Playgrounds in Copenhagen

In the autumn of 2021, we stayed for three wonderful months in beautiful Copenhagen with our two boys (then aged 1 and 3). The oldest was in kindergarten and I was on parental leave with the youngest.

Copenhagen is unique when it comes to its playgrounds. The city has 125 playgrounds and 26 of them are staffed with educational staff! Me and our youngest almost visited a new playground every single day of our stay.

Let me share some information and recommendations about our favourite ones…

Our favourite playgrounds

Legepladsen på Århus Plads

Address: Århus Plads 2 – 6

The playground stimulates the imagination of little pirates. And let’s face it, all boys are pirates. At least my two sons are!

There is a large, overturned pirate ship which contains both a climbing wall, a crawl-roof-hold and a wide and rather steep slide.

Juno the bakery was a fantastic bakery next to it, perfect for a lunch!

Tårnlegeplads

Address: Frederik V’s Vej 4, Fælledparken

The tower playground is built around five of Copenhagen’s most distinctive towers: Our Saviour’s Church, the Town Hall Tower, the Round Tower, the Marble Church and the Stock Exchange Tower.

The playground aims for the children to learn about the city’s towers. Present is pedagogically trained staff who organize various activities and ensure a safe and friendly environment on the playground. During day time, the playground almost has daily visits from nearby kindergartens.

My two kids loved it here, and this playground was revisited many times!

Tivoli – Rasmus Klump Legepladsen

Address: H. C. Andersens Blvd. 26

Rasmus Klump’s playground is inside Tivoli. The playground is divided into two sections: one for very young children and one for slightly older children who want to be challenged.

The playground includes three towers, which are connected by suspension bridges, observation posts, climbing nets, telescopes and multi-level platforms. Jump on board the ship Mary and take the slides down with your children, explore the tall lighthouse or play on the back of the 14-metre-long whale.

We were frequent visitors in Tivoli and had season tickets for the whole family.

Flyvelegepladsen

Address: Stefansgade 28-30

Staffed playground in Nørrebroparken on a 3,500 square meter area with lawns, large trees and a green cycle path as a neighbour.

The outdoor play area is called the “Bermuda Triangle” and is furnished with an airplane, ships and a large whale.

Outdoors, there are plenty of activity options, for example:

Ping pong
mushroom lake (in the summer)
swings
ball field
play bikes
fire pit
sandboxes

This playground was next the kindergarten where my oldest son went for the three months we stayed in Copenhagen. We often went to this playground straight from kindergarten, and ordered take-away pizza from a small place next to the playground, together with a beer from Mikkeler also next to the Kindergarten. And so did most parents, especially on a Friday afternoon.

We all miss this playground!

Legepladsen i Brumleby

Address: Brumleby

My personal favourite. I recommend all a visit to the small Copenhagen village of Brumleby on Østerbro, where the charming yellow houses exude idyll, tranquility and a very special atmosphere. The children in Brumleby have their own nice playground with crooked, twisted houses (a grocer shop, a baker’s shop, and an ice-cream booth), connected by a small bridge, which requires balance to rush around.

Back in the days in 1800-something, when Brumleby was located in the countryside there was a dairy and a slaughterhouse at Brumleby. The idea of the playground is to create a piece of this old Brumleby to remind us of its fantastic history. At the same time the Brumleby playground had to be a pretty sight for the adults, and a fun place to play in for the little ones.

The houses in Brumleby in Østerbro were built for The Medical Association housing scheme
and initially were known as Lægeforeningens Boliger. These well-built but relatively inexpensive houses for poor families were some of the first social housing in Copenhagen and were built on the initiative of doctor Emil Hornemann as an immediate and practical response to a cholera epidemic in Copenhagen in 1853.

Trafiklegepladsen i Fælledparken

Address: Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 10

The traffic playground is a public playground with play and learning at its kernel. The focus is on cycling culture in line with Copenhagen’s desire to be the world’s best cycling city (well, it is!). Cycling and road safety training takes place in a child-sized traffic city, where children can learn how to navigate traffic in a safe environment. The traffic playground is designed with small roads that wind in and out between lawns, bushes and trees. Everything on the small practice roads has been reduced to fit the children’s perspective – there are both small light signals, mini-signs, carriageways, road strips, pavements, pedestrian crossings, cycle paths, gas tanks and much more.

The playground is staffed, and during opening hours the children can borrow small bicycles (if they are less than 130 cm tall) or running bicycles. The children are also welcome to ride their own bikes.

Experimentarium

Address: Tuborg Havnevej 7

In Tuborg’s old breweries you find Denmark’s leading science center, Experimentarium.

Experimentarium is a non-profit foundation that aims to stimulate people’s interest in science and technology and to increase their awareness of scientific and technological methods and research. Their target audience is everybody, but they have a special focus on children and teenagers so that learning and playing goes naturally hand-in-hand. And our kids just loved it there so much that we bought season tickets.

When you’re there, make sure to visit these areas:

The Bubblearium is Experimentarium’s soap bubble area.
The Construction Site, where you play together and discover the laws of Physics that makes everything at a construction site turn and move.
The Beach, where you can play and experiment with water. Here you dive into the fascinating science of water and learn to respect the sea. And of course, get a little wet!
The Port, embark to play and learn about global trade. Navigate a ship in the Ship Simulator and get a grip on the link between transport and CO2 in the world’s largest interactive ball track.
The Miniverse is Experimentarium’s adventurous science exhibition for young visitors aged 1 to 5 years and their grown-ups. The Miniverse consists of seven areas, each with their distinct character, and inspired by the way children play. Each area also have a unique set of science learning goals. Our personal favourites are: The Hospital, The Farm and The Wind.