Fodor's Travel Talk Forums - princess diana's memorial playground?

Ken, This is a terrific new playground located next to Kensington Palace. Here is an excerpt from my book, LET'S TAKE THE KIDS TO LONDON, about the playground: ------------------------------------- The search for Peter Pan’s pirates draws long lines of London’s children to Kensington Gardens where a new playground evokes the memory of two of Kensington’s most famous residents—the unlikely pair of Princess Diana and Peter Pan. Opened in 2000, the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground features a pirate ship, a water play area and teepees, along with conventional swings and slides. Nearby Kensington Palace was Diana’s official home and the star-crossed princess often sought anonymous refuge in Kensington Gardens. The Diana Memorial Playground is on the site of an earlier playground donated by Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie. But it’s the playground, not the memorial or literary connections, that attracts kids like no other place in Kensington Gardens. The two acre site is dominated by a fully-rigged pirate ship seemingly grounded on a beach. Children can climb a hidden passage between the galleon’s three decks and even try to refloat the ship by moving sand out of the ballast. The park’s beach cove (watch out for the crocodiles!) is a water play area where kids can search for the imprints of fossils and even a mermaid’s tail. When visiting children tire of the pirate ship and cove, they can move on to the treehouse camp and call each other using the park’s “tree-phones.” Then it’s on to the Native American teepees, or maybe a stop in the Movement and Musical Garden to make music, or at least joyful noise. The Peter Pan theme continues into the park’s rest room facilities, located in the “Home Under The Ground.” Don’t remember your Peter Pan? This was where the Lost Boys lived. ----------------------------- In short, this is a good stop for kids from toddlers through pre-teens. Hope this is helpful. Regards, David White LET'S TAKE THE KIDS TO LONDON--A FAMILY TRAVEL GUIDE info: http://www.KidsToLondon.com