Temple Feld

A few days ago we visited Tempelhof Field – the former Templehof Airport, Which has now been converted into a public park.

Templehof Airport which built in the early 1920s, and the grounds around it were oft used as parade grounds for military and major public events. This airport has seen so much of Berlin’s history. It was used through WWII, and then by the US Air Force through the Cold War. Most Recently is has been in use of solely as a commercial airport up until it closed down in of 2008.

Now it is a public park, and there are many jogging / biking / walking trails through the park, a massive BBQ and picnic area and a special dog park. There is therefore an old plane used by the airport fire brigade for training, the main runways are shut intact, and the old airport terminal is quiet a magnificent building. It is a strange place, a mixture of the old and the new, to eerie combination of history and architecture, and of wide-open spaces and play. It an excellent representation of what I love about Berlin.

How to get there:

You can take the U6 and get off at Place de Lüftbruke, Parade Street, or Templehof. So Templehof connects to the S-Bahn on the ring line.

Like everything in Berlin You can therefore ride your bike there!

Be warned it is a big place, so make sure you use the entrance is the one Closest to the part of the park you want to visit – otherwise You Could Be in for a long walk! It therefore gets very busy on hot days and weekends.