Mushroom and I have been to Victory Park (part of the Olympic Park) many times before, to practice climbing on the rope bridge below. However, we knew there was another part that we hadn’t yet managed to find (admittedly, we hadn’t looked very hard!).
The mirrors
Mr B had told me ages ago that he has taken Mushroom to ‘the bit with the mirrors’ but I didn’t know what he meant and hadn’t been able to see it. Then, on the May Bank Holiday*, we were just going for a wander and we stumbled across it purely by accident! I realised then that the reason I hadn’t been able to see it before, is because at the angle from which I had been looking, it simply reflected the grass and became invisible!
We enjoyed playing hide and seek..
and afterwards, we looked and listened out for local wildlife (not as many butterflies as we would have liked and a LOT of birdsong)…
and then we came across this guy!
We were lucky with the weather and really enjoyed our day, which ended with some time playing in the giant sandpit hidden away between two blocks of flats just round the corner from Neighbourhood (highly recommended for lunch if you’re in the area!). Even though it was a sunny day, there weren’t many people here. Partly because it’s so hidden but it also doesn’t get much sun in the afternoon (so I was freezing! But Mushroom was happy).
I am linking this post up to Coombe Mill‘s Country Kids.
*I’m cheating a bit as this little adventure actually took place over the last bank holiday weekend but it’s taken me that long to sort out the photos! Click on the image above to find out more and read other outdoor adventures.
Oh my those mirrors are awesome! I have never seen anything like it but what fun. I wonder how they are made? It must be really tough glass and someone must have a horrid cleaning job but it does look so much fun and very effective. Thank you for sharing with me on Country Kids. Off to pin to my outdoor inspiration board!
They are, aren’t they? I never thought about the job of cleaning them! Must be a tough job, yes. But so much fun – great for hide and seek!
What a clever idea those mirrors are! Looks a lovely place to discover too #countrykids
We must have walked past it so many times before we caught it at the right angle to find it!
Awww thats so awesome. Like a magic playground! #countrykids
It’s really lovely!