Overview
- Royal Parks staff inspected the full-scale wooden ship in Frasdorf, Bavaria, before its journey to Kensington Gardens.
- The galleon is being built by Timberplay and Richter Spielgerate, the original team behind the 2000 Peter Pan–themed design.
- Key features include a tunnel slide, two crow’s nests and a ramped main-deck entrance designed for wheelchair access.
- Mountain larch sourced from sustainably managed alpine forests was selected for natural strength and rot resistance, eliminating chemical treatment.
- The refurbishment also introduces a new treehouse, a redesigned water play zone and a dedicated under‑threes area after the autumn 2025 closure of the UK’s most visited playground.