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10 fun free things to do with children in Copenhagen

It’s easy to take the family on a trip to the capital without breaking the bank.

December 2022
It’s easy to take the family on a trip to the capital without breaking the bank. Here are 10 things you can do with the kids in Copenhagen – all for free.

The Children’s Museum at the National Museum

The National Museum has a fantastic section for children where they can play their way through history. There’s an old-fashioned classroom, a Pakistani shop, dressing up clothes, a Viking ship to play on, and much more. In the rest of the museum you’ll find cultural and historical artifacts from all over the world: from the Golden Horns to Russian icons and from Greenland kayaks to African masks.

Prinsens Palæ, Ny Vestergade 10
Copenhagen
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Children’s libraries

Copenhagen’s children’s libraries are open to all, and as well as cozy reading corners and masses of books, they also have toys including dolls, cars, play kitchens, puzzles, medieval castles, dressing up clothes, and drawing implements, electronic music equipment, computers, and iPads. Free entertainment for at least a couple of hours.

Blegdamsremisen

The weather gods don’t always smile on Copenhagen, but that doesn’t have to stop you going to the playground Blegdamsremisen. This 1,000m2 former tram depot has been transformed into an indoor playground with plenty of room to play whatever the weather. Children can explore aerial ropeways, a pirate ship, and a play landscape, and try their hand at table tennis, painting, drawing, clay modeling, and a nature workshop.

Blegdamsvej 132 A
Copenhagen
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Flyvergrillen

Flyvergrillen at Kastrup is an ordinary grill bar in a very unusual location. Sat next to Copenhagen Airport, it’s famous for having the best view of the constant stream of planes landing and taking off, and has become something of a cult hang-out for airplane enthusiasts of all ages. Model airplanes hang from the ceiling and there’s a playground next door.

Amager Landevej 290
Kastrup, Copenhagen
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Nørrebroparkens legeplads

The fantastic playground Nørrebroparkens legeplads lies at the hipper end of Nørrebro Park and has table tennis, a cycle and scooter track, sports field, play ship and airplane wreck, sandboxes, slides, and swings for big and small alike. There’s even a fire pit and a paddling pool, and the playground staff organize a range of outdoor and indoor activities during the day. If you’re lucky, the coffee man will come by with his cart.

Stefansgade 28-30
Copenhagen
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Fælledparken

Fælledparken has four playgrounds, all of them winners. The section running along Serritslevvej has a big play area with a sandbox, balance beams, swings, trampolines, and sports fields. You can also enjoy the award-winning Tower playground, where you can slide, swing, and climb around the city’s famous towers, including the Church of Our Savior, City Hall Tower, The Round Tower, The Marble Church, and Exchange Tower. Take your bathing costume or a change of clothes to make the most of the Water playground or try the Traffic playground, where you can ride in a free go-kart or on your own bike and learn to drive in traffic around a miniature town complete with traffic lights, roadworks, and roundabouts.

Fælledparken, Edel Sauntes Allé
Copenhagen
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”Bonderen”

A trip to the zoo’s fun, but here you can play at being the zookeeper. The farm playground ”Bonderen” is home to farm animals including horses, goats, rabbits, chickens, miniature pigs, and cows. You can stroke and pat and help to feed the animals, and they organize horse-drawn carriage rides and pony trekking. The playground has moon buggies, bikes, swings, a playhouse and a sandbox, and a lovely indoor play area. On top of that, the kitchen sells coffee and hot chocolate.

Amager Børnegaard, Peder Lykkes Vej 71
Copenhagen
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H.C. Ørstedsparkens legepladser

This idyllic park H.C. Ørstedsparkens legepladser is one of the finest green oases in the middle of the city, with tall trees, statues, and a romantic lake. It also boasts one of the city’s best playgrounds. There are lots of activities for children of all ages, with bikes, swings, climbing frames, playhouses, and a sandbox. There’s also a smaller playground at the opposite end of the park, near the café.

Nørre Farimagsgade 2
Copenhagen
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Bakken

Bakken has been a popular amusement park for centuries and has everything from Punch and Judy puppet theater and Pierrot’s magic tricks to revues, cabaret singers, arcades, exciting rides, and plenty of food and drink options. Bakken is located in the beautiful natural surroundings of Dyrehaven in Klampenborg, and admission is free. You’ll need your wallet if you want to try any of the rides though.

Dyrehavevej 62
Klampenborg, Copenhagen
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The playground in Hans Tavsens Park

By the yellow walls of the Assistens Cemetery is this little gem of a playground, with a large sandbox, sports ground, bicycles, moon buggies, playhouse, climbing castle, slide, swings, and balancing equipment. The playground in Hans Tavsens Park is staffed and also has an activity center with a dolls’ house, games, a bead workshop, and drawing implements, as well as a pet rabbit and two hamsters.

Hans Tavsens Gade 40
Copenhagen
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Text by Lise Hannibal