Welcome to DIY Play

We stock a comprehensive range of playground equipment spares and accessories, including, swings, slides, rope ladders & specialist fixings to repair, maintain and build your own, residential or commercial playgrounds and climbing frames. Over 10 years experience in the play industry as part of MacVenture Play Company.
Specialists in DIY Playground Equipment.

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Residential DIY Play ideas

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Welsh Playtower and swing

From somewhere else here in Wales, I guess, a very well made play system with a good roof solution. Mr (or Mrs?) Tilley even "knitted" their own scramble net!!


1 x 3m wave slide R4101
4 x 140mm thr. swing hangers R81110

MK Climbing Wall

Large climbing wall as part of this play tower in Milton Keynes using the following DIY Play products:

3 x Set of 5 Climbing stones RC34622
1 x 3m wave slide R4101
1 x 2m x 1.5m scramble net R33021
4 x Pair safety handles R8400
1 x Twizzler R2513

Manchester Monkey bars

Dear MacVenture Play Co
Following your recent request for photographs of what we have built, with the products we bought from you, please find enclosed our creations to add to your gallery.
We built a monkey bar frame, fitted a sommersault bar and added a trapeze to our climbing towers.
I have been trying to wait for a nice day, since I remembered, but unfortunately, what you see is what you get North of Manchester!!
Kind regards
Mrs T Edmondson
Set of 5 monkey bars
1 x 900mm somersault bar RC34202
2 x set of 5 climbing stones RC34622
1 x Pinewood seat R12030
1 x Hor. tyre swing set R12883
1 x Trapeze & rings R2203
6 x Swing hangers R81110
1 x 3m wave slide R4101
1 x Telescope R5000

Mr Beckett's tree house and swing

Triple swing with overhanging top beam and fantastic tree house with monkey bars in background (See product code R72002 for monkey bars)

2 x Swing corners 100 / 100 ob (RC82122)
7 x 100mm ar swing hangers (R81036)
1 x Premium pinewood swing seat (R12030)
1 x Trapeze and rings (R2203)
1 x Belt seat (R1153)
1 x Plastic monkey seat (R15032)
1 x Basket ball hoop (R61007)

P. Parkes embankment slide

Making good use of an existing natural grass bank using our 2.4m wave slide (R4100) and secured with 4 x ground anchors (RC83030)

Toms Playground

A busy pirates fort with double swing attachment.

14 x post covers 100mm round (RC8552)
1 x Swing corner 100mm / 100mm rt (RC82222)
1 x Swing bracket 100mm (RC8244)
1 x Pinewood swing seat (R12030)
1 x Tyre rope swing set vertical (R12983)
1 x Rope ladder 2m x 0.4m (R32030)
1 x Twizzler (R2513)
5 x Swing hangers 100mm (R81036)
1 x 3m wave slide (R4101)

Our House

Hours of hard work and planning paid off with this end result using the following DIY components:

Scramble net (R33021)
3m wave slide (R4101)
Fireman's Pole (RC3411)
2 sets of climbing stones (RC34622)
1 pair handgrips (R8400)
10m 16mm rope (R8500)
4 x grass mats (RC70080)

Mr B's Swing and Slide

Josh and Harry are now the proud owners of a new swing and slide frame. Mr B used the following DIY Play components:

3 x Swing corners Rt.100mm (RC82222)
1 x 3m wave slide (R4101)
1 x 4 sided rope ladder (R32072)
1 x Baby seat - growing (R1333)
1 x Pinewood seat (R12030)
5 x Swing hangers 140mm thr. (R81110)
2 x Ground anchors (R83010)

Mr K's Ship

This fantastic 2 storey play boat was built using the following DIY Play components: 1 x Trapeze & rings (R2203) 1 x 2.4m slide (R4100) 1 x Scramble net(R33021) 15m 16mm rope (R8500) 1 x Zip wire (R24200) 1 x Ships steering wheel (R5030) 1 x Telescope (R5000)