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Home » Dahl al Hamam Park

Dahl al Hamam Park

By Bethan Wyn Speakman
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Undoubtedly one of the best places in Doha to let the kids off the leash!

The park is located where Al Markhiya Street meets Arab League Street—only a short drive away from Landmark Mall. It’s a family-friendly park that has attractions galore; it even has a cave. In fact, the park derives its name from this cave (dahl means “cave”). Luckily for your children’s health and safety though, the cave is fenced-off and closed to the public.

A large section of the park is a wide green space set amongst flower-lined pathways—the perfect place to sit and eat al fresco while the kids fly a kite, kick a ball and generally have some fun. Next to this is a large courtyard where, occasionally, events are held and stalls set up—giving the park a real community-friendly atmosphere.

To keep youngsters of all ages out of trouble, it has three very well-equipped playgrounds. However the park’s pièce de la resistance is its large smooth space for skateboarding complete with humps, slopes, bridges and a small half-pipe where kids can zoom around safely on their skateboards, scooters, roller-skates or bikes. There are toilets conveniently located next to each playground, a large café is situated by the park’s main entrance and on the opposite side of the park is a small cabin selling drinks and snacks. The toilets and refreshments facilities are slightly run-down but the play areas, equipment and green spaces are very well-kept.

This park has a more relaxed atmosphere than some of Doha’s newer parks and it is surely one of the best parks in Doha for older children and the disabled.

Basic Information

  • Nearby landmarks:  Landmark Shopping Mall
  • Opening hours:  07:30-00:00 (café opens 17:00)
  • Entrance fee:  Free
  • Size:  93,297m2
  • Parking:  As you drive through the park gates, you will see plenty of parking spaces straight ahead and all along the side of the park to your left.
  • Shade:  Playground one is very well shaded and playgrounds two and three have some shade. There are plenty of trees and shade around the park, including seating areas in the shade.
  • Toilets:  Yes, next to each playground
  • Wheelchair and disability accessibility:  The pathways around the playgrounds and green spaces are accessible to wheelchairs. Wheelchairs can access the play equipment in playground three. Playgrounds two and three have disability-friendly swings. All toilets are wheelchair-friendly.

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Allowed:  Rollerskating, rollerblading, skateboarding, walking, jogging, basketball, football, biking, scooting

Not allowed: BBQs, dogs

Don’t forget!

  • Be warned, the park is sometimes closed or reserved for schools in the morning.
  • To avoid empty stomachs, remember that the café doesn’t open till 17:00!
  • The park has recycling bins.
  • It is a family-only park.

Park Facilities

Outdoor:  Skateboard area, basketball court, fenced-off flood-lit football pitch, adult fitness area

Playground basics:

  • Swings (no baby swings)
  • Metal and wood climbing frames
  • Plastic slides & one metal slide
  • Sand under foot
  • Almost entirely shaded
  • Shaded seating area
  • Swings (including disability-friendly swings)
  • Metal and plastic climbing areas
  • See-saws
  • Rubber surface
  • Partly shaded
  • Benches and grass verge (not shaded)
  • Swings (including disability-friendly swings)
  • Wheelchair-friendly playground
  • Partly shaded play area
  • Benches (not shaded)

Other Information

Food and beverages: One café, one snack cabin

Nearby mosque:  Behind Starfish Lane Kids near Eldertree Kindergarten

Theatre:  Outdoor amphitheatre hosts occasional events

Wi-fi:  Wi-fi is free via iPark. You will find an iPark sign in the park. Follow the instructions on the sign to access the wi-fi

Night lighting:  Well-lit at night

Driving Directions

  • Driving north on D Ring, take the junction just before Landmark Mall onto Al Markhiya Street.
  • At the Dahl al Hamam roundabout, take the first exit right and then a slip road right; there’s a sign to Quortoba Kindergarten.
  • The entrance to the park is on your right. Drive through the park gates into the car park.

 

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