The Best Parks & Green Spaces in Amsterdam
Where the city goes to breathe
The best parks and green spaces in Amsterdam — from the famous Vondelpark to leafy local favourites and a forest three times the size of Central Park.
For a dense city, Amsterdam is wonderfully green. When the sun's out, the whole city heads outside — here are the best parks and green spaces to join them.
Vondelpark
The big one: 47 hectares of lawns, ponds and tree-lined paths, packed on sunny days and ringed by cafés. The city's beating green heart.
Oosterpark
A graceful, English-style park in the east, home to festivals and the National Slavery Monument — calmer than Vondelpark.
Sarphatipark
A pretty, compact park in the middle of De Pijp, perfect for a break from the Albert Cuyp market crowds.
Westerpark & Westergas
A relaxed park merging into the Westergas culture park — galleries, food, festivals and weekend markets in former gasworks.
Amsterdamse Bos
A vast forest park on the southern edge, three times the size of New York's Central Park — rowing, goat farm, trails and open-air theatre.
Hortus Botanicus
One of the world's oldest botanical gardens (a ticketed visit), with tropical greenhouses and centuries-old plants in the centre.
Pack a picnic, grab a coffee, and do as the locals do — in Amsterdam, the park is the plan.
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