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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Bois de la Cambre

Brussels, Belgium

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 52 2026
Bois de la Cambre

Large wooded park in the south of Brussels, an offshoot of the Sonian Forest with tall oaks and beeches, sloping lawns and a lake around an island. Visitors walk, run, cycle, skate, picnic on the grass and hire pedal boats on the lake.

Highlights

  • Chalet Robinson island
  • Lake with ferry crossing
  • Big lawn by the water

Good to know

  • Cafes, waffle and ice-cream vans, toilets
  • Free drinking water taps
  • Dogs welcome; busy on sunny weekends

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