Airport Pub

The Airport Pub is located just 50 foot from the end of Manchester Airport’s runway. It’s unique location makes a visit to this pub one that you will never forget. We have previously, installed one of our multi-play units at The Airport Pub in Manchester a few years back. So we were over the moon when the owners of the Airport Pub approached us to come back again to give the space some TLC. This time around they wanted to completely transform the area and give it more of a ‘wow’ factor feature that children can spend hours playing on, whilst their parents and families are relaxing with their drinks and food in the beer garden.

Taking in consideration the needs and wants from the site visit, we knew the design had to be something bespoke and different to just your standard climbing frame. There was only one thing it could be and that was… an Aeroplane Climber. It was a perfect fit for the Airport runway location, theme and would certainly create a wow factor too. The final design was made with a combination of timber, steel, and bright HDPE Panel features to create those extra eye catching details.

The play unit includes: – Two sets of timber steps and a ramp & rope for access up to the two 0.9m high platforms, two steel slides located at the back and side of the structure, a crawl through tunnel with window features down the centre and finally a pair of steel/ timber cladded ‘wings’, with a half height scramble net on one side and a swinging log traverse on the other to add more challenge to the structure. At the front of the plane, there is a cockpit that children can look out to onto the views of the runway whilst letting their imaginations run wild. To finalise the whole area black and white wet-pour surfacing was put down in the design of a run way to bring the climber together within its location. Overall the new unit has been a great hit keeping the happy customers entertained between the take-offs and landings.