Botanical Volkspark Pankow Blankenfelde — Attraction in Berlin

I expected this place to be something that I would call a botanical garden, however, it is more like a park with meadows and a forest. It only makes sense to go there when the weather is really nice, otherwise it is a waste of your time. First of all, it is way too far away from the vicinity of the city-centre. Secondly, finding the entrance was a real struggle, at least for me. The greenhouse is almost empty, apart from some banana palm trees, one big bird of paradise plant and few other plants. It might be a nice place for those who live nearby and can go there for a stroll or something. Or perhaps for gardening, since they have some acres...

Great place for picnics. Easy to reach by car but took a while to reach by public transport. They don’t have dedicated parking for cars so parking has to be on the road.

The name of the park is misleading. It is not a typical botanical garden. It had few animals that we can feed. They do have a feeder machine where we can buy carrots and other vegetables for 50p and 1€. The machine was empty when we went so we couldn’t feed animals.

Cafe was good with limited but tasty offerings.

Best time to go to cafe is earlier in the morning. Cafe gets super...

Lots of open spaces to plan a picnic. We flew our drone here as well. People were picking Apples from the trees as well, although I’m not sure if that was allowed.

Just one cafe in the park though, which saw big queues. And that one also opens up over the weekend only if it doesn’t rain, or so I understood from the explanation I was given in German (don’t understand it fully yet). Better to call up in advance and check if they‘re open or not. Limited menu, with mostly cakes, muffins, etc. Outdoor...