Everyone needs to change the environment periodically and have fun. There are places of rest where there are many attractions, entertainment programs. This also applies to the park. Babushkin. It's good here all year round. In warm weather, rides are waiting for those who wish, in winter you can go skating, sleigh rides, and slides.
Past and present
The park has a long history. It was founded in St. Petersburg at the time when Catherine II ruled. Especially for the Empress, craftsmen built a hunting castle in these places, and specialists landscaped the nearby forests.
The Babushkin Park (St. Petersburg) since 1925 has been named so in honor of the revolutionary Ivan Vasilyevich Babushkin. The park has gone through a lot, there were years of desolation. Now it has been revived, there are many attractions for different age groups, there is an indoor football field, an ice rink. You can have a snack and relax in cozy cafes.
How to get there and find your way around
Grandma's map will help you find the park. It can be seen that this recreation area is located on the banks of the Neva. Park address: 149 Obukhovskoy Oborony Avenue.reachable by car or public transport. In the latter case, to the park. Babushkin you can take the metro, and then walk or use land transport.
The closest thing to go is from the Lomonosovskaya metro station. From here to the destination - 770 meters. If you do not want to walk, then take bus number 95 or fixed-route taxis number K365 or K16. You need to get off at the stop "Farforovskaya street". Several entrances lead to the park, one of them is located from this street. The site map will help you understand where the main objects of this recreation area are located.
The walk from the Elizarovskaya metro station is longer (it is 1.6 km). But you can get from the metro by land transport, by taking the bus or fixed-route taxis indicated above. You need to get off at the stop "Farforovskaya street" or "Dudko street".
From the metro station "Proletarskaya" you will reach the park. Babushkin, using a fixed-route taxi No. 185 or taking tram No. 24. Then you need to get off at the stop, which is called “Park im. Babushkin. From here, the closest walk to the skating rink. This is also visible on the map.
Rink
Fans of ice skating are waiting for an indoor skating rink in Babushkina park. Its size is 20 by 40 meters. One hour of stay on the ice for adults costs 250 rubles, and for children under 12 years old - 200 rubles. These prices are valid for both weekdays and public holidays.
Those who wish can visit this place from 23.00 to 6.00. Seven hours of night skiing cost 400 rubles. For studentsthis price is automatically reduced by 20%. To do this, they need to take a document with them. This can be a student or student ID.
There are also other discounts. Adults and children can attend figure skating classes.
The skating rink in Babushkin's park invites visitors to the Manyasha kindergarten to play hockey for free. There is a cafe, a cloakroom, free Wi-Fi, and a car park next to the building.
The skating rink has different sections. Boys are currently being recruited for a children's hockey club called the Ice Squad.
Skates are available for public skating. Children - for 150, and adults - for 250 rubles. Skate sharpening service available. For new ones, it costs 250 rubles, for already run-in ones - 200 rubles.
Rides for kids
Of course, the park is not only an indoor skating rink, but also a lot of attractions. All of them are divided into 3 main groups:
- baby;
- family;
- extreme.
Children's attractions of the park. Grandma's bright and colorful. They can be ridden from three (on some - from two) to 7-8 or 12 years old.
The bell attraction is designed for kids. This is a small chain carousel on which the kids ride with pleasure. For insurance, each chair is equipped with a special locking device in the form of a chain.
There are several types of trampolines here. It is interesting for children to climb up the inflatable slides, and then roll down. Boys and girls under the age of 12 are allowed on this ride.
"Fairytaleland" - a whole palace complex with towers, stairs, slides. This playground has everything to play enough: a sandbox, a trampoline, a swing. A ticket worth 150 rubles is valid for the whole day. You can come in the morning, and when it's time to have dinner and rest, go home. In the afternoon and until the evening the same ticket is valid. Therefore, you can return with the child so that he can still play on the playground.
Family rides
Adults were once children too. How nice it is to return to this carefree time at least once in a while! Family attractions allow you to go back many years and have fun together with your beloved child.
Are you from another city and decided to visit St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) in winter? Park them. Babushkina will provide an excellent opportunity to ride on the ice slides. The tallest man-made structure is nine meters! Therefore, the attraction "King Mountain" will be interesting for the whole family.
Finnish sledges also work only in winter. To use this attraction, you must leave a deposit of 2000 rubles or an identity document.
In the summer it will be nice to ride a boat, as vacationers did 100 years ago. You can rent a catamaran and go on an interesting journey with your child. Groups of friends and couples will also like to cut through the water surface of the pond on a catamaran or boat.
Plenty of spin is offered onattraction "Sweet Tooth". On the "Dragon" you can fly around the magic castle, rising to a height of 7.2 meters. At the "Autodrom" anyone will feel like a real driver.
Extreme rides
If your child is over 10 years old, you can take them on a "spaceflight" ride with the same name.
Attraction "Karting" - for those who love speed. "Frigate" is suitable for those who are not afraid to be on top of a giant swing.
If you want to get out of the water by jumping, running, somersaulting on the surface of the pond, then the Water Zorbing will come in handy, because you will do all this in an air capsule.
Events
There are many more interesting rides and entertainment in the park. Holidays are especially celebrated here. These days, Babushkina Park also invites everyone. Events held here with enviable regularity gather crowds of people.
Events dedicated to the celebration of Maslenitsa are especially interesting. Goose fights, explosions of colored smoke, camel and reindeer rides are waiting for you. Anyone can enjoy pancakes, play old folk games, listen to the performance of folk groups.
Come to this amazing place and you won't be disappointed!
