 2 car parks open 8am to dusk: Oldbury Court car park, off Oldbury Court Road, and Snuff Mills car park at the end of River View, Stapleton.
Location
Oldbury Court Road, Fishpondswhat3words
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Oldbury Court has an exciting new destination play area centred on a water and sand play zone with a pirate play ship. There’s also a new café kiosk with terrace seating providing refreshments.
Designed to be accessible for wheelchair users, the play area includes an accessible roundabout, seesaw and nest seat swing, amongst other equipment suitable for disabled children. There's also play equipment for toddlers, including toddler swings, springy seesaw, springies, toddler spinner and embankment slide.
Equipment for older children includes a dramatic rock feature with rope bridge, a slingshot, dish spinner, swings and zip wire.
The whole play area is fenced to be dog free and includes lots of natural play features including logs, boulders, a woodland den area, picnic tables and plenty of open grass to run around on.
Access
Flat tarmac paths suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs give access to the new play area from the main estate entrance, next to Oldbury Court car park.