On hot summer days, it is vital for everyone to somehow cool down. Swimming is a great way to do this. Of course, it is best to go on vacation somewhere to the sea and enjoy clean and gentle water there. You can go out of town, for example, to your dacha or village, and joyfully splash around in the local reservoir.
But what about those residents of the city of Moscow who do not have the opportunity to escape from the capital in the summer and comprehend all the delights of water entertainment? Fortunately, they were also lucky, because there are several places in the capital where swimming is officially allowed in the summer. One of them is the Levoberezhny beach (Moscow), located near the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station.
Swimming in Moscow in summer: is it possible?
Surely, many residents of such a large metropolis as Moscow often wonder if it is even possible to swim in local reservoirs. Still, we live in a big city with a huge number of cars and a rather polluted environment.
However, not everything is so bad in the capital of Russia, and you can find a place in it where you can swim safely for your health in the summer months. Every year, Rospotrebnadzor checks all this research and a variety of other aspects and become the criteria on the basis of which a list of beaches is compiled where you can not only sunbathe, but also swim.
Before the start of the swimming season in Moscow, which usually starts on June 1, a list of permitted beaches is published in various media, so every resident of the metropolis can freely learn about them.
What are the requirements for swimming pools?
What must be on the beach to be recognized as suitable for swimming? Firstly, it is high-quality water in the place where it is located. The reservoir must be suitable for swimming and comply with all microbiological and sanitary-chemical standards. This is what Rospotrebnadzor establishes through laboratory research. It also checks the sand available on the beach, play areas dedicated specifically for children, and
In order for the beach area to meet all the necessary requirements, all last year's sand must be removed from it. The reservoir must be cleared of foreign debris, and its disinsection is also carried out. The entire beach area must be cleaned, toilets cleaned.
It is obligatory to conduct an examination by divers working in the Moscow City Search and Rescue Service. They conduct an initial survey of the water, then, and finally, a second survey when the swimming season is already open.
In places of mass bathing, there should be no whirlpools, fast currents and groundwater outlets to the surface. On the shore there should be signs with the inscription "Place for swimming", and in the water the border of a suitable place for swimming is indicated by orange buoys. They should be located at a distance of up to 25 meters from those places where the depth is 1.3 meters or more, and the intervals between them should be 25-30 meters.
Racks with life buoys and cords are installed every 50 meters of the beach. From the edge of the water, they should be removed no more than 5 meters. Of course, rescue booths and medical stations should be present.
Permitted bathing places in the capital
By the beginning of the swimming season in 2016, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the city of Moscow declared only 12 reservoirs suitable for swimming, but as many as 47 beaches were named where you can relax without swimming. It was noted that in 2015 there were the same number of places for swimming, so you can count on the fact that in 2017 there will be no less of them, and maybe even more.
The list of vacation spots where it is possible to cool off in a local reservoir includes:
- beach "Levoberezhny" (Moscow);
- three beaches in Serebryany Bor;
- beach complex "Beach Club";
- large garden pond;
- three places in a large city pond and Black Lake;
- lake Beloe;
- Meshcherskoe;
- Troparevo.
Beach in the north of Moscow
Organized recreation areas, where you can safely swim in the summer, are located in different parts of Moscow, and even in Zelenograd. In the very north of the city there is the Levoberezhny beach, reviews of which claim that this place is perfect for family and youth recreation both on a hot day and at any time of the year.
In general, this beach appeared here back in the 50s of the last century, so the indigenous people of the area have been coming here for many years to swim. When the swimming season is not yet open, people come here to cook barbecue, sit with friends and just enjoy nature by the water and take a walk in a pleasant place.
The Levoberezhny beach in Moscow (Russia) is quite well equipped. For those who come here by car, there is free parking, designed, however, for a small number of places. There is also a parking lot for bicycles equipped with special places. guests will always be able to leave it nearby by their own transport. However, on a hot day it is very difficult to find a free parking space for a car for those who decide to visit the Levoberezhny beach (Moscow). Not only residents of the nearest areas know how to get here , so there are a lot of people who want to visit this place in the summer.
