Simon Egan is head of project development at Creating Adventurous Places (CAP.Co), the adventure play specialist. CAP.Co designs, plans and develops play attractions for heritage sites, museums, farms, castles and more.
“Since creating the Thea Award-winning BeWILDerwood back in 2009, Simon Egan has continued to revolutionise children’s play having been instrumental in the building of nearly 50 adventurous places to play, places to stay and places to party. All this and he’s a genuinely nice bloke,” said one nominator.
Among CAP.Co’s recent projects is a £3.6 million playground at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, one of the UK’s most iconic stately houses. Egan said: “The inspiration for this adventure play area came directly from its surroundings. The kitchen garden, the concealed entrance and the vast expanse of historical walls and original features – not to mention the iconic Capability Brown landscape that Blenheim Palace is well known for.”