Cape Adventure Playground rope bridge

Crouch Hill

Superhero capes on!

Get messy, climb, create a superhero lair, try indoor arts and crafts and junk modelling, paint masterpieces, collect minibeasts, play sports and games or simply read a book and chill out

Start your child’s adventure

Playing at our adventure playgrounds is free. All you need to do is register.

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Clay day at Awesome

At Cape Adventure Playground adventurers can get creative, explore nature and play outdoors, making full use of the labyrinth of rope bridges and tree houses. Bounce on a trampette, create a theme song on a piano or design your next costume in our play building.

Play is free for six to thirteen-year-olds and supervised by our Awesome playworkers – all you have to do is register and have fun. Oh, and Cape Adventure Playground isn’t just for superheroes – we have plenty of budding scientists, explorers, writers, artists, footballers and paleontologists too!

What's on?

Tami, an adventurer from Cape Adventure Playground

“I’m happy I come to Cape… It has built my self-confidence and I have so many friends. The playworkers are awesome – they have made me feel safe and encouraged me to try new things.”

Tami, Age 11

Information Boring bits!

Opening times


Term time
Monday to Friday: 3:15-6:15 pm
Sunday closed for private hire

School holidays


Monday to Friday:

Session 1 – 10:30-13:30

Stay and Eat- 1:30-2:30pm

Session 2 – 2:30-17:30pm

Planned Closures

  • Bank Holiday closures
  • 1st April 2024
  • 6th May 2024
  • 27th May 2024
  • 26th August 2024
  • Inset Day
  • 6th June 2024
  • 11th July 2024
  • 1st October 2024
  • 4th February 2025
  • 25th March 2025
  • Annual closures
  • End of summer closure:  2nd – 6th September 2024
  • End of year closure:  23rd December 2024 – 6th January 2025

Parents Guide

Contact us

Tel: 0203 875 3662
Email: matilda@awesomecic.co.uk

Location

How to find us

Address: 85 Crouch Hill N8 9EG
Where is it: In the north of the borough in Crouch Hill
Nearest bus route: W7

Superhero sidekicks

Meet Cape Adventure Playground’s awesome playworkers

Adventure Playground Manager & Designated Safeguarding Lead

Magical Matilda

Playworker

Cat Woman

Playworker

Ollie-Man

Did you know?

Swing building at Cape

Once upon a time in 1970 (or thereabouts) a resident of Crouch Hall Court created Cape Adventure Playground. But it wasn’t always called that. It was originally called CROP Adventure Playground, but over the years local children have given the playground numerous names: ‘Wooden Bridge’, ‘The Bowlers’ and finally ‘Cape’ when the logo of CAPE theatrical designs was found in an old transformer station which later became the playground’s building.

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