Rye Lane Fruit Palace
Welcome to the Rye Lane Fruit Palace - a pop-up playground packed with imagination and colour.
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Peckhamplex
95A Rye Lane London SE15 4ST United KingdomGood to know
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- 8 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes
- UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
- In person
About this event
🍓 🍌 🍋 Rye Lane Fruit Palace 🍉 🥭 🍒
Come join us at the Rye Lane Fruit Palace, a pop-up playground in front of Peckhamplex, launching for Peckham Festival and running Sat 20th - Sunday 28th September.
Inspired by the myriad of fruits in Rye Lane’s markets, co-designed with local school children from Angel Oak Primary, and brought to life by local artists Mallika Joy and Maia Magoga, this is a free, pop-up playground installation packed with colour and imagination.
Discover a fantastical play area featuring a Dragonfruit Slide, a make-believe fruit stall, a seating and climb area made from re-claimed pallets & market bags, and giant soft-play replicas of the children’s invented fruits. Play, climb, and explore the installation while enjoying poster displays of the children’s original drawings and words.
Frequently asked questions
The installation is a collaboration between Brainchild Arts CIC (creative producers), Peckham Festival and Peckham Levels (delivery partners), led by artists Mallika Joy and Maia Magoga, with support from local schools, consultants, and volunteers.
The Fruit Palace will be on Moncrieff Place, just between Rye Lane and Peckhamplex.
The playground will have all its components out for play daily from 11am on Saturday 20th September to 7.30pm on Sunday 28th September. It is technically possible to visit outside of these hours, but not all the parts will be usable.
No booking is needed. Just turn up and play!
The equipment is designed for children aged [e.g. 4–12], but everyone is welcome to explore. All children need to be closely supervised by parents or legal guardians.
Staff and stewards will only be present some of the time, so it is essential that parents and legal guardians supervise their own children's play.
Yes. All play components and structures have been professionally installed and inspected to playground safety standards (EN 1176/1177). Daily safety checks are carried out by our team.
The site is step-free and wheelchair accessible. Some play elements are designed for climbing and sliding, but there are also interactive sculptures and sensory features open to all.
Yes! We welcome local volunteers to help steward the playground and support events. Email marina@brainchildfestival.co.uk.
Yes, but please be mindful of other children and families. For safeguarding reasons, we may sometimes restrict photography in certain areas.
There are no dedicated toilets for this project, however there are toilets at any number of local businesses - e.g. Peckham Levels, Frank's, Copeland Park.
Email us at marina@brainchildfestival.co.uk or ask one of our team on site.
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