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A Family Business with a Love for what we do

A Personal Introduction from Richard Frost, CEO.

We are a family business with a genuine love for and belief in what we do.

As the son of a maker of wooden toys and a childhood spent covered in sawdust, there was always a certain inevitability that I would follow in my father’s footsteps and develop a business centred on wood.

The catalyst came when my wife Kay and I realised that our young children would not only love a playhouse; just as I had as a child, but that it would provide them with an opportunity to explore the world and express their imaginations from the safety of our back garden.  We were so disappointed to find that most of the products described as ‘playhouses' bore more resemblance to sheds. There was only one solution, to build our own. Our playhouse was a magnet for our children’s friends and drew admiring comments from parents and so The Playhouse Company was born.

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Company History

Over the past two decades we have enjoyed sharing the journey with parents following the same path; a desire to provide a special place for their children to escape to and enjoy. Most of the hundreds of projects you will see on our site began as inspiration provided by you and your children. They all share our commitment to producing playhouses built to the same standards we wanted for our own children.

We are now a team of about 25 based in our workshops in rural Herefordshire, and both Richard and Kay are still very hands on.

The Playhouse Company has now delivered numerous hand built, bespoke playhouses throughout the UK (and more recently to Europe as well) in different shapes, colours, sizes and designs but all built to rigorous safety standards.

In an age where children can spend more time with computers than friends, we are more committed than ever to extending the opportunity for healthy and imaginative enjoyment playhouses can provide.

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Rural Herefordshire Company History
The girls and their friends love playing in it and spend hours in, out and around it. One minute it is an ice cream shop, the next minute they are playing mummy's and daddy's with their dollies and then when their cousin Hugo is over it becomes a castle fortress so it is great for their imagination. Much better than watching tv or playing on ipad!! Inside the playhouse we have put pink bunting up and a kitchen in one corner, so great even when it rains
Mr & Mrs F - Herefordshire
As the girls are still quite young they like us to be in the garden with them when playing on it but we are not allowed inside - kids space only!! It is all very safe and cleverly thought out so we have no worries about letting them play on their own and they can not wait until they are a bit older so they can camp in it with daddy! The girls have older cousins and together they play for hours so I can't wait to see them develop with the playhouse as they get older'
Mr & Mrs J - Herefordshire
I am difficult to please but am thrilled with how the whole process from drawing to installation went. My little boy is very happy too!
Mr E - From Loughborough
Can you please pass on my gratitude to the gentleman who installed the playhouse for my Grandson. He arrived home from school and was over the moon! The customer service has been excellent, the pricing is fair and reasonable for a top quality product. The installation was done within the time scales set and by a gentleman who was extremely courteous. Thank you June 2012
Mr & Mrs B - From London

Its nearly here!

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Happy Christmas

Well...we have made it to the end of the year and what a hectic year it’s been for us.  We are busy finishing off the last few playhouses ready for new homes in time for Christmas day.So now we have to get busy planning for the n... more

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The Playhouse Company
Little Orchard Farm
Eardisland
Herefordshire
HR6 9AS

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