Whimble Planks — 120 pieces

4.9 812 reviews Safety & materials

120 identical beech planks. No instructions, no picture on the box to copy — which is the point. Towers on Monday, a bridge by Friday, a car park by the time you've forgotten you bought it.

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Free UK delivery over £50, and free returns for 60 days.
Five-year repair promise. Split a plank, post it back, we replace it.
Spares sold separately — you never have to rebuy the set.

Age guidance

Suitable from 12 months. Every plank in this set is larger than the small-parts cylinder specified in EN 71-1, so there is no small part to swallow — but planks are hard, and a tower falling on a face still hurts. Play on the floor, not on a table, and supervise under-3s.

Smallest part: 117 × 24 × 8 mm — the plank itself; the set contains no smaller component.
Stated age: 1–3+, and most families keep using it well past five.
Supervision: Recommended under three, as with any building set that can be stacked above head height.
Check before each use: Discard any plank that has split, splintered or lost paint. We'll replace it free under the repair promise.

The label, in full

Safety and materials, written out
rather than summarised

Everything on this page is the same information printed on the box — put here so you can read it before you buy rather than after.

Materials & finish
Timber	European beech, FSC-certified, milled in Somerset
Finish	Water-based paint, six colours; or plant-oil finish on the natural set
Coatings excluded	No solvents, no phthalates, no PVC, no added formaldehyde
Edges	Radiused 3 mm minimum, sanded to 240 grit
Adhesives	None — every plank is a single piece of timber
Packaging	Kraft board box, paper tape, recycled void fill. No plastic.

Natural timber varies. Grain, tone and the odd knot differ between planks — that's beech, not a fault.

Specification & testing
Pieces	120 planks, identical
Plank size	117 × 24 × 8 mm
Set weight	2.4 kg boxed
Age marking	1–3+ · no small parts present
Tested to	EN 71-1 (mechanical & physical), EN 71-2 (flammability), EN 71-3 (migration of certain elements)
Also assessed to	CPSIA (US) for lead content and small parts

Toys are tested batch by batch by an accredited third-party laboratory. Ask us for the certificate covering the batch you received and we'll send the report.

Living with it

How to keep a set of planks
going for twenty years

Read the repair promise

Cleaning

Damp cloth, mild soap, dry immediately. Never soak, never put them in a dishwasher — beech swells and the paint lifts.

Storage

Anywhere dry. Radiators and conservatories will dry the timber out over a few summers and cause splitting.

When to retire a plank

Any split running along the grain, any raised splinter, any chip you can catch a fingernail on. Post it back and we replace it free.

812 reviews · 4.9 average

What parents say about
this set specifically

"Bought the Planks for our eldest three years ago. They've since been a castle, a car park and, memorably, a hospital. Not one has split. Our second is now using the same set."

Hannah Reeve

Bristol · verified buyer

"The 120 is the right number. We tried a 60 first and it ran out halfway up the first tower. Buy the bigger box, you'll only order the top-up pack anyway."

Sam Prentice

Cardiff · verified buyer

"Honestly the noise when 120 planks hit a wooden floor at 6am is its own review. Wonderful toy, get a rug. Paint has survived a year of chewing with no chips."

Nadia Ahmed

Sheffield · verified buyer

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