Outdoor Playground Climbing Frames For Schools

Here at Sovereign Play, our outdoor climbing frames for playgrounds provide children with an opportunity to develop their physical abilities within school playtime. 

This classic type of playground equipment can encourage physical activity and development through a range of climbing challenges. Incorporating a school climbing frame into your school playground can also give children a creative structure to facilitate their imaginative play. From monkey bars, net scramblers and climbers, climbing frames enable children to explore their range of movement. 

We offer a mixed selection of climbing frames and a variety of materials to suit your playground space and aesthetic. During the manufacturing process, we craft each of our timber playground climbing frames using the best methods possible to ensure a high-quality finish. Each product you choose is durable enough to withstand frequent usage and changing weather conditions.

See our outdoor climbing frame range below and contact our expert consultants for a quote.

Why Choose Sovereign Play? 

When selecting an outdoor climbing frame provider, several reasons make Sovereign your ideal choice:

• A proven track record with over 10,000 exterior environments transformed
• Quote, design, manufacture, install and maintenance service
• A wide range of outdoor climbing frames to cater to diverse play needs
• Work with a range of markets, including nurseries, schools, local authorities
• A UK-based company with DBS checked teams, ensuring utmost safety
• A dedicated team of designers and consultants ready to make your outdoor play dream a reality

We are more than a provider of school climbing frames – we are partners in creating safe, engaging, and inclusive outdoor learning environments for children.

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A Buyer’s Guide for Climbing Frames

Different requirements will influence your decision as to what type of playground climbing frame to choose. You must consider:

• the appearance, design and available space of your playground
• the budget (wooden climbing frames tend to be more cost-effective)
• the age groups of the children that will be playing
• the playground surface, including any slopes

Our expert design consultants can guide you through the process and help you incorporate a climbing frame for the space and budget you have. 

Wooden Climbing Frames

Wooden climbing frames are the classic components of any school or commercial playground – including public parks from local councils, housing developments, commercial hotels or pub gardens. They offer children an exciting playtime experience that is only limited by their imagination.

Wood is also perfect for playgrounds with more natural surroundings to keep “in theme” with the surrounding environment. Coupled with natural-looking playground surfaces, such as grass guard tiles or hardwood chips, you can create a wonderfully idyllic and traditional style of playground that provides hours upon hours of enjoyment.

The high-quality timber used for our wooden climbing frames carries a 20-year warranty, so you can rest assured that your wooden climbing frame provides children with years of robust play.

Metal Climbing Frames

Metal climbing frames can provide a bright and colourful addition to your modern playground. Teamed with brightly coloured wet pour rubber or rubber mulch surfacing, metal climbing frames can give the traditional playground component a contemporary twist, much to the excitement of the children playing.

Using metal for a playground climbing frame has an advantage in that you can typically add more features to the climbing frame, extending its opportunity for play. Multi-play units allow older children to be challenged with new ways of climbing and exploring, instantly making them a favourite on any playground due to their impressive structures.

Contact us for answers to any further questions and queries you might have regarding our outdoor activity frames.

Outdoor Climbing Frames FAQs

What Age are Climbing Frames for? 

Climbing frames are suitable for most children who are of school age. A child can enjoy a climbing frame from around the age of three years old although, depending on their physical development level, larger or complicated structures will require additional supervision. Structures that are ground level can be enjoyed more by younger children. 

What are the Benefits of Children Using Climbing Frames? 

Outdoor climbing frames can aid a child’s development in several ways. These include: 

• Social skills: Developing socialisation through play with other children. This can be turn-taking from going down the slide to creating imaginative scenarios on the structure. 
• Confidence Building: Tackling a new climbing challenge can give children a confidence boost as they have overcome and encourage physical challenges they may not have encountered before. 
• Developing Gross Motor Skills: Climbing frames encourage motor skill development by improving flexibility, coordination, dexterity and balancing through the climbing motion. 
• Problem-Solving and Safe Risk-Taking: Children have the opportunity to overcome problems in their own way and take risks on the frame in a safer environment.