There is a small town in Germany with a non-German name Porta Westfalica. It is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia ... read more...

A small and little-known park in the spa town of Bad Holzhausen. There are several ponds with a variety of fish, old majestic trees and artistically designed flowerbeds. Ducks, birds and other feathered friends give the park a unique flavor. There are numerous recreation areas, pavilion and shady, cozy corners read more...

An excellent family park in Magdeburg, covering about 100 hectares, which we recommend. It was created for the 1999 garden festival and, so far, we haven't visited a better place in Germany to hold such festivals, though we've visited quite a few. This is most likely due to the fact that the scale of festivals has decreased recently read more...

Huge playground of 13000 square metres, one of the best playgrounds in Germany at the moment. It is located in a picturesque location on the mountainside near the family recreation centre Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland. Entrance to the playground is free read more...

A little-known option for a trip with children in the Harz Mountains, although you can come here without children. Mount Steinberg can be climbed by car, there is a large parking lot. There will be many cars there, most come for the purpose of hiking mountain trails. There is a nice playground right by the parking lot. There are tables, so you can have a picnic read more...

This article lists family restaurants with playgrounds or children's areas around Hanover. If you can add to the article, please write in the comments read more...

Hamburg's city park was opened in 1914 and appeared due to the expansion of the city and the absorption of the surrounding forests and garden farms read more...

Herford is one of the most important and most fortified trading towns in Westphalia, was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1342 and is one of the founding members of the Westphalian Hanseatic cities. It was a free imperial city until its annexation by Prussia in 1652 read more...

A great destination for a weekend trip with children. An old cable car leads up to an altitude of 727 metres where, in addition to the restaurant, there is a large children's playground, a very good summer toboggan run, mountain bike tracks, a rope park and a slide for inflatable rings read more...

A large playground in the woods. There is a fee to enter and there is an opening hours, see here. There are grilling areas that can be rented, info is here. A good place to hold a children's birthday party, however quite remote from big cities read more...

A rather unusual option for a weekend trip with children. Even the name itself is unusual, Utkiek Bassum translates as “Bassum Lookout” and it's Lower German, a dialect spoken by several million people in Northern Germany and the Netherlands read more...