Guro District Opens Park-Style Kids Cafe 'Cheonwang Neighborhood Park Branch' on Nov. 10

For children ages 4 to 9... Three sessions on weekdays and four on weekends

A park-style kids cafe where children can play regardless of the weather will open for the first time in Seoul’s Guro District (headed by District Mayor Jang Inhong). The district said on November 8 that it will hold an opening ceremony for the Seoul-style Kids Cafe at Cheonwang Neighborhood Park at 3 p.m. on November 10.

Exterior view of the Seoul-style Kids Cafe at Cheonwang Neighborhood Park. Provided by Guro-gu.

The Cheonwang Neighborhood Park branch is the fourth Seoul-style kids cafe in Guro District, following the branches in Gaebong 1-dong, Guro 4-dong and Sindorim-dong. It was built at 276 Cheonwang-dong with an investment of KRW 1.899 billion in special grants and KRW 100 million from the district, for a total of KRW 1.999 billion. The facility has one above-ground floor and a total floor area of approximately 295 square meters. Its approximately 190-square-meter play area features facilities such as a net tunnel and a cylindrical climbing structure.

It is open to children aged 4 to 9 who live in Seoul or whose daily activity area is in Seoul. Unlike existing kids cafes in Guro District, it is also open to lower-grade elementary school students. On weekdays, it will operate three sessions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; on weekends, it will operate four sessions from 9:10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed on Mondays. During the trial period from November 11 to 25, it will operate only two sessions on weekdays and three on weekends.

Admission costs KRW 2,000 per child and KRW 1,000 per guardian. The play-and-care service costs an additional KRW 2,000. Reservations are accepted through the Seoul Our Neighborhood Kium Portal. Reservations for the following week open every Tuesday at 9 a.m. The opening ceremony will feature a congratulatory performance by a children’s song singer, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an activity where children can decorate mood lights.

“I hope the Cheonwang Neighborhood Park branch will become a convenient play space for children and their guardians,” District Mayor Jang Inhong said. “We will continue to operate safe and pleasant public play facilities.”

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