Work has started on a new half-a-million-pound playground in Prospect Park in Reading.

The new play area will provide a range of facilities to cater for children of all ages and abilities by offering a variety of challenge levels.

The location and surfaces of the new play area have been chosen to ensure the best accessibility for families using pushchairs or mobility aids.

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Once complete, the play area will include:

• Themed zones, including quiet play areas and activity panels.

• Roundabouts, swings and a zipwire.

• Two large climbing towers with a tunnel slide and access ramp incorporated into the unit.

• Ground-level roundabout, braille panels, lower-level inclusive play net, accessible see-saw, tactile panels, ground-level games, and a large accessible springer.

It has been designed to allow much better access to and around the area and will be as inclusive as possible.

As part of the work there are plans to create a pedestrian access path from the car park to the play area, with a new pedestrian crossing.