Parks & Playgrounds · New Barnet, Barnet

Fair Play Barnet Maximum Accessibility Playground

A purpose-built inclusive playground in New Barnet — wheelchair seesaw and swing, ramped multi-play, sensory panels and communication boards, with solid safety surfacing throughout. Free, open 24 hours a day.

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What is this place?

Fair Play Barnet is a purpose-built ‘maximum accessibility’ inclusive playground within Victoria Recreation Ground, New Barnet, where disabled and non-disabled children can play together. The venue confirms it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its equipment includes a wheelchair seesaw, a wheelchair swing, a ramped multi-play unit, a raised roundabout, a netted swing, a 360-degree swing and a climbing net, plus musical instruments and sensory panels, and a wide elevated walkway with wheelchair turning circles; play equipment is provided at different heights. Five communication boards are positioned around the playground for non-verbal children — set at two heights, with imagery designed to be gender-, age- and skin-colour-neutral. The site has a flat landscape with solid safety surfacing across the whole play area (wheelchair accessible) and a textured path to help visually impaired visitors find their way, reached step-free from the neighbouring leisure-centre car park, and a single entrance/exit gate for safeguarding. It's free and open access. There is no toilet within the playground itself; accessible toilets and a café are nearby in the neighbouring New Barnet Leisure Centre — these are separate leisure-centre facilities, not part of the playground. We haven't been able to confirm whether the leisure centre has a registered Changing Places toilet, or whether playground visitors may use its facilities, so those are shown as not confirmed — please check before travelling. The venue has reviewed this listing and confirmed its current statements are correct.

SEND & access at a glance

confirmed available confirmed not available not confirmed — we couldn't verify it from the sources checked additional information — read the details below

Inclusive play space
Quiet space
SEND & access options
Ear defenders
Step-free
Accessible toilet
Changing Places
Accessible parking
Sensory-adapted sessions

SEND & access options

Dedicated sessions, accessible performances and access support — relaxed, sensory-adapted, quiet, autism-friendly, signed/audio-described, or an access service. Not every session at a venue is one of these.

Session dates, times and prices change — always check current times with the venue before travelling.

This is a fully inclusive playground, not a dedicated SEND session. A purpose-built inclusive playground where disabled and non-disabled children can play together — wheelchair seesaw and swing, a ramped multi-play unit, a raised roundabout, netted and 360-degree swings, a climbing net, musical instruments and sensory panels, with solid safety surfacing throughout and communication boards for non-verbal children. There are no booked session times — the inclusive equipment is there during ordinary playground opening.

Sensory environment

SEND provision

  • SEND & access options

    This is an inclusive playground, not a dedicated SEND session: its accessible equipment is there during ordinary park opening.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Autism-friendly / sensory-adapted sessions

    Sensory panels and a calmer inclusive design; not specifically described as autism-friendly.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Reduced-capacity sessions

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • SEND-trained staff

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Visual story / social story

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Visual timetable

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Communication aids

    Five communication boards positioned around the playground for non-verbal children — set at two heights, with imagery designed to be gender-, age- and skin-colour-neutral (confirmed by the venue).

    Fair Play Barnet — venue email review (supporting correspondence held privately by WonderTrail) · checked 2026-09-05

Physical accessibility

  • Step-free access

    The venue confirms a flat landscape with solid safety surfacing across the whole play area (wheelchair accessible) and a textured path to help visually impaired visitors find their way, reached step-free from the neighbouring leisure-centre car park, through a single entrance/exit gate. This describes the pedestrian route and surfacing — it does not mean every individual item of play equipment is wheelchair-usable.

    Fair Play Barnet — venue email review (supporting correspondence held privately by WonderTrail) · checked 2026-09-05
  • Wheelchair accessible

    Wheelchair-accessible equipment (wheelchair seesaw and swing) and wheelchair turning circles on the elevated walkway; equipment was wheelchair-tested during the build.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Accessible toilet

    There is no toilet within the playground itself (confirmed by the venue). Accessible toilets are nearby in the neighbouring New Barnet Leisure Centre — a separate leisure-centre facility, not a playground facility; a café is also in the leisure centre. We haven't confirmed whether playground visitors may use these facilities — check before travelling.

    Fair Play Barnet — venue email review (supporting correspondence held privately by WonderTrail) · checked 2026-09-05
  • Changing Places toilet

    We couldn't confirm this from the venue's published accessibility information.

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18
  • Accessible parking

    Blue Badge spaces are in the neighbouring leisure-centre car park (a leisure-centre facility, not the playground's own).

    Venue website · checked 2026-08-18

Visit planning

Address
Fair Play Barnet Maximum Accessibility Playground, Victoria Recreation Ground, New Barnet, London EN4 9BS
Borough
Barnet
Age range
Mixed ages (inclusive)
Indoor / outdoor
Outdoor inclusive playground within a public park
Opening
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (confirmed by the venue). A free, open-access inclusive playground within Victoria Recreation Ground. · checked 2026-09-05
Booking
No booking — free, open access. · checked 2026-08-18
Typical visit length
Not confirmed
Price
Free. · checked 2026-08-18
Getting there
Reached from the Lawton Road / leisure-centre side of Victoria Recreation Ground; bus 384 stops on Lawton Road. Blue Badge spaces are in the neighbouring leisure-centre car park.
Website
www.barnet.gov.uk/directories/parks/fair-play-barnet-maximum-accessibility-playground

Opening times, prices and booking can change — please check before you travel.

Sources & provenance

This is a WonderTrail Researched listing — compiled independently from public sources. Fair Play Barnet Maximum Accessibility Playground has reviewed the information in this listing and confirmed its current statements, but has not yet claimed the listing. Sources checked:

“Not confirmed” means we couldn't verify that detail from the sources we checked — not that it's unavailable. Where a source confirms something is genuinely absent, we show it as a clear ✕. If a specific need matters for your visit, please contact the venue to check. Parent-reported experiences (added later) will always be shown separately from verified venue information.

Contact the venue to confirm a specific requirement: www.barnet.gov.uk/directories/parks/fair-play-barnet-maximum-accessibility-playground

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