The playground at North Street School in Windsor Locks was a pleasant surprise. I knew there was a decent playground (from what I saw out of the corner of my eye while I drove by) but didn't realize there were several play structures!
When you enter through the fence, you are on a blacktop with painted games on the ground, two basketball hoops, and a set of swings (including a chair type seat for toddlers). That really brought me back to my elementary school days when that pretty much WAS our playground!
Past the blacktop is a wood-chip covered area with three play structures. Three! Each have different types of platforms, bridges, climbing obstacles and slides. There is also a small climbing wall and a cool platform that looks like a bench, but is actually on loose enough springs that it bounces. Mommy had fun on that one.
Beyond this area is a play structure geared toward smaller children that is in its own fenced area. My kids are older now but I remember lamenting lack of fences on playgrounds when my kids were really little, especially with two. You can take your toddlers in here, close the gate, and breath a small sigh of relief that they won't run off when you bend down to tie your shoe or something.
My boys played on every piece of equipment here. When they were done with that, they grabbed a ball out of the van and played on the blacktop. When they were done with that, we went for a walk around the field behind the playgrounds. All of this was fenced in with a chain link fence.
There are the drawbacks that come from being a school playground. There aren't public bathrooms so come prepared (we have a portable potty for these types of occasions). The biggest drawback is that I'm assuming this playground is not accessible during school hours.
This is a great playground. It has lots of equipment, a blacktop, a field, it is back from the road and all fenced in. Check it out and let me know what you think! Have fun!
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| Younger kids fenced in area |
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