Leisure Activities in Lucknow

All year round, leisure activities in Lucknow provide a wide range of options for every age group. Lucknow is loaded with lavish shopping areas, resorts, restaurants, and spas that ensure that your trip to Lucknow is hassle-free. From a convincing landscape and outdoor to some world-class stay options and facilities, Lucknow packs an incredible amount of diversity in the luxury activities it offers. So be it a family vacation, a friends reunion or a solo trip to feed your wanderlust, these activities in Lucknow are a must try for a leisurely vacation!

Let's explore our list of recreational & leisure places in Lucknow:

  1. Hazratganj

    4.1 (460 Votes)
    Hazratganj

    Walking Area, Street Market, Street Food

    This part of the city is known to be around 200 years old. It is a grand street cum shopping area which sees a lot of influx of crowd from all over the city. There’s plush places to shop, eat and hangout throughout Hazratganj. In the year 2010, the place was revamped akin to the Victorian era, with exquisite lamp posts, benches and double decker parking. Hanging out in Hazratganj is famou...Read more
  2. Chowk

    Walking Area, Market, Street Market, Street Food

    Basically hailed as a market area near Bara Imambara, this ancient market in Lucknow is visited and frequented by all and sundry for shopping purposes. The place is known for the outlets that serve delicious food. Delicacies like Malai Makkhan are Malai Beetle are served to exalt culinary nirvana to another level here. There’s exquisite Chikankari embroidery work at display and kebabs, ch...Read more
  3. Ramakrishna Math

    4.7 (262 Votes)
    Ramakrishna Math

    Religious Site, Leisure

    Boasting of a rich collection of books, the place is known for its peaceful environment and serenity. A quiet meditation centre is available wherein everyone must sit and relax. The place adheres to the religious sanctity and follows traditions at proper timings. It is a spiritual place which does not demand any donations or so and that’s what makes it more relaxing.
  4. Ambedkar Memorial Park

    4.3 (113 Votes)
    Ambedkar Memorial Park

    Museum, Park

    This is basically a public park or memorial in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. It is dedicated to those great men who dedicated their lives for the social equality, humanity and justice of the country. The whole park is mighty huge and has a whole lot of other sculptures and sites inside it that comprise the park. This includes a sculpture of Dr Ambedkar in the sanctum sanctorum of the park, a museum, a ...Read more
  5. Fun Republic

    4.3 (125 Votes)
    Fun Republic

    Entertainment, Theatre, Mall, Shopping Center

    One of the most frequented malls of the city, it is your one stop shop for everything. There’s a range of clothing outlets, supermarkets, food court and movie theatre. This place garners as much crowd on weekdays as on weekends. It is a frequently visited joint of the city and you will find the youth coming over at all times. There’s a gaming zone with fun games and activities too. ...Read more
  6. East End Mall Image
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    Restaurant, Entertainment, Cinema, Mall

    This is another mall in the city, which is known for its lounges, bookstores, clothing outlets, food court and independent major food chains and restaurants. It also has a movie hall and sees a lot of crowd pouring in each day. It is a frequently visited joint of the city and you will find the youth coming over at all times. There’s a gaming zone with fun games and activities too. It&rsqu...Read more
  7. Aminabad

    Walking Area, Street Market, Street Food

    One of the oldest markets of the city, it is known for its exquisite shops, chikankari embroidery outlets, food stalls and beautiful shops featuring bridal wear for Indian weddings. The by lanes of the place expel the irreplaceable old world charm and aura. It is one of the oldest markets in the city and has a lot of fast food and street food joints. Many of the old vintage clothing and food ou...Read more
  8. Kaiserbagh Palace

    Garden, Palace, Architecture

    The Kaiserbagh Palace in Lucknow is a place of unmatched splendour and grandeur. It is one of the most widely visited places in the city. The palace was built by Wazid Ali Shah in the year 1848 to 1850. The Nawab intended the palace to be an eighth wonder of the world and a garden of paradise of sorts. The Kaiserbagh Palace is an exquisite example of Mughal architecture ingenuity. The place bec...Read more
  9. Gautam Buddha Park

    Park, Boating, Rides

    This place provides for amusements of sorts for all age groups. The greenery at the park graced with a statue of Gautam Buddha. The whole area studded with lamp posts, rides and swings for children and a river body flowing by. There’s boating facility also available in the park. The park has artificial bumps and an attached jhula park with 3-4 rides. There’s availability of snacks a...Read more
  10. Victoria Memorial

    Garden, Memorial

    The Victoria’s Memorial at Lucknow was constructed by J.H. Hornimen, in 1908 as a memorial to Queen Victoria, which is now known as Begum Hazrat Mahal Park. It is a beautiful memorial garden in the heart of the city. It is a lovely place for strolling through the grounds and can be visited with family and friends for a nice evening hangout.
  11. Kukrail Forest Reserve

    Outdoors, Forest, Picnic Spot

    Located near the picnic spot road, it is a good sightseeing place. It is basically a forest reserve and crocodile conservation and breeding ground. There’s lush green beauty and a lot of wildlife to be witnessed here. It can serve as an ideal picnic spot to go out and have fun with family and friends. There’s motionless yet deadly creatures like crocodile and alligators, with open j...Read more
  12. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

    3.9 (22 Votes)
    Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

    Outdoors, Park, Restaurant, Bird Watching

    It is one of the many wetlands in North India. The sanctuary provides protection for 250 species of migratory birds. The sanctuary houses a deer park, watchtowers and boats. The avian population here houses a mix of migratory as well as resident birds. A guest house is provided inside the sanctuary along with children park and a restaurant.
  13. Sikandar Bagh

    4.1 (85 Votes)
    Sikandar Bagh

    Garden, Monument

    Sikander Bagh is an old monument, villa and garden, enclosed by a fortified wall. It has the typical old world delectable charm and provides peace and tranquility at an intersection. It was constructed under in reign of Sadat Ali Khan, and forms for a place of quiet and calm away from the din of the nearby Hazratganj. It is also a protected site. It has historical inkling in terms of the valor ...Read more
  14. Begum Hazrat Mahal Park

    4.1 (93 Votes)
    Begum Hazrat Mahal Park

    Park, Walking Area

    This park was built in honor of Begum Hazrat Mahal, the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. She took charge of the rebellion against the British in the First war of Independence. The park till date is revered by people all over the city and is used for fairs on Ram Lilas and Dusshera. Though just a park, which sees people strolling around for evening and morning walks, it has seen the uprising ...Read more
  15. Dilkusha Kothi Palace

    Garden, Monument, Palace

    Dilkusha Kothi is the sixteenth century house built in English baroque style in the quiet Dilkusha Area of Lucknow. Today there are only just a few external towers and monument present. There’s extensive beautiful gardens from that time to date. The House came into existence during the First War of Independence in 1857, along with Residency and La Martiniere College. It was initially inte...Read more