Claremont Park Playground sits at the heart of the newly completed Claremont Park - the first of seven parks within the Brent Cross Town masterplan, jointly delivered by Related Argent and Barnet Council. Designed as a gateway experience in the early stages of the neighbourhood’s regeneration, the park introduces over 300 new trees, nature trails, water features, and a community-run kiosk alongside the new play space. Play nestles around the only two existing trees within the park, with new structures inviting a close up nature experience. The tall structure is designed to attract visitors arriving from the new Brent Cross station. Straddling between two park routes, the play landscape uses the sloping terrain to maximise playability and exploration and embeds an inclusive waterplay area as well as a climbable dam.

The design concept for the playground draws directly from the natural and industrial history of the River Brent, which once meandered through forested banks before feeding reservoirs and the canal system. This layered history is reimagined through a series of sculptural play interventions – a water play area with rippling topography, boulders, slipways and sluices, while a bouldering wall suggests the edge of a dam. Tall Flotsam Play Towers - a bespoke hardwood timber structure with irregular geometry and shimmering stainless steel shingles - rise from an imagined reservoir. This narrative-driven approach invites children to move between worlds - natural, industrial, and imaginary - through physically engaging and sensorially rich elements. These experiences reflect broader design principles for the park - inclusivity, sociability and activity. As a result, Claremont Park Playground contributes not only to the landscape’s ecological regeneration but also to the cultural and communal fabric of Brent Cross Town.