Kid-friendly places in Uppsala

12 places in Uppsala, Sweden, where children are actually welcome — what each one is, what it costs, and what to watch for. 12 carry a warning worth reading before you go.

Play cafés
Sports
Classes
Adventure

Play cafés2

Funplays UppsalaIndoor playground
A big indoor playground with plenty of room for kids to run around, a restaurant and space designed with parents in mind, good for a full family day; ~5km north

Pricey (~229 kr/child + adult entry); grip socks required (buy on site); cleanliness/maintenance and staffing can slip
Leo's LeklandIndoor playground
An incredible, very large indoor play centre with a wide variety of areas and activities for different ages (fast slides, good challenges), themed party rooms and hilarious themed washrooms, well-organised and safe, free parking, easily many hours of fun; ~5km north

Food selection is limited; adults pay a small entry; cheaper on Tuesdays

Sports6

Allis AllaktivitetshusetClimbing
A great-value all-activity house with lots of bouldering routes for beginners to experts (changed regularly), plus skateboarding, dancing and a gym, a friendly welcoming tone, rarely overcrowded, cheap (especially for students), equipment to rent; ~3km north

Facilities look a bit basic/neglected in places; afternoon-focused hours
Klättercentret UppsalaClimbing
An excellent starting climbing gym with interesting problems and all three kinds — bouldering, top-rope and lead — with routes changed/added every month or so, welcoming people and easy to reach by public transport; ~5km north

~190 kr; some bouldering holds greasy/worn and higher-grade route-setting can be poor
Skatepark UlleråkersvägenSkate / BMX / roller
A nice skate spot with a well-made wooden ramp plus a newer plaza section under the bridge, good for skaters; ~2km south

The old half-pipe has had fire damage/closures at times — check before going; outdoor
Turbo Sport & AdventureAdventure park
A great sport-and-adventure centre with lots of physical challenges (trampolines, ninja/parkour-style obstacles and more) for kids of all ages and adults, good food, and kind, helpful staff who make it memorable (e.g. teaching back-flips), fun for birthdays; ~5km north

Party rooms are small; can get busy
Uppsala UngdomscirkusAcrobatics / aerial
A youth circus in Uppsala offering circus-skills training for children and young people; ~2km north

No public reviews yet — contact ahead for the schedule
Uppsalas Nya SkateparkSkate / BMX / roller
A good-sized concrete plaza-style park with a big bowl, hips and banks and a kids' play area alongside, dries quickly after rain, good to skate and learn on, gets busy on sunny afternoons; ~2km north

Layout makes flowing lines hard; some reports of drug/safety issues around the park — keep an eye on kids

Classes2

Heja Dreja KeramikArt
A central ceramics studio in Uppsala offering wheel-throwing and pottery courses

Few public reviews — contact ahead for course times
Uppsala KulturskolaMusic
The municipal culture school offering instruction in all musical instruments for all ages, subsidised by the municipality (~1000 kr/term), with good teachers, register on their website and rent an instrument for a small fee

The premises are a bit plain

Adventure2

Gränby 4H-farmPetting farm
A small, lovely educational farm near Gränby park and shopping centre with all sorts of farm animals (cows, sheep, goats, ponies, rabbits, chickens) plus an open play school, a great place to take kids to run around and learn — they sometimes invite kids to, e.g., brush the horses; ~4km north

Check ahead for special activities
Årsta 4h-GårdPetting farm
A cosy, educational free 4H farm with horses, ducks, goats, sheep, pigs and rabbits, plus great places for kids to play or sit and eat, a fun farm-animal experience; ~4km north

Free but write your name in the binder for contributions; some animals not always out

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