A new £250,000 adventure attraction for children is opening this Saturday (May 27) in Chipping Norton.
Fairy Dell, which features 20ft high mushrooms, interactive games and tunnels, has been built at Fairytale Farm.
The playground is around 480 square metres in size and is the farm’s biggest investment since its initial opening in 2013.
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Fairy Dell is "designed to capture the imagination of children of all abilities", the company has said.
It has a wide, raised walkway throughout which is suitable for wheelchairs and a giant accessible mushroom with interactive games which run throughout the structure.
On the ground there are balancing beams and a log hopping trail alongside an accessible pathway.
The attraction is also packed with tunnels, climbing walls and an embankment slide.
Fairy Dell was the idea of Fairytale Farm founders, husband-and-wife duo Nick and Nicola Laister.
Mr Laister said: “This development will create a magical new themed area of the farm and has been designed around the different levels in this part of the site.
“It will offer a completely unique and immersive play experience, which will be a wonderland for children under the age of 10.
“Importantly the whole development will be a sensory experience and large parts of it will be wheelchair accessible, including all the raised walkways.
“This is by far the biggest development we have ever implemented at Fairytale Farm, and should really put us on the map.
“This really will be the most magical play area ever.
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“Over the past 10 years we have welcomed hundreds of thousands of people through our doors who have enjoyed our range of animals, interactive play and fairytale-themed walks, and our Fairy Dell development will take the experience to new levels, quite literally."
Fairytale Farm is working with Shakespeare’s England, the tourism body for south Warwickshire, to help the Farm gear up for its busiest summer of trade since before the Covid pandemic.
Sian Smith, from Shakespeare’s England, added: “Fairytale Farm is a fantastic example of how young families can connect with the great outdoors in a fun and engaging way.
“The rising cost of living means that some families are making more considered decisions around value, so this latest addition from Fairytale Farm couldn’t have been better timed.
“It is another feather in our region’s cap when it comes to family days out, and we are looking forward to working with the Farm to help them achieve a bumper summer season of trade.”
Admission into Fairytale Farm – which includes entry into Fairy Dell – starts from £7.19 per person when booked online while under-2s and carers are free.
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