Sunnyside Garden Centre in Leicester, UK, has expanded its offering with the addition of the area's largest play frame.
Sunnyside Adventure Play has now opened, catering for children up to the age of 12 and featuring a five-storey play frame with plenty of features including a spiral slide, blaster cannons and a self-contained football pitch.
There is a separate area for babies and toddlers alongside a new cafe.
It’s only the first part of a large development at the Sunnyside Garden Centre in Ibstock, which will see the site expanded to include an 18 hole adventure golf course named ‘The Secret Garden’ and a new restaurant named ‘The Potting Shed’, both of which are set to open later in the year.
Speaking to LeicestershireLive, Sunnyside managing director Alan Ginn, said that they have been expanding the site for the past 15 years. “We decided that we wanted to broaden the appeal of our business to a wider age range and attract families to our site," he said. "After much research and many conversations, we decided to open a family entertainment centre containing attractions that would appeal to all ages of families.
“We applied for and were successful in securing part funding towards some of the costs of the project from the rural development grant scheme for rural business. This process gave us the confidence to financially commit to a sizeable investment in the project which would create a fantastic attraction for the area and also provide many more employment opportunities within the business.”
