Stockholm is the perfect city for young families! There are plenty of exciting experiences for all ages, and it’s easy to get around the city on foot, by bike or using the bus and underground systems. The hotel’s location in the heart of the city, with all possible transport options right outside the door, makes it easy to go off on a fun-filled excursion.Here are a few unmissable children’s favourites:
Djurgården really is the children’s district. It is home to attractions including Junibacken, Skansen, the Vasa Museum, the Aquaria Water Museum, Gröna Lund, the National Museum of Science and Technology, the Maritime Museum, and Kaknästornet tower. Djurgården is also the perfect place for a picnic or a cup of coffee and a snack in the stunning surroundings of Rosendal’s Gardens. Or why not hire a bicycle or canoe and head out to discover Stockholm’s natural beauty and waterways?The journey to Djurgården is an experience in itself. Either you can take the old-fashioned tram from Norrmalmstorg, or the Djurgården ferry, which leaves from both Slussen and Nybrokajen. If you’re looking for the fastest route there, bus 47 is the one for you. The bus stop is just 75 metres from the hotel, on Vasagatan.
GalärvarvsvägenTel: +46 8 587 230 00Junibacken is a fairytale world, full of inspiration from Astrid Lindgren’s stories, where children will soon recognise characters from her books. Take an exciting train journey or experience a theatre performance featuring Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, or another of Astrid Lindgren’s characters. This really is a playground, where children can play and discover things for themselves. There is also a very child-friendly restaurant and café that is popular with young guests.www.junibacken.se
Falkenbergsgatan 2, DjurgårdenTel: +46 8 660 90 89Experience a living rainforest, complete with rain, wander through a mangrove swamp and walk carefully across a suspension bridge over a piranha-infested river. Then crawl through the glass tunnel with sharks all around and look at coral and ‘Nemo fish’. An exciting experience for children and adults alike. You can also learn lots about our ecosystem and about life in our Nordic waters. Pleasant café and sun terrace, ideal for basking in the warm summer weather.www.aquaria.se
DjurgårdenTel: +46 8 442 80 00One of Stockholm’s oldest and most popular attractions. Children can easily spend a whole day here. You can see lots of typical Scandinavian animals and take the chance to stroke an elk or watch the wolves at feeding time. You can even touch the snakes and watch crocodiles at the Skansen Aquarium. Or cuddle a cute kitten at Lill-Skansen, the area especially for young children. When you’ve seen the animals, why not visit the glass blower, or get an idea of how people in Sweden used to live by exploring the old houses.www.skansen.se
Lilla Allmänna Gränd 9Tel:+46 8 587 501 00If you ask the children, a visit to Stockholm’s funfair and amusement park is a must. There are rides and plenty of other attractions for all ages.www.gronalund.se
Galärvarvsvägen 14Tel: +46 8 519 548 00One of Stockholm’s most popular and most unique attractions. Seeing the royal warship Vasa with your own eyes is an unforgettable experience. An exciting and educational visit for children, with plenty of interesting information and sights and sounds to experience.www.vasamuseet.se
HagaparkenTel: +46 8 730 39 81A living experience of nature – a tropical environment covering over 2500 square metres, where you can discover hundreds of exotic butterflies.There are even frogs, parrots and other insects and animals. It’s exciting for children to get so close to the animals. Behind the glass, in the giant pond, koi carp and other fish swim around. All surrounded by resplendent greenery, in a tropical climate. What’s more, you’ll find a shop, greenhouse café, and Stockholm’s oldest winter garden.www.fjarilshuset.se
Sergels TorgTel: +46 8 508 315 08On the fourth floor of the Kulturhuset cultural centre on Sergels Torg is the Children’s Room. Here you can read and borrow books, paint, listen to a story or sing a song. The library is especially for children. Its three rooms are designed to suit children of different ages, with different needs in terms of movement and activity. There are also little dens where you can cosy in and hide, and plenty of unusual things to look at. In the picture workshop, children of all ages can experiment with colours and shapes and different materials.www.kulturhuset.stockholm.se
FrescativägenTel: +46 (0)8-519 551 30A museum full of plants, animals and plenty of hands-on activities on everything from dinosaurs to the human body. Cosmonova is Sweden’s only IMAX cinema and it shows films in the world’s largest film format. The films at Cosmonova take you to places you thought only your imagination could take you. This is the place to fly over magnificent landscapes and dive into fantastic underwater worlds…Underground: Universitetet (red line towards Mörby Centrum). Bus: 40 or 540 to the Riksmuseet stop.Car: Drive north from the city centre, via Roslagstull.Take Norrtäljevägen (E18), exit Frescati.www.nrm.sewww.cosmonova.se
Ryssgården, SlussenTel: +46 8 508 31 600At Stockholm City Museum’s special children’s marketplace, children can load barrows, carry sacks, wrap fish in newspaper and play at trading. At the quay beside the marketplace, there is a fishing boat loaded with freshly caught fish that is sold at the fish stall. A fun way of discovering how Stockholm worked when your grandparents were young.www.stadsmuseum.stockholm.se