Josaphat Park Schaerbeek

Josaphat Park in Schaerbeek is one of the most beautiful and liveliest city parks in Brussels. Laid out in the Belle Epoque on the site of an old valley, the park forms a green oasis with a central pond, tall mature trees, a rocky grotto, a rose garden and play meadows. Schaerbeek residents and visitors from all over Brussels come here to walk, picnic and exercise. In high season the park is a real meeting place for this multicultural municipality.

The main paths in the park are all paved and entirely level. The riding circuit around the central pond is about a kilometre long and particularly wheelchair-friendly. On the north side of the park lies a renovated accessible play area with adapted swings, a slide from an accessible play platform, and a soft rubber surface. The play area is suitable for children with a range of impairments.

At the main entrance on Avenue de Roodebeek there is an accessible toilet beside the park pavilion. During the summer months there is also an accessible pop-up bar on a level surface. Parking around Josaphat Park is challenging in Brussels; there are several disabled spaces on Avenue Louis Bertrand. The park is also excellently served by public transport via the Diamant tram stop or Diamant metro station, ten minutes away by wheelchair.

Combine a walk in Josaphat Park with a visit to the Flemish cultural centre De Kriekelaar or a tour of the lovely Art Nouveau architecture found throughout Schaerbeek. The park is also one of the highlights of a wheelchair-friendly Brussels parks tour, alongside the Brussels Park and the Cinquantenaire Park.