Okhta: the Neva, a playground and parrots

⏱ 3 h🚶 1.5 km🍽 1📍 4 stops

🐢 A little — under 3 km

A leisurely walk along the Neva in Malookhtinsky Park, a playground, and then into the warmth: parrots you can hand-feed, and lunch at a restaurant with a kids' room.

👶 With kids🌳 Parks and nature🏘 Off the centre

👶 under 3, 3–6 years · ✓ stroller-friendly

Novocherkasskaya metro has no lift — get to the park by taxi or by bus along Novocherkassky Prospekt. From the park to Okhta Mall is about 15 minutes along the pavement; in rain, take a taxi.

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🌳 Malookhtinsky Park
Малоохтинский пр., у Невы (вход от Новочеркасского пр.)
A park on the Neva bank with contemporary sculptures from the 2011 symposium — no signs, so you have to work out each one yourself.
The avenue along the Neva is flat and wide — the best place for a daytime stroller nap: the sound of water, a breeze off the river, few people on weekdays. In wind, put a hood on the baby.
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© Peterburg23 · CC BY-SA 3.0
© Peterburg23 · CC BY-SA 3.0
© Екатерина Борисова · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The park opened in 1960 and covers 8.26 hectares.
- The 2007–2008 reconstruction planted 554 trees and more than two thousand shrubs.
- The sculpture exhibition opened on 13 October 2011 after the second Urban Sculpture Symposium.
- Novocherkassky Avenue splits the park in two; one half holds the Siege Church.
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🌳 Playground in Malookhtinsky Park
Малоохтинский парк, восточная часть (ближе к Новочеркасскому пр.)
A playground in the eastern part of the park on the Neva embankment — riverside walking paths are right next to it.
After the nap — to the playground. There is no public toilet in the park on the maps — it is easier to change your child in the mall.
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- Malookhtinsky Park opened in 1960 and covers 8.26 hectares.
- The park was redone in 2007–2008: more than two thousand shrubs and 554 trees were planted.
- Since 2011 the park has had a permanent exhibition of urban sculpture by Petersburg sculptors.
- In the part of the park beyond Novocherkassky Prospekt stands the Church of the Siege (Blokadny Khram).
🚶 on foot
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✨ Parrot Planet zoo at Okhta Mall
Брантовская дор., 3, ТРЦ «Охта Молл»
🎟 ticket
An indoor petting zoo with more than 200 exotic parrots: you can feed the birds from your hand.
The birds land on your hands and shoulders — hold toddlers under two in your arms. Check the hours and price by phone: they differ in the directories.
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🍽 Pakhvala teahouse at Okhta Mall · 🧸 play area
Якорная ул., 5, ТРЦ «Охта Молл», 2 этаж
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Opens at 12:00 — come right at opening, while there are few kids in the kids' room. Sit close to the kids' room so you can keep an eye on the baby while eating.
🍴 An Eastern-cuisine restaurant of the Pakhvala chain in Okhta Mall with a spacious kids' room and a children's menu; opens at 12:00. What to order: plov and lagman, the creamy chicken and porcini soup from the autumn menu, chicken soup and mini khachapuri for the kids, and apple strudel for dessert.