The castle playground
One of three large playgrounds, built as a castle.
Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark — CC BY 2.0 · Leif Jørgensen — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Guillaume Baviere from Copenhagen, Denmark — CC BY-SA 2.0
Copenhagen's largest public park, about 58 hectares north of the centre, and far more a residents' park than a visitors' one. The ground was **common grazing land** for the city's inhabitants before it became a park in 1908 — the name itself means "the common's park". The decision came out of labour-movement pressure on a city whose new districts were packed with no open space at all. What you see today is a space for use rather than a view: **football pitches** that are never empty, running tracks, **three large playgrounds** including one built as a castle, a skate line, and small lakes. On the first of May the park becomes the site of **Denmark's largest labour gathering**, as it has for over a century, with a hundred thousand people or more. It suits anyone staying in the city for several days who wants an hour outdoors without a plan, or a family with children who need to run.
One of three large playgrounds, built as a castle.
Never empty of neighbourhood players all day.
Quiet water between the lawns, away from the pitches.
Edel Sauers Vej, Copenhagen
It depends what you want. **Fælledparken** is the largest, with three playgrounds and unlimited room to run — the first choice for children with energy to spend. **Frederiksberg Gardens** is the prettier one, with rowing boats in the canals in summer and a view of the zoo's elephants. **Kongens Have**, behind Rosenborg Castle, is smaller and closest to the centre and has a free puppet theatre in summer — the right choice if you have one hour between two other visits. All three are free and always open.
Sign in to write your review of this place.
No reviews yet — be the first.