In search of adventure

About this book

The author refers to the origins and dedvelopment of adventure playgrounds in the UK. It refers to the Danish origins noted by an architect at the end of the 1940s who noticed children building dens and playing with building materials. Joe refers then to the first adventure The book is essential reading for those who wish to learn of the early development of Children's Adventure Play in UK and Europe. The first adventure playground in the UK was established in Notting Hill and founded by an ex paratrooper Pat Smythe. At that time post war UK had plenty of bombsites and slum clearance that offered ample space for adventure playg and they were established in numerous locations around the UK. Camden Council's Parks and Highways department supported the concept and established a Play division with a strong emphasis on adventure play . The book chronicles the development of Community Play Centres, the first being Fairfield in Camden Town London established in 1964