The beach is located in a small bay. Due to the fact that various vessels do not pass through it, which often ply along the canal, it is quite clean here and even warms up almost to the bottom. However, approximately in the middle of the bay there are cold springs, which are better not to fall into, otherwise it can bring your legs together.
Since the beach was formed thanks to a quarry that was used to build a canal, the sand on it is local and quite large. Sometimes stones can be caught, so you should be very careful when walking barefoot. The bottom is also sandy, the entrance to the water is neat and gentle. The beach also has a special place for children to swim.
Beach improvement
Since in 2015 the Levoberezhny beach (Moscow) was under the jurisdiction of the Moscow State Agrarian Institution "Northern Tushino Museum and Park Complex", large-scale reconstruction and landscaping work has begun here.
What is on the beach for vacationers
Today, guests of this place are waiting for benches for relaxation, pretty gazebos, all kinds of bridges and ladders, neat paths. A whole sports zone has been created for those who are fond of sports, where there are various simulators and a special fenced area where you can play volleyball. For children, there is a whole play town with various slides, swings and a sandbox.
Lifeguards and a medical service work on the beach, there are special changing cabins, a shower and a toilet. Those guests who are hungry during their stay here can have a bite to eat in the cafe available here.
How to find the beach "Levoberezhny"
Having learned about such a wonderful place, many residents of the city, who for some reason did not suspect of its existence, will definitely want to visit the "Left Bank" beach (Moscow). How to get to it? This question will certainly occupy their thoughts, so it is necessary to give an answer to it as soon as possible.
The beach is located within the city on the left bank of the Moscow Canal, not far from the place where the Moscow Ring Road intersects with the Leningrad Highway. The easiest way to get here is from the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station. To do this, you need to take a bus number 138, 958 or 270 or a minibus 138m or 701m. You need to get off at the "Internat" stop, from which you have to walk about 600 meters.
From the metro station "Planernaya" it takes longer to go. You will need a bus number 173 or a minibus 176m, which will bring citizens to the stop "Pribrezhny passage, house 7". From there you will have to walk about a kilometer. The Khovrino railway station is also located nearby. From here you can also get to the beach if you take a bus going towards the reservoir.
Impressions of the guests of the beach
A lot of residents of the capital go to relax on the beach "Levoberezhny" (Moscow). Reviews about this place are more positive. People like how everything is improved here. Free toilets and the presence of a cafe are very pleasing to vacationers. However, some do not have enough umbrellas from the sun and sunbeds, which are not available here.
It is disappointing for many that on the hottest days there are a lot of people here. But this is understandable, because everyone wants to swim. It is also embarrassing that power lines pass very close by. Most likely, this place will not be very popular with those who want to relax in silence. After all, music plays quite loudly in the cafe, so you won’t forget about extraneous sounds on the beach.
We have chosen 10 places where you can swim and sunbathe, for every taste and budget!
To begin with, let's go over the places where you can sunbathe without additional costs for renting sunbeds, there is no entry fee to the beach.
silver Forest- the oldest family vacation spot opens our list. There are both paid beaches and free recreation areas where you can sit on the grass surrounded by a pine forest on the banks of the Moscow River. Swimming is allowed here.
Addresses: Serebryany Bor-1: Serebryany Bor, Stroginskaya floodplain;
Serebryany Bor-2: Tamanskaya street;
Serebryany Bor-3: 4th line of Khoroshevsky Serebryany Bor.
Another favorite vacation spot Gorky Park offers a large selection of areas for lovers of sunbathing. At the entrance to the park on a green lawn, you can find giant pillows of bright orange color. If you go deeper, in front of the summer cinema "Pioneer" there are beautiful swinging sun loungers for two. And on wooden deck chairs you can sunbathe right on the pond or on the banks of the Moskva River, the reference point for you will be the Olive Beach. A soft sunbed is provided for the entrance fee. But next door there is a well-equipped shower area, and even with free entry. Here you can sunbathe on a personal towel and a wooden terrace in the form of steps. Swimming is prohibited here.
