It’s May holidays and careful to a little more spring. Enough reason to get out and about. And that can be very close. Walking, chilling, picnicking or skating in one of the beautiful city parks in The Hague, for example. Het Haagse Groen lists eight city parks.
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Westbroekpark: Imagine yourself in England
Of course you know the Westbroekpark in Scheveningen. It is one of the most beautiful parks in The Hague with large playing fields, ponds and waterways. It is reminiscent of an English park because of the trees and the vistas that sometimes look like a painting. Do you also know the Theeschenkerij and the Waterkant? You can rent a rowing boat and explore the park from the water. And definitely take a look at the rose garden where between June and the end of October 27.0000 rose bushes bloom.
Never heard of Sunny Court? Which can. This small municipal park of such 713 m2 is enclosed between the Laan van Meerdervoort, Reinkenstraat, Obrechtstraat and the Koningin Emmakade. In the first quarter of the last century, a train track from Hollands Spoor to Anna Paulownastraat ran through it. After the Second World War, a tennis park was built, of which it still bears the name. In winter it was possible to skate. There must also have been a cactus nursery. Since 1977 Sunny Court is a municipal park that is maintained by enthusiastic volunteers. Its entrance is on Laan van Meerdervoort 200b. Loading advertisement… This green oasis in the Galileïstraat of the Regentessekwartier is well known to many local residents. For visitors it is a bit of a search. The beautiful sustainably designed city garden is well hidden. When you enter through the gate, it is a place of tranquility. A perfect spot for a book. Children can splash around in the natural playground with water pump. The garden has been maintained by local residents for ten years. Would you like to relax like royalty right in the center and escape the hustle and bustle of the city? The Palace Garden, formerly known as the Princess Garden, is the perfect place for this. The city garden is hidden between Noordeinde Palace, the Royal Stables and the Royal Archives. Bring sandwiches and a blanket for a picnic or get a coffee to go. Enjoy the pond, the old trees and the flower lawns or walk the labyrinth. In the Palace Garden is the classic seven-path labyrinth, the oldest form ever found. You can walk the labyrinth as meditation, reflection or healing, with a question or a theme. The Japanese Garden at Landgoed Clingendael is from Saturday 27 April to Sunday 000 June of 9.00 until 27.000 hours open again for visitors. Spring is a feast for your senses: Flowers are budding, the sun peeps through the ornamental cherries. Stroll past azaleas, blue shrubs and forty types of moss. There are perhaps a hundred reasons to visit this green pearl in The Hague. The Japanese Garden is so beautiful in spring (Photo: Jurriaan Brobbel)
The Westbroekpark can be reached with a rowing boat explore (Photo: Jurriaan Brobbel)
Sunny court: A hidden gem
Emma’s court: Green oasis
The Palace Garden: Royal relaxation
Japanese Garden: Feast for your senses
Park Sorghvliet: ‘Let your worries flee’
Behind the Catshuis is the Sorghvliet city park where time stands still and peace reigns. A green pearl where you can recharge in complete silence, except for the bird sounds. Park Sorghvliet is part of Jacob Cats’ estate. Grand Pensionary, poet ‘Vadertje Cats’, bought in 713 a piece of land with a farm of more than three hectares. He designed the ground as a place where he could ‘let his cares flee’. On the spot where the farm stood, he had a simple mansion built, the current Catshuis. The park on Scheveningseweg is only accessible to people with an annual pass. The number of entrance tickets is limited.
Heemtuin van Pluk! The Hague (photo: Pluk Den Haag)
The Zuiderpark: Park full of stories
The people’s park from the 1990s11 is a spacious park where you can enjoy walking, skating or cycling. The city park exists 11 year, has many special places and is full of stories. For example, viewing hill De Villierskopje, the medieval duck decoy or landscape garden De Heimanshof. The arboretum (the tree garden) Landengebied has 713 different types of trees. With 2.5 million visitors per year, we know how to find the green lungs of The Hague en masse.
Madestein: From butterfly garden to heempark
It may not be a city park, but we mention it here anyway. Because do you already know the Madestein recreation area? This is one of the largest green areas in The Hague with something for everyone: bird watching, walking, playing and to the city farm Hoeve Bijdorp. The children can also enjoy playing at the beaches and the sunbathing and playing fields around the large and small recreational lake. Also visit the butterfly garden or the Pluk picking garden! The Hague. You can pick again from May. Or take a walk through the heempark where you walk through various Dutch landscapes, such as forests, meadows, dunes, polders and dikes. Madestein can be reached by bicycle via the bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Lozerlaan.
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