BBC

Wicksteed Park installs 'world's oldest swing' in new playground

A theme park has installed what it claims to be the "world's oldest swing" as part of a new heritage playground. Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire, said the six-pronged frame with a thick ...
Daily Mail

Is this the world's first playground swing? Newly discovered photographs show how children had fun in the days before health and safety

It was built in a time of innocence, when children were allowed to be children and health and safety officials were nowhere to be seen. These incredible pictures which have been discovered by ...
BBC

Wicksteed Park to build 'world's first' heritage playground

One of the UK's oldest theme parks has announced plans to "bring home" original playground equipment. Wicksteed Park in Kettering opened in 1921 and is building what it calls the world's first ...
ITV

Wicksteed Park in Northamptonshire unveils what could be the world's oldest playground swing

Visitors to a Northamptonshire park are being given the chance to have a go on what is believed to be the world's oldest swing. The six-pronged frame with a thick wooden seat is thought to date back a ...
BBC

Wicksteed Park installs 'world's oldest swing' in new playground

Wicksteed Park claims it has installed the "world's oldest swing" A theme park has installed what it claims to be the "world's oldest swing" as part of a new heritage playground. Wicksteed Park in ...