Address: st. Krymsky Val., 9, Gorky Park.
There is a free city beach where you can swim in the Vodny Stadion metro area. On the beach "Levoberezhny"» you can swim, play volleyball, and the children will find something to do in the children's town. For their safe swimming in the pond, a paddling pool is fenced off.
Address: Coastal passage, property 5-7, from the Vodny Stadion metro station, bus number 65 directly to the beach.
In addition to the banks of the Moscow River, there are also lakes and ponds where you can sunbathe, and in some places even swim. There is a sandy beach with free entrance in the Kosino area on the White Lake. This pond is suitable for swimming, perfect for those who live in the neighborhood.
Address: pos. Kosino, st. Zaozernaya. You can get there: from the Vykhino metro station by any minibus.
Another lake is Meshcherskoe, which is in the southwest of the capital. The beach here is small, but sandy, swimming is allowed, but, in our opinion, not clean enough.
Address: st. Voskresenskaya, 5. From the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station, bus number 66, the stop is the final one.
For residents of the south of Moscow there are wonderful Borisov Ponds. Here you can sunbathe, there is a well-groomed sandy beach with free entry, but without the possibility of swimming.
Address: st. Borisovskie Prudy, 2a, from the Kashirskaya metro station, buses 738, 740.
There are several more pleasant areas for recreation with all the infrastructure, but there is an entrance fee. Here you will be offered a soft sunbed and a towel, you can use the shower and changing cabins on the territory, there are restaurants, cafes and other entertainment on the territory.
Rublevo beach in Picturesque Bay is considered, perhaps, the cleanest and most democratic paid beach in Moscow. The place is youthful and crowded. Here you can play volleyball, rent a boat or a catamaran, stand on water skis. The beach is open from 9 am to 9 pm, guests can use the shower, there are cafes and restaurants on the territory, as well as fountains with drinking water. There are parties with guest DJs.
Address: Rublevo village, Myakininskaya floodplain.
You can get there: from three metro stations: "Krylatskoye" bus. No. 129, fixed-route taxi No. 777; "Youth" ed. No. 127; "Schukinskaya" fixed-route taxi No. 777.
Atmosphere on the renovated beach Monterosso Beach very cheerful and not at all Moscow. White sand, bright sofas, green lawns and potted flowers everywhere. For sunbathing you will be offered a sun lounger for rent. , a playground, and for adults - a scooter and windsurfing rental station. For noisy companies - karaoke, a restaurant and a bar with a dance floor.
Address: st. Marshal Katukov. Metro: Strogino, Schukinskaya.
st. Tamanskaya, 2nd and 4th lines of Khoroshevsky Serebryany Bor
The forest area on the banks of the Moskva River boasts three beach areas separated from each other at once. True, only two of them - beaches No. 2 and No. 3 - are allowed to swim. The local infrastructure can not boast of integrity, but still it is. For instance, for 500 rubles a day you can rent a sun lounger, a for 300 rubles per hour to give your child into the safe hands of the playground workers. It is generally accepted that "Bor-2" is more suitable for families, while "Bor-3" is an ideal place for young people. However, there is no big difference between the public and the range of services provided on both beaches. And here and there for a fee of 100 to 300 rubles per hour, you can play table tennis, checkers, chess, backgammon, badminton, beach volleyball and even billiards. Barbecue grills, music from mobile phones and companies drinking draft beer from plastic cups are included.
Irina Galeeva
television producerBiking is the fastest way to get to Serebryany Bor, because a car requires a special pass. There is also a trolleybus from the Oktyabrskoye Pole station. It has a final stop near the entrance to the recreational area. So, the beach itself. Quite wide, with a gentle slope into the water. There is a paid one, with sun loungers and a lounge. I usually stay in the free zone. There is a playground with good sand, where tanned men play volleyball. There is a minimal beach bar. Mostly residents of nearby areas come here. Sunbathe and then have a picnic. Usually the audience is quite intelligent. Unlike, for example, from the beach in Pirogovo, they do not turn on the speakers with their playlist, but peacefully leaf through the tablet, not forgetting to turn over and rub the back of their girlfriend with Lancaster cream.
