A Legoland themed sensory garden was officially opened at the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice today.

The garden was designed and created by Legoland's own children’s charity Merlin’s Magic Wand.

The opening was marked by the final Lego brick flowers being planted into the garden. Joining the celebrations were teams from the Legoland Windsor Resort, its owners Merlin Entertainments and local businesses who helped to create the garden.

The garden, which has been two years in the making, offers an interactive, safe and sensory space for the families at the newly opened childrens' hospice in Woodlands Park, Maidenhead.

There are wheelchair friendly winding pathways, scented plants, herbs in raised flower beds, a calming water feature, storytelling area, mud kitchen and musical play pieces.

Children can discover robins, rabbits, butterflies, ladybirds and squirrels each made of hundreds of tiny Lego bricks. The garden also features a magical Lego village of miniature fairy homes.

Fiona Devine, chief executive and co-founder of the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service, said: “It is with the greatest of pleasure that we open our woodland themed sensory garden today with our wonderful friends at the Legoland Windsor Resort and Merlin’s Magic Wand. I can honestly say it is a fantastic friendship and we have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of working with them.

“Our garden will bring many smiles and hours of fun to our children and their families, what greater gift to give.”

The Royal Borough's mayor Cllr Paul Lion was there - joining Thomas Jellum, divisional director of the Legoland Windsor Resort and Erin Woods, Merlin’s Magic Wand charity manager.

The chairman of Merlin Entertainments Sir John Sunderland was another welcome guest.