Last week the weather forecast was predicting that for now we would have one more day of sunshine before the heavens would once again open and consign us to indoor activities for the time being. Well we need no more incentive than that in order to pack up a picnic and head out to enjoy the beautiful weather, thus we took a trip to our local park. When I first moved to Denmark in the days before I had a car here, I dragged my children up and down the street in Virum looking for this unassuming little play area, discreetly hidden from view as it is.
The bike park has been an all weather destination for me, on days when it feels as though we are living not in Denmark, but inside a cloud, I have been found huddled under blankets sipping rain diluted coffee from a Thermos. Or on those glorious early days of spring, the blanket still wrapped around me as I soak up the heat from the gentle sun sipping from a cup of pure coffee, gratefully untainted this time by rain,. Then to the warm summer sun with lollies and the fragrant waft of suncream as the children shoot past every so often.
Essentially the beauty of the park is the winding road that snakes through the landscape and the bikes and moon buggies provided by the komune for playing on. There are plenty of vehicles to chose from and the variety means that no age is excluded from the fun, I have a non too shabby lap time myself! The bikes can be used for solo outings or linked together to form great snaking trains of children, little ones can also benefit from pillion seats and tricycles. Naturally no matter your age it is important to comply with road safety, hence the working traffic lights and roundabouts dotted along the route although we are talking more Parisian streets than orderly Danish ones.
When legs can peddle no more there are other facilities to be used, a large wooden climbing frame for the bigger children and a smaller pirate ship for younger children. Again the park provides play equipment for the sand that acts as a soft landing should it be needed and there are plenty of spades to go around.
Of course grown ups do also like to sit down and for that end there benches throughout the area beckoning you to take a seat and watch safely from a distance. The staff have a kitchen where I have always been able to boil a kettle if needed and there are very clean and well kept toilets too. Staff are on hand throughout opening hours and are always very friendly and happy to help.
Last week we enjoyed the last day of sunshine for now with friends and a picnic, happily engrossed in conversation or play. The kind of day I will have looked forward to whilst huddled under my blanket in mid January with rain dripping freely from the end of my nose.
Virum Bike Park,
Frederiksdalsvej, Virum
Kraks 107 B6
The bike park has been an all weather destination for me, on days when it feels as though we are living not in Denmark, but inside a cloud, I have been found huddled under blankets sipping rain diluted coffee from a Thermos. Or on those glorious early days of spring, the blanket still wrapped around me as I soak up the heat from the gentle sun sipping from a cup of pure coffee, gratefully untainted this time by rain,. Then to the warm summer sun with lollies and the fragrant waft of suncream as the children shoot past every so often.
Essentially the beauty of the park is the winding road that snakes through the landscape and the bikes and moon buggies provided by the komune for playing on. There are plenty of vehicles to chose from and the variety means that no age is excluded from the fun, I have a non too shabby lap time myself! The bikes can be used for solo outings or linked together to form great snaking trains of children, little ones can also benefit from pillion seats and tricycles. Naturally no matter your age it is important to comply with road safety, hence the working traffic lights and roundabouts dotted along the route although we are talking more Parisian streets than orderly Danish ones.
When legs can peddle no more there are other facilities to be used, a large wooden climbing frame for the bigger children and a smaller pirate ship for younger children. Again the park provides play equipment for the sand that acts as a soft landing should it be needed and there are plenty of spades to go around.
Of course grown ups do also like to sit down and for that end there benches throughout the area beckoning you to take a seat and watch safely from a distance. The staff have a kitchen where I have always been able to boil a kettle if needed and there are very clean and well kept toilets too. Staff are on hand throughout opening hours and are always very friendly and happy to help.Last week we enjoyed the last day of sunshine for now with friends and a picnic, happily engrossed in conversation or play. The kind of day I will have looked forward to whilst huddled under my blanket in mid January with rain dripping freely from the end of my nose.
Virum Bike Park,
Frederiksdalsvej, Virum
Kraks 107 B6
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