Picnic at Hong Kong Velodrome Park

Summer has gone, Autumn has been coming. Nowadays, many people go out for picnic, for playing with their family including us. As we’ve tried to picnic at Tamar Park before, we seek another Park which more enjoyable and more convenient. For information, you can see all profiles, photos as well as information needed in website of Leisure and Cultural Services Department HK.

HK Velodrome Park, a 5.3ha park located at 105-107 Po Hong Road, Tseung Kwan O. To reach there you can take MTR to Hang Hau Station (exit B) or Tseung Kwan O Station (exit A). It takes about 10 minutes (700m) by walk from Hang Hau Station.

Surrounded by sports arena i.e Tseung Kwan O sports ground, Velodrome, skate park, and jogging track, as well as its facilities including model boat (R/C boat) pool, fitness corner for elderly, artificial lake, sport climbing wall, children playground, chess table, amphitheatre, and bike kiosk makes this park like a “one stop shopping” for outdoor weekend activity.

Just like the others, our main destination was central lawn.We had bought onigiri for lunch, and prepared snacks, as well as brought baby meal and mat.

Most people there brought tent for staying during their little kids playing in the lawn and playing bubbles is the most favorite. Caca, my 3yo kid, was very happy even she didn’t bring bubbles toy, but she chased bubbles in the air and popped them hahaa…
We allowed her running wherever she wants as we still can watch her. Then relaxing & having snacks, feeding 7mo baby (my little kid, Galih) as well as watching Caca playing were joyful moments.

After having fun in the central lawn, Caca saw a playground opposite the lawn. Of course as usual she asked to be allowed playing there. And………we had to spend another one hour in playground, waiting her until satisfied hahaa….
Anyway we were be grateful because Caca was more brave from time to time, having more interaction with her friends there.
One more thing, there is a handwashing water tap, one of the most important thing in playground. Not only for cleaning up as its purpose, but it also teach good habit to our kids to clean up after they’re finished playing.

Another attraction is bike rental. We can ride bike in the bike area or just following the track.

 

— That’s information about Hong Kong Velodrome Park and its exciting story, may be useful —
Happy holiday 🙂
hepihepijoy…..

Other Cool Attractions:
Inspiration Lake HK, a picnic site to spend a whole day in winter
Tian Tan Buddha – Ngong Ping
Hijaunya Hong Kong Park di Tengah-Tengah Hutan Beton
Others

 

Inspiration Lake HK, a picnic site to spend a whole day in winter

Located around 1km from the famous theme park Disneyland Hong Kong, Inspiration Lake can be reached by 15 minutes walking or by taking bus (R8) from Disneyland station. Just go to the bus depot, turning left from the MTR exit Disneyland station and take R8 bus.

Managed under Disneyland HK (by Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd which is an incorporated company jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and the Government of Hong Kong), it shows us how to manage a beautiful public park without admission fee.

The main attraction there is lake itself. In winter, for enjoying this 12ha lake, most people bring their little family to stay in tent or have a picnic there including us hehehe. I brought my little family, wife and 2 children (Caca 3yo & Galih 8mo). After reading a brief information about Inspiration Lake, we prepared everything excluding lunch because we thought that buying there will be more effective. No need to bring much food from home. So we just brought some snacks (onigiri). After getting there, we only saw 711 store and no other restaurant or food stall. Then I just bought some drinks because queue was so long specially for the microwave…..
So happy when playing bubbles and football with Caca, she urged to finish her lunch so that she can play bubbles hahaa…My little boy, Galih, was so happy when watching Caca playing there.

Pedal boat can be rented for around hkd100/hour during 10am-5pm. Don’t worry you will tan or get sunburnt because all day suppose cloudy.
You can also go around this 30ha site by following 1,500m jogging trail or pedaling the surrey bike which can be rented for hkd100-120/hour depends on the seat capacity.

Sources: picture 1 : http://www.wikimedia.org

I suggest you to rent pedal boat and/or surrey bike as soon as possible when getting there, if possible before lunch time, due to limited stocks. Otherwise they are all rented out. As per my experience, after had lunch and picnic, we would like to rent pedal boat/surrey bike but they were all rented out.

Last, Caca played slide and swing in playground located next to main entrance.

 

— That’s information about Inspiration Lake and its exciting story, may be useful —
Happy holiday 🙂
hepihepijoy…..

Other Cool Attractions:
Picnic at Hong Kong Velodrome Park
Hijaunya Hong Kong Park di Tengah-Tengah Hutan Beton
Tian Tan Buddha – Ngong Ping
Others