The best places for picnics in Kiev and outside the city

The easiest option for those wishing to get out on nature on a day off is a picnic zone in the city. This is, as a rule, well known to all residents of the city, specially arranged places in the territories of large parks. Such picnic areas are good because they are easily accessible by public transport, and you do not need to drag all the necessary products for a long time, because they can be bought in supermarkets nearby. The first zone for outdoor recreation in Kiev city authorities equipped in the forest park Vinogradar.

Vine-grower

This place is located at the intersection of ul. Kosenko, Gongadze Ave, etc. Freedom. Here trolleybuses №№ 24, 25 and 26 (the final stop) or fixed-route taxis № 26, № 437 from the station. M. Nivki, No. 25 from the station. M. Petrivka, № 24 - from Minsk.

Specially for picnics in the pine forest there are gazebos from boards, wooden benches, hemp chairs, garbage containers and barbecue grills, the use of which is free of charge. In addition, you can buy firewood here.

Not surprisingly, the place is quite popular, but equipped with canopies with benches, tables and barbecues just a little more than a dozen, therefore on holidays it is better to come here as soon as possible.

An attractive alternative to the wine grower can be considered Holosiivsky Park, located near the metro. Its vast territory allows you to enjoy privacy with nature, without crossing the boundaries of the city. In the Holosiivsky forest there are also equipped areas for picnics.

Lake Didorivka

This small forest lake is at the end of General Rodimtsev Street. In its environs there are many picturesque landscapes, real forest nature. You can get from the station. M. Lybidskaya shuttle bus number 212, stop Agricultural Academy, and from the station. Holosiivska can be walked on foot.

Closer to the shores, a comfort zone is broken where it is possible to rent a summerhouse for 10-20 people with a brazier on average for 200-300 UAH, for a fee to buy firewood, if you want to rent a boat or catamaran. In addition, having your own brazier, in the vicinity of the lake you can always find a good place for kebabs.

In addition to Didorivka, in the Holosiivsky forest picnic areas are equipped recreation areas Goloseevskaya Balka and Bukova. Here the place with barbecue can cost cheaper, on average for 150 UAH per day.

The most distant place in the Holosiivsky Park is the VDNKh territory in the south-west, where you can also find many secluded picnic places. But it's important not to forget that the fire is forbidden in the forest, so you should use a brazier for barbecue.

Park of Friendship of Peoples

Another beautiful place to relax on the nature with a view of the Dnieper and convenient transport interchange. From Art. M. Petrivka, where, by the way, you can and skims before a picnic in one of the supermarkets, trolley buses No. 30,31, bus number 101 and a lot of shuttles go to Troieschyna. Before the stop, the Friendship of Peoples Park from the metro road will take no more than 15 minutes.

On the territory of the park you can fry shish kebabs, although there are few specially allocated for this place, but on the whole the infrastructure promotes comfortable rest.

Berezka Park

This birch grove on the Left bank of the Dnieper, located near the metro station Lesnaya and Leningradskaya Square. From the metro you can get there by trolleybus number 37, stop Epicenter, and if you go from Leningradskaya square, then a fixed-route taxi №414 will do.

The park is not equipped for barbecue, so you need to borrow your brazier, but as a table and chairs you can use hemp and logs here.

Park of Partisan Glory

This place is the best option for residents of Poznyakiv and Kharkiv Massif. There are several specially equipped places with barbecue facilities and a lake where you can fish.

Easiest to reach from the station. M. Forest tram № 29 to the stop Park of partisan glory. The car is better to go from Leningradskaya Square, turning behind the bridge through the railway to the left, then behind the Darnytsky railway station - to the right, the park is located on the left along the street. Yalta.

Red Farm

Not so long ago, the open metro station Krasniy hutor was created just to make it easier to get to the pine forest located right on its exit. This is not a built-up area, and partly for this reason is very attractive.

Outside the city, one of the most popular destinations for a weekend in nature is the Pushcha-Voditsa. These picturesque places are easily accessible by public transport.

Calancha

Forest area, got its name due to the tower located there, monitoring the fires. If desired, you can climb up and watch the beautiful panorama of the Kiev forests. Also the tower gave the name of the stop on demand on the route of the 12th tram running between Podol and Pushcha-Voditsa. In addition, you can get here by minibus from the metro station Nivki and Akademgorodok.

Among the pines and birches there are many glades that are convenient for picnics. Also here you can walk to the lakes nearby. To the north of the tram stop there are about ten equipped places for recreation with barbecue.

It is important to remember that Kalancha is located outside the city, and the nearest store is very far away, therefore everything you need to take with you immediately.

Zhukov Island

Unlike the forests of the Pushcha-Voditsa, this picturesque place on the banks of the Dnieper can only be reached by car. It is a large island on the southern outskirts of the capital, whose territory is considered a reserve.

In addition to beautiful views and convenient places for cooking shish kebabs, there is also a unique attraction - the so-called Stalin's metro.

This is an unfinished, half-flooded railway tunnel of the 30s, which was to pass under the Dnieper.

Get better on the Moscow highway in the car market in the direction of Koncha Zaspa. After the bridge, it is necessary to turn 180 degrees and go back in the opposite direction to the nearest turn to the right, and there will be another 500 m left for the Zhukovy KP. Pass through the control point may be paid, but there is no fixed fare.

The Ukrainian village

Near the village. Buzovaya on the Zhitomir highway is an open-air museum with a picnic zone - the Ukrainian village. Mangal complexes with pavilions are surrounded by reconstructions of ancient huts from different regions of Ukraine.

But renting a picnic place is comparatively expensive -150-250 UAH per hour.

A great advantage of this place is that it is not yet very well known, as it was opened not so long ago, and therefore there are not so many holidaymakers here, as for example in Pirogovo.

Neighborhoods of the village of Rovzhi

Another great option for an outing picnic - take care of the Kiev Sea.

To the village of Rovzhi it is necessary to go through the dam of the Kiev HPP, and right after the dam turn left, along the reservoir to the end of the road with a hard surface. Next car is unlikely to pass, but it can be left in the woods by the road, and to the shore to walk literally 300 meters.

Village Cellars

The village is located on the picturesque bank of the Desna.

Not far from the shore, between the river and the bay of Pogrebskaya Starucha are wide meadows.

You can come here on the bridge through the bay by car. First you will need to drive street. Balzac through with. Troyeshchina, and in front of with. The cellars turn to the left, the dirt road leads to the shore of the Desna.