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What to do · Gödöllő

Gödöllő Palace Park

26 hectares of landscaped garden with a barefoot path, a playground with a locomotive and an 18th-century pavilion · Free · 1 h

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
1 h
Season
All year; from October to January it closes at 16:00
Who it's for
All ages; flat paths, fine with a pushchair

What it is

Behind the palace stretches a landscaped park of 26 hectares, free to enter. It has a barefoot path with eleven different surfaces, a playground with a giant locomotive, panels with the story of Elemér the mouse prince and a bird trail with nest boxes and feeders. Among the trees stands the Királydomb pavilion.

Opening hours

  • From 1 April to 21 October, from 5:30 to 20:30.
  • From 22 October to 31 January, from 5:30 to 16:00; after that, at night, you can only enter with a light garden ticket.

Bear in mind

Dogs and other animals are not admitted, except assistance dogs. You may not pick plants, flowers or mushrooms either.

Frequently asked questions

Does it cost anything?

No, the park is free.

Can you go with a dog?

No, the palace does not admit dogs in the park.

With young childrenAs a family

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The café team in a vaulted salon with a crystal chandelier© Gödöllői Királyi Kastély

CaFE IDA, the Palace Café

Café · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: A coffee and cake in Sisi's salons after the visit, or before the light garden.

Inside the palace, on the ground floor; no museum ticket needed.
The hotel restaurant's dining room© Hotel Erzsébet Királyné

Erzsébet Királyné Restaurant

Restaurant · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: Ask for a table in the inner courtyard if it is summer; the menu is on the hotel's website.

Book by phone; also serves breakfast for hotel guests.
A pizza going into the wood-fired oven© Napolizza

Napolizza

Restaurant · Gödöllő · €€€€

What to order: One of their classic pizzas with San Marzano tomato and fior di latte; the kitchen closes half an hour earlier.

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Also takeaway.

To stay nearby

The hotel building, the former town hall of Gödöllő© Hotel Erzsébet KirálynéHotel

Hotel Erzsébet Királyné

Former town hall · Opposite the HÉV · Accepts pets

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: A three-star hotel in the former Art Nouveau town hall, opposite the HÉV and five minutes from the palace, with a garage and pet-friendly rooms.

A room with two beds, a blue sofa and a round table© Árnyas PanzióSmall hotel

Árnyas Panzió

Garden · Family rooms · 24-hour reception

Why we like it: A guesthouse of 58 beds with a garden in Máriabesnyő, a kilometre from the basilica, with air-conditioned rooms from 20,000 Ft a night.

From Ft20,000 / night View details

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