Outdoors
Rope centre Pardubice
Experience active fun with your children in the popular rope park in Pardubice! Rope obstacles for young and old, trampolines for children, bungee trampolines.
For information about opening hours and prices, visit the Rope Centre website.
Aquacentrum Pardubice - outdoor summer beach
The summer beach is directly connected to the aquacentre. There is a multi-purpose swimming pool in which you can swim at a depth of 120 to 160 cm. The pool is equipped with great attractions. Among the most popular are a slide and a water slide almost 100 m long. The multi-purpose pool includes a spout, a climbing net, a wave pool and water massage beds. A water bowl is located in the non-swimming pool with a depth of 95 cm. Children can also play in the playground and sandpit. For the little ones, there is a paddling pool with slides and a pump with a rotating bucket.
You can find detailed information on the Aquacentre's website.
Gingerbread house
Just below the Kunětická hora castle is the Gingerbread Cottage with the Gingerbread Museum and a number of fairy-tale attractions. If you like fairy tales, or if you like sweets, the Gingerbread House is the right place to visit. The truth is that the cottage is not exactly made of gingerbread, it is actually a hunting lodge from 1882, built by Baron Richard Drasche of Wartenberg. Don't hesitate to visit Ježibaba!
To book a tour and for more information, visit the Gingerbread House website.
Game-preserve under Kunětická hora
The decoration of the Kunětice sub-castle is a game-preserve. Among its jewels are a pair of majestic bison, a small herd of deer, sturdy muflons and wild boars.
Fairy garden
If you are looking for a place where your children can play with animals, you will be in the right place in the Fairy Garden. Guinea pigs, bunnies, sheep, goats and many other animals are looking forward to your visit. Here you will find all the facilities, refreshments and a playground. The Fairy Garden is a non-profit ecological project to support abused and abandoned animals, ecological and sustainable living. It is located a short walk from the historic city centre.
You can find out more about this fabulous place on the Fairy Garden website.
Apolenka
On the outskirts of Pardubice is the Apolenka farm, which is primarily dedicated to hipporehabilitation. However, you can always come here for a visit, feed the llamas, goats and many other animals. Children can play on the playground and you can have a good ice cream or buy dairy products. Admission is free for individuals.
Visit the Apolenka website.
Castle Pardubice
How about a visit to Pardubice Castle, the former seat of the powerful Pernštejn family? You will be greeted by beautifully coloured peacocks, including several white ones. Can you count how many peacocks we have here? Take the children for a walk around the castle ramparts and try the unusual barefoot trail. You can walk on pine cones, bark, sand, moss... You can see two replicas of the Pernštejn cannons up close. On the last roundel of the ramparts you can see the goats kept by the East Bohemian Museum. You can bring them a piece of dry bread or vegetables.
You can pre-book the Superheroes or Legends and Legends in Pardubice tour, which leads from the castle gate to Pernštýnské náměstí.
The current exhibitions and cultural programme of the Chateau can be found on the Chateau's website.
Pardubice Summer Cinema
The Rebel summer cinema in Pardubice is the largest summer cinema in the Czech Republic and is unique not only in the Czech Republic but also in Central Europe in terms of its size, number of screenings and duration. The programme of the Pardubice Summer Cinema includes films for children and adults. The biggest film hits every holiday evening from 20:30.
What is currently showing can be found on the summer cinema website.
Tyršovy sady
The newly renovated city park in Pardubice invites you to rest, relax and spend your free time in a pleasant and sophisticated environment. In the immediate vicinity of the park you can find Pardubice Castle, Pernštýnské náměstí, Míru Avenue or the lock, where you can continue peacefully to the banks of the Elbe River. The site of today's Tyršovy Sady was originally the site of the Pernštejn embankment, which was filled in in 1910 and turned into wet meadows that were flooded every year. In 1931, a national exhibition of physical education and sport was held in the town and the area was transformed into an exhibition park.
Dozens of functionalist exhibition pavilions were placed here. After the end of the exhibition, the exhibition grounds continued to serve as a city park for social activities. Open all year round.
Park Na Špici
The newly renovated multifunctional park is an ideal place for sport, relaxation and entertainment. Children and adults alike will find something to do here. The confluence of the Elbe and Chrudimka rivers invites to many fun summer activities. In the eastern part of the park there is a sports and recreation zone with a multifunctional sports field and a large children's playground. In the central part of the park there is a quiet zone with lots of beautiful greenery and a water area "Čičák".
There is a wooden pavilion which also serves as a bird watching area on the surface and around the pond. In the park you can also find a covered fireplace, sporting goods rental, street workout, cable car, shower or even a picnic area. Accessible year-round.
Click here to find out the pavilion's opening hours.
Bubeníkovy sady
The first public park of Pardubice, founded in 1879-1880. It has an area of 7.5 hectares, its eastern border is formed by the Chrudimka River. The park is divided into two parts by the elevated dam of Matiční jezero. The northern part is rich in trees and there is also a statue of the first mayor of the town, Václav Bubeník. The southern part of the park has a natural character and lies on the shores of Matiční jezero, covered with a number of water lilies and water lilies. The latest reconstruction has succeeded in creating a modern city park that meets all the requirements for leisure time in the middle of Pardubice. Accessible all year round.
Natura Park - Ekocentrum Paleta
A natural environmental education area built in the middle of the city. It presents a wide range of activities, including participation in games, art activities and experiential education, not only for children.
Please visit their website for current opening times and programme.
Cruise ship Arnost of Pardubice
Enjoy an unforgettable day on the water! The boat docks at the Pardubice Hockey Arena and sails to Srnojed, Brozany or Kunětice, from where it is only a short walk to Kunětice Mountain itself. The offer also includes themed cruises with medieval crafts, gourmet or pirate cruises. You can book a cruise and find the current timetable on the Cruise Ship website.
Due to the current reconstruction of the ship Arnost, the operation is temporarily suspended. The ship will sail again from the 2025 season.
Cihelna swimming pool
The swimming pool is open seasonally from June to September. Visitors can try two parallel 25 m slides, two parallel 105 m slides, a diving pool with pressure windows, massage baths for 5 people, a wild channel, a wall waterfall, water spouts (massage jets), a water mushroom and umbrella and wall massages. Of course there is a children's pool and refreshment stands.
The current opening hours and price list can be found at this link.
