# Kid-friendly places in Heraklion

9 listed places in Heraklion: 5 playgrounds and things to do, 3 restaurants and 1 café. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-02, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Heraklion](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/heraklion/restaurants) (3)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Heraklion](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/heraklion/playgrounds) (5)

## Places

1. [Georgiadis Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/georgiadis-park-playground-heraklion) (playground, Heraklion). Heraklion park with a playground, public toilets, renovated gentle paths and a café in the grove, under shade trees.
2. [Agia Pelagia Beach](https://ourplayday.com/places/agia-pelagia-beach-heraklion) (beach, Heraklion). Organized beach with sunbeds, coffee bars and tavernas, reached by car.
3. [Central Park All Day Café Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-park-all-day-cafe-restaurant-heraklion) (café, Heraklion). All day café in central Heraklion serving pancakes, burgers, pizza and desserts, opposite a public playground.
4. [Erganos Traditional Taverna](https://ourplayday.com/places/erganos-traditional-taverna-heraklion) (restaurant, Heraklion). Traditional Cretan taverna on Georgiou Georgiadou in Heraklion.
5. [Heraklion Archaeological Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/heraklion-archaeological-museum-heraklion) (museum, Heraklion). Crete's main archaeological museum, known for Minoan finds, with ramps, lifts and accessible toilets.
6. [Kritamon Restaurant](https://ourplayday.com/places/kritamon-restaurant-heraklion) (restaurant, Heraklion). Cretan restaurant in Archanes using produce from its own farm and herb garden, with homemade pastries and pasta.
7. [Natural History Museum of Crete](https://ourplayday.com/places/natural-history-museum-of-crete-heraklion) (museum, Heraklion). Natural history museum on Dermatas Bay with elevator access to every hall, an Enceladus simulator and a Discovery Centre.
8. [Palace of Knossos](https://ourplayday.com/places/palace-of-knossos-heraklion) (attraction, Heraklion). Restored sections of the Minoan palace among the ruins, at the center of the Minotaur and labyrinth legend.
9. [Petousis Taverna Ammoudara](https://ourplayday.com/places/petousis-taverna-ammoudara-heraklion) (restaurant, Heraklion). Cretan taverna in Ammoudara with a street terrace.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/places/in/heraklion