Water, by the way, is almost always clean in all samples. Because this is the upper reaches of the Moscow River. But be careful, do not swim in the middle of the river: boats with water skiers periodically rush through there.
City beaches began to look more attractive: there are no traffic jams around, and the warm weather, according to forecasters, will last in the city for at least another two weeks.
True, the number of permitted swimming areas is decreasing all the time, as is everything permitted. At the beginning of summer, Rospotrebnadzor recognized ten reservoirs suitable for swimming, by mid-summer there were already eight. It ended up that by the beginning of August, only three reservoirs met the requirements of the inspection authorities in Moscow: Serebryany Bor - 2, Serebryany Bor - 3 and the Meshcherskoye recreation area (at all the others, meanwhile, you can still play beach volleyball and picnics). The Village correspondent Varvara Gerneza visited Moscow beaches to find out what is happening there now.
Levoberezhny beach
entrance
free
Opening hours
from 09:00 to 21:00
Bar, cafe
Cabins
Minuses
no sunbeds, shower, power lines too close
You can park by the beach for free, and it is possible to find a place even on weekends. The beach is not sandy, but with a lawn. Bicycle paths are laid along it, one of them leads directly to the water. On the territory there is a volleyball and football ground, ping-pong tables, horizontal bars and a children's playground. On a wooden path you can climb to the gazebo, located just above the recreation area, overlooking the entire beach.
The address:
Khimki reservoir,
Coastal Drive, Possession 5-7
How to get there:
From the metro station "Rechnoy Vokzal" in 15-20 minutes by bus No. 138 or No. 739 to the stop "Hotel Soyuz". You can take minibus number 138 to the beach itself;
From the metro station "Water stadium" bus number 65
Beach in Serebryany Bor No. 2
ENTRANCE
free
Parking:
100 rubles/hour
OPENING HOURS
from 09:00 to 21:00
CAFE, SHOWER
chaise longue
there is
500 rubles/day
MINUSES
The beach is small, ideal for families with children: there is a mini-zoo and a well-equipped children's playground. You can rent covered pavilions for a banquet or tents on the water. The beach is grassy and sandy, there is a convenient descent to the water.
THE ADDRESS:
Tamanskaya street, 2
HOW TO GET TO:
Beach in Serebryany Bor No. 3
ENTRANCE
free
Parking:
100 rubles/hour
OPENING HOURS
from 09:00 to 21:00
CAFE, SHOWER
chaise longue
there is
500 rubles/day
MINUSES
Inside the recreation area, there is often a congestion due to the large number of cars
You can drive a car through the checkpoint only by presenting a special pass, so you need to look for parking near the fence, and then go on foot - no more than a kilometer. Inside the recreation area, there is often a congestion due to the large number of cars, especially on weekends. On the territory of Serebryany Bor you can rent a boat, jet ski, boat or catamaran, play volleyball (500 rubles per hour), table tennis (300 rubles per hour), badminton (200 rubles per hour). There is also a trampoline and a flyboard. You can swim on two beaches of Serebryany Bor - beach No. 2 and beach No. 3.
This is the largest beach in Moscow, there is both a sandy approach to the water and a grassy one. On a large territory there are many sports fields and cafes. It is noisy here, club music is always playing, you can rent picnic tables with a canopy.
THE ADDRESS:
Tamanskaya street, 2
HOW TO GET TO:
from Polezhaevskaya metro station
by trolleybuses No. 21, 65 or minibuses No. 20, 190 (20 minutes drive)
beach club
ENTRANCE
free
OPENING HOURS
Sun-Thu 12:00-00:00, Fri.-Sat. 11:00-04:00
MINI BARS
BY THE WATER, CAFE,WI-FI
PARKING
free
Also VIP parking
for 50 seats
MINUSES
it is forbidden to bring food
The beach is located on the banks of the Khimki reservoir and is divided into a public (1,500 people) and a VIP zone, where entry is possible only with club cards (500 people can fit). The beach has golden sand, a swimming pool, a pier for yachts, rent of sun loungers (500 rubles a day), towels (a thousand rubles a day), a left-luggage office, a shower, a volleyball court, and a barbecue area. You can rent water skis, windsurfers or jet skis. On the territory there is a rather expensive Royal Bar, where you can also rent a tent for a banquet. Children can play on the playground, splash in the pool and in a specially fenced water area.
