Devon mum puts play on the map

A Devon mum has created a new website, www.playmapp.co.uk, to detail the locations of free places for children to play. 

Initially covering the whole of Devon, PlayMapp features over 600 child-friendly sites.

A quick search on the easy-to-use website, designed and developed by Rokk Media Ltd of Exeter, will demonstrate that you are never far from a play area in Devon. Site visitors can also add to the quality of entries by leaving comments and uploading photos.

Playmapp’s founder, Claire McHugh, says: "I love taking my children to playgrounds, but they can be hard to find, especially if you are in an area you don’t know very well.  So I created Playmapp to help everyone find a play area, wherever they are."

Playmapp doesn’t stop at finding playgrounds.  The website features ten categories of places to play with the stipulation that they are all completely free of charge to visit. 

So, whether you fancy a trip to a play park, ball games at a multi-use games area, working out at an outdoor gym, exploring a forest park or challenging yourself at a skate park or BMX track, you are sure to find somewhere to entertain your family listed on PlayMapp.

Claire adds: "Devon is the first County to have a detailed map of play areas like this. Playmapp brings together information from all the different providers of play areas into one place, so you can check it out and find your place to play!"