Benjasiri Park
The green heart of Phrom Phong — a small, well-kept public park right beside the BTS and the Emporium mall, where the neighbourhood actually exercises, plays, and slows down.
Benjasiri Park — also spelled Benchasiri, and known locally as the Queen's Park — opened in 1992 to mark Queen Sirikit's 60th birthday. It sits directly beside Emporium and BTS Phrom Phong (south side, near Exit 6), it's free to enter, and the best times to visit are early morning and early evening, when the heat lifts and the locals arrive.
What's in the park
Benjasiri is not a big park, and it doesn't pretend to be — it is the rarest thing in central Sukhumvit: a proper, well-kept public green space two minutes from a BTS station. The centre is a pond with a walking loop around it, and Thai contemporary sculptures are placed through the grounds, dating from the park's founding for the Queen's 60th birthday.
Around the edges sit the working parts: a children's playground, a skate area that draws a young crowd in the evenings, and courts for basketball and takraw — watching a takraw game, Thailand's acrobatic kick volleyball, is a genuine free spectacle if you catch one. The lawns fill the gaps, and locals use every square metre of them: tai chi at dawn, picnics and naps in the shade, runners on the loop once the sun drops.
Set expectations honestly: this is a neighbourhood park, not a destination on the scale of Lumphini. Plan an hour, pair it with Emporium next door or an evening at EmSphere, and it earns its place on any Phrom Phong itinerary.
A typical day in the park
The park runs on Bangkok's heat clock — time your visit to its rhythm rather than yours.
The park's best hours. Tai chi and exercise groups gather by the pond while the air is still cool, and the morning market beside the park entrance sells fruit and prepared Thai dishes. If you only visit once, come now.
The heat empties the lawns, and the park becomes a shady shortcut and a quiet bench between errands. Sensible visitors are next door in the air-conditioning at Emporium — the park works better as a bookend to the day than its middle.
The park fills back up as the heat breaks: runners on the loop, kids on the playground, skaters at the skate area, and pickup games on the courts. This is the park at its most alive, and EmSphere next door takes over once the gates close.
Visiting with kids
This is one of the easiest kid stops in central Bangkok. The playground is the obvious anchor, the skate area entertains older children (watching counts), and the open lawns absorb whatever energy is left. The ground is flat and stroller-friendly throughout, and the park's small size is a feature with young children — nobody gets far.
The practical trick is the escape hatch: when the heat wins, the air-conditioned malls are directly next door — family restaurants and facilities at Emporium, and the food hall at EmSphere beside the park. Morning park, midday mall, evening park again is the local family pattern for a reason.
Getting there
By BTS
Ride the Sukhumvit Line to Phrom Phong (E5) and take the south-side exits — the park entrance is about two minutes from Exit 6, on Sukhumvit Road beside the Emporium mall.
On foot
The park fronts Sukhumvit Road between the Emporium complex and the top of Soi 24, so most south-side hotels and condos are within a few minutes' flat walk.
Benjasiri Park FAQ
Is Benjasiri Park free?
Yes — Benjasiri Park is a public park and entry is free. It is one of the few genuinely free things to do in this part of Sukhumvit, and locals use it heavily: tai chi and exercise groups in the early morning, families and runners in the evening.
What are Benjasiri Park's opening hours?
The park opens from early morning until the evening, like most Bangkok public parks. Exact times can change, so check the signs at the gates if you are planning a very early or late visit — the safe assumption is that it is open through daylight hours and into the early evening.
What is there to do in Benjasiri Park?
Walk the loop around the central pond, look at the Thai contemporary sculptures dotted through the grounds, let kids loose on the playground, watch the skate area, or catch a game on the basketball and takraw courts. It is a small park — this is an hour's visit, not a day out — but it is well kept and genuinely local.
Why is Benjasiri Park called the Queen's Park?
The park opened in 1992 to mark Queen Sirikit's 60th birthday, which is why locals know it as the Queen's Park. The Thai contemporary sculptures placed through the grounds date from that founding.
How do I get to Benjasiri Park?
Take the BTS Sukhumvit Line to Phrom Phong (E5) and head for the south-side exits — the park entrance is about two minutes from Exit 6, directly beside the Emporium mall on Sukhumvit Road. If you are already in the EM District malls, it is right next door.