THE ADDRESS:
Leningradskoe shosse, 39 (entrance from the side of the Water Stadium)
HOW TO GET TO:
From the metro station "Water Stadium" on foot
Lake Beloe
ENTRANCE
free
working hours
CAFE
there is, but go to it along the coast for about a kilometer
PARKING
free
TOILETS
minuses
no shower and sun loungers,
there are very few parking spaces, almost impossible to park
Around the lake there is a sandy and grassy beach with a convenient entry into the water, the bottom is sandy. It is crowded here even on a weekday, but there are comfortable sheds, volleyball, tennis and football grounds are close by. Along the coastline there are stalls with ice cream, drinks, pastries. On the territory there is a boat rental (250 rubles per hour), changing cabins, but there is no shower or sunbeds.
THE ADDRESS:
Kosino village, Zaozernaya street, 19
HOW TO GET TO:
from the metro station "Vykhino" buses No. 79, 737, 747, 772, from the railway station Kosino on foot about one kilometer
Lake Black
THE ADDRESS:
Zelenograd, 6th microdistrict
HOW TO GET TO:
From the metro station "Rechnoy Vokzal" bus
No. 400, exit at the first stop in Zelenograd, then walk about seven minutes through the forest
ENTRANCE: free
OPENING HOURS: from 09:00 to 21:00
There is parking, changing cabins, toilets, children's and sports grounds. But here you will not find a cafe, sunbeds with umbrellas and a soul here.
Big City Pond
THE ADDRESS:
Zelenograd, Central Avenue
HOW TO GET TO:
From the metro station "Rechnoy Vokzal" bus number 400
From the metro station "River Station" or minibuses
No. 400, 476 - stop "Palace of Culture"
ENTRANCE: free
OPENING HOURS: from 09:00 to 21:00
A sports ground, a summer cafe, a toilet, a drinking fountain, a coastline without trees - these are, perhaps, all the components of this recreation area.
Recreation area "Meshcherskoye"
THE ADDRESS:
Resurrection street, 5−31
HOW TO GET TO:
From the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station, bus number 66 to the final stop;
By train from the Kievsky railway station to the Vostryakovo platform
ENTRANCE: free
OPENING HOURS: from 09:00 to 21:00
Convenient descent into the water, a small sandy strip along the coast, then grass. There are no cafes and restaurants, only kiosks. There are showers, changing rooms, toilets, parking.
About swimming areas in Moscow - natural reservoirs and outdoor pools, read in this article.
Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow, after conducting laboratory tests of water and sand, allows swimming in the following places:
Where can you swim
- Serebryany Bor-2 - Tamanskaya street, beach No. 2
- Serebryany Bor-3 - 4th line of Serebryany Bor, beach No. 3
- Recreation area "Meshcherskoye" - Voskresenskaya street, 5-31
- Lake Beloe - Zaozernaya street, 2/6 (as of 06/07/2019 - not accepted for operation)
- Beach complex "Beach Club" - Leningradskoe shosse, possession 39 (under reconstruction)
- Levoberezhny beach on the Khimki reservoir - Coastal passage, property 5-7
- Big City Pond - Zelenograd, Victory Park, passage 4922 (under reconstruction)
- Lake Chernoye - Zelenograd, 6th microdistrict
- School Lake - Zelenograd, 10th microdistrict
- Recreation area "Troparevo" - street Academician Vinogradova, house 12
In almost all reservoirs allowed for swimming, “paddling pools” for children are fenced off, there is an outdoor shower, changing cabins, sports grounds, catamaran and boat rentals, sports equipment, cafes with soft drinks and ice cream.
