Dent, Bob: Budapest for Children - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1992)
6. Parks and Open Spaces
48 PARKS AND OPEN SPACES Vérmező This long, narrow park is situated between Attila út, which runs below the western side of Castle Hill, and Krisztina körút, by the Southern Railway Station (metro station here). Suitable for strolling, sitting and playing. At the southern end there is a good, large playground with wooden train, six low swings, three higher ones, three slides, a variety of climbing frames, low and high parallel bars, several sand-pits and table-tennis tables with “fixed” nets. There are some seats here and benches are also spread throughout the park. At the northern end there is another, smaller playground with swings, slides and sand-pit. Városmajor Like the previous park this is also long and thin. It is not far away, running along the south side of Szilágyi Erzsébet fasor as it leaves Moszkva tér. At the eastern end, behind the church, there is a large, gravel playground but with only three swings, sand-pit and some climbing frames, though there are plenty of seats and the large open space is good for ball games. The main playground is further west, towards the terminus of the cog-wheel railway (3). Here there are table-tennis tables, more climbing frames (including small ones), courts for ball games, a wooden castle, slides, sand-pit, swings, parallel bars and pipe-like “tunnels” which children can crawl through. The park has an open-air theatre which operates in the summer. People’s Park [Népliget] This is a huge park in the southeast of the city but very easy to reach (“Népliget” metro stop on the no. 3. “blue” line). Best as a place to escape to from the noisy city centre. Large open spaces, trees, pathways and some playgrounds here and there. The Planetarium (12) is in the corner nearest the metro station.
