Tempelhofer Feld
A decommissioned Nazi-era airport turned vast public park where you cycle, skate and barbecue on the old runways.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
There's nothing like cycling or kiting down a real 1.2km airport runway with the whole flat city horizon around you — a defiantly democratic space Berliners voted to keep undeveloped.
Our read - 02
The catch: it's almost shadeless and windswept, dead in winter, and there are no facilities to speak of, so come prepared.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
Tempelhofer Feld earns the spend, even on a tight budget.
You only have one day
Short trip or not, keep Tempelhofer Feld.
You are traveling with kids
With kids, Tempelhofer Feld is an easy yes.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Tempelhofer Feld is an easy yes.
Think twice if
You want time outdoors
Tempelhofer Feld offers some nature & scenery, but not enough to make it the reason to go.
You want something active
Tempelhofer Feld offers some adventure, but not enough to make it the reason to go.
Plan it well
- Cost
- Free
- Timing
- A dry, mild day spring through autumn; avoid winter and high wind.
- Allow
- 1–3 hr
- Accessibility
- Vast, flat, paved runways are excellent for wheelchairs and strollers; bring everything you need.
- Getting there
- U6 Tempelhof, U8 Boddinstraße, or S Tempelhof at the perimeter.
Consider instead
Sources and method (2)
- In a 25 May 2014 referendum Berliners voted (about 64% in favour of the '100% Tempelhofer Feld' initiative) to block development and keep the ~300+ hectare field as open parkland. en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The former Tempelhof Airport was central to the 1948–49 Berlin Airlift; the airfield closed in 2008 and reopened as a public park on 8 May 2010. en.wikipedia.org ↗
- guthmann.estate ↗