Moscow beaches 2019 on the map. Marks with information about the passage are clickable:
Rest areas without bathing
There are much more places where you can sunbathe in Moscow than places where you can swim.
List of metropolitan recreation areas without swimming:
Andreevskaya embankment of the Moskva River, Golitsynsky and Pionersky ponds in Gorky Park, Patriarchal, Novodevichy, Ekaterininsky, Novospassky ponds
Druzhba Park (under reconstruction), Khimki Reservoir near ZhSK Lebed, Angarskiye and Golovinskiye Ponds
Lianozovsky, Palace and Garden ponds
Terletskaya oak forest, Italiansky and Big Grafsky ponds of the Raduga park, Cherkizovsky (under reconstruction), Krugly, Lebedyansky, Silver-Grape ponds, Big Palace in the Kuskovo estate and Golden and Big Putyaevsky ponds in Sokolniki park
Upper and Lower Kuzminsky, Upper and Lower Lyublinsky Ponds (under reconstruction), Shibaevsky Pond
Borisov Ponds, Bolshoi and Sredny Ponds in the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
Vorobyovskaya Embankment of the Moscow River, Mazilovskiy Pond
Park "Northern Tushino", Pokrovsky coast (Khimki-2)
Zelenograd:
Ponds on the Rzhavka stream, "Bykovo swamp", Decorative and Dunkin, Malinsky Ponds Cascade
recreation area "Zarechye" on the Desna River
Outdoor pools
In summer, Muscovites will be able to swim in outdoor pools in some parks in the capital.
In the Sokolniki park
Sokolniki has two outdoor swimming pools in the summer: an adult 10x20 meters and a heated children's 5x10 meters. There is a volleyball court, table tennis tables, showers, sun loungers, towel rental and a summer cafe. On Saturdays there are beach parties with DJs.
Prices for summer 2019:
- entrance to the "Standard" zone on weekdays for the whole day - 1000 rubles, for a session - 500 rubles; on weekends for the whole day - 1700 rubles, for a session - 850 rubles
- entrance to the VIP zone on weekdays for the whole day - 1400 rubles, for a session - 700 rubles; on weekends for the whole day - 2000 rubles, for a session - 1000 rubles
- children under 12 on weekdays for the whole day - 500 rubles, for a session - 300 rubles; on weekends for the whole day - 800 rubles, for a session - 400 rubles (entrance without a sun lounger)
Session schedule: 1st session - from 10-00 to 12-45, 2nd session - from 13-00 to 15-45, 3rd session - from 16-00 to 21-45
How to get there: Sokolniki metro station, the territory of the park, Mitkovsky passage (at the entrance to the park you can take a map of the territory in the information kiosk).
Opening hours: every day, from 10-00 to 22-00
In Fili Park
There are three pontoon pools in the park right on the water: two adults measuring 15x5 meters and a depth of 1.5 meters with a capacity of 50 people and a children's "paddling pool" measuring 3x5 meters and 60 cm deep. You can sunbathe on sun loungers and wooden decks, there is an outdoor shower, sports sites.
The water is running, the cleaning system starts automatically throughout the day.
Ticket prices for 2019:
- weekdays: adults for the whole day - 800 rubles, for the whole day with a deck chair - 1000 rubles, for 1 hour - 200 rubles, for 1 hour with a deck chair - 300 rubles; children under 12 years old for the whole day - 500 rubles, for 1 hour - 150 rubles
- weekends and holidays: adults for the whole day - 1000 rubles, for the whole day with a deck chair - 1200, for 1 hour - 300 rubles, for 1 hour with a deck chair - 400 rubles; children under 12 for the whole day - 700 rubles, for 1 hour - 250 rubles
How to get there: metro station Filevsky Park, Bagrationovskaya, Bolshaya Filevskaya street, 22. From the main entrance to the park, go along the Main Alley, then go down the stairs at the Panda Cafe to the embankment, turn left.
