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
On a budget, Tempelhofer Feld still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Tempelhofer Feld earns the hours.
You are traveling with kids
With kids, Tempelhofer Feld works.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Tempelhofer Feld works.
Think twice if
You want time outdoors
For nature & scenery, Tempelhofer Feld is hit or miss.
You want something active
For adventure, Tempelhofer Feld is hit or miss.
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